Archive for the ‘Found For Sale’ Category
Ebay find: Mmmmmm forbidden fruit…Euro 3.8 liter 6-speed E34 M5
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Yet another case of the Europeans getting the good stuff while we didn’t in this M5 on EBay in New York. The E34 M5 was the last M car powered by BMW’s legendary racing derived 24-valve DOHC Motorsport inline-6. 1993 was the last year they were sold in the United States, fitted with the 3.6 liter version of the engine and a 5-speed transmission. In Europe, they had a 3.8 liter variant of the engine, and in later versions, a host of other cool stuff that US cars never got, like the 6-speed transmission, EDC (electronic damping control, part of the Nurburgring suspension package), 18″ M parallel wheels, (more…)
Sighted on Ebay: RSR IROC Replica
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Here’s an interesting and well-done find from EBay. Visually it reads as an IROC car, right down to the cool period decals (though I couldn’t help but notice that the TAG Heuer decal should be a Heuer one since it didn’t become TAG Heuer until 1984), and early whale tail, but it’s a Turbo. The car is built on a very early Turbo (1976), which is a bit of a pity since those cars are rare, nice unmolested ones are hard to find, and they will probably be worth good money some day.
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