Whooooos got the oldest e30???

[martauto]

It`s my only family car and is used each day.



Mart.

Just done 70000 this week

[Alex]

i did have an A reg 318i but scrapped it coz there was more rust than metal

[Baur323]

Hi Mick, thanks for pointing me to this thread.

Yep HUI is a November 1983 build, first registered Jan 1984 on an A plate original number A215 TYU

Solid as a rock underneath, gets a new coat of underseal every year, all rusted away I think not, there is chrome under those painted bumpers.

Not bad for being in its 25th year, happy anniversary

[hennabm]

Andyboy may have the oldest 320i but not roadworthy. I have a 323i reg ubl 44y registered 18 February 1983 and built Dec 82. Chassis no 179.

This was at Gaydon last year.

[Alex]

Andyboy may have the oldest 320i but not roadworthy. I have a 323i reg ubl 44y registered 18 February 1983 and built Dec 82. Chassis no 179.

This was at Gaydon last year.

there is a picture of this car in the bmw e30 restoraion bible

it does look amazing, credit to you

[capri_rob]

Andyboy may have the oldest 320i but not roadworthy. I have a 323i reg ubl 44y registered 18 February 1983 and built Dec 82. Chassis no 179.

This was at Gaydon last year.

Thats a beauty !

[Alex]

here was my 1984 318i before it was fraged

it had rusted that badly the windscreen, boot, sunroof, and various places behind the dash leaked .The sunroof channels had rotted away and water just poured in ( had to tape sunroof up lol) the floor had rotten away almost. and the car had no rear arches left coz they had rotten away. but i still have the leather interior out of it

[hennabm]

Thanks to capri_rob and Alex for the support. I have had the car over 20 years now and it is all original metalwork. The paint has been touched in on the lower half and the bonnet.

The last time any paint was done was 1990. It was originally a press car, on long term loan to Motor magazine before BMW sold it off and a guy in Ballachulish bought it. I then bought it from Calterdon in Inverness with 40k on the clock. It now has 100k.
It has full BMW service history. Had to laugh yesterday - booked it for May for its next oil service. The girl on the counter asked me for my key. When I asked why she said it was so she could read the mileage etc I did exlain to her that BMW did make cars without all these gismos, probably before she was born.

[oakey]

hennabm- That is a beautiful e30 and I am immensely jealous

[hennabm]

Cheers oakey. It will be at Harewood, Waddesdon Manor and Gaydon this year.

[snoops]

heres my dads 15th March 1983 'Y' e30, originally a 320 auto but been converted to a 325i some time in its life

styling wasn't to our taste but the running gear was sound, was just bought to use as a runaround until 2008 despite being only 30mm off the ground, as the running gear will be going into another facelift shell

a few things were done to lower the councilness by 1% like removing the shopping list on the side and the hideous grill

[Alex]

heres my dads 15th March 1983 'Y' e30, originally a 320 auto but been converted to a 325i some time in its life

styling wasn't to our taste but the running gear was sound, was just bought to use as a runaround until 2008 despite being only 30mm off the ground, as the running gear will be going into another facelift shell

a few things were done to lower the councilness by 1% like removing the shopping list on the side and the hideous grill

shame about the councilness it looks like it would have been a nice car

[oakey]

You just had to come and ruin my thread with that thing didnt you!?
Up until now we had some nice original cars. I was going to say that the old chromeys seem to get less abused by council types.

[pacerpete]

heres my dads 15th March 1983 'Y' e30, originally a 320 auto but been converted to a 325i some time in its life

styling wasn't to our taste but the running gear was sound, was just bought to use as a runaround until 2008 despite being only 30mm off the ground, as the running gear will be going into another facelift shell

a few things were done to lower the councilness by 1% like removing the shopping list on the side and the hideous grill

shame about the councilness it looks like it would have been a nice car

Congratulations snoops, against EXTREMELY stiff competition i award you the prestigious title of, E30 zone 'COUNCILMEISTER'
That really is a special chariot. Your prize is two black bin liners (1 for your passenger as well !)

[old_skool]

Andyboy may have the oldest 320i but not roadworthy. I have a 323i reg ubl 44y registered 18 February 1983 and built Dec 82. Chassis no 179.

This was at Gaydon last year.

Lovely.

Is that front numberplate photoshopped?

[pacerpete]

here was my 1984 318i before it was fraged

it had rusted that badly the windscreen, boot, sunroof, and various places behind the dash leaked .The sunroof channels had rotted away and water just poured in ( had to tape sunroof up lol) the floor had rotten away almost. and the car had no rear arches left coz they had rotten away. but i still have the leather interior out of it

I love the picture, quite appropriate some anti chrome types might say !

[Andyboy]

Such a great looking car. There were so many of these around in the eighties and everybody wanted one. BMW could never build enough.

March 15th 1983 would be the month E30's were launched in the UK, that's one of the earliest. 7435001 is the first RHD E30, what number is your old mans? It might just be the oldest RHD E30 on the road.

Chrome Rules! How about the ChromeZone?

[Alex]

here was my 1984 318i before it was fraged

it had rusted that badly the windscreen, boot, sunroof, and various places behind the dash leaked .The sunroof channels had rotted away and water just poured in ( had to tape sunroof up lol) the floor had rotten away almost. and the car had no rear arches left coz they had rotten away. but i still have the leather interior out of it

I love the picture, quite appropriate some anti chrome types might say !

With The Rubbish

[snoops]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

[hennabm]

Andyboy may have the oldest 320i but not roadworthy. I have a 323i reg ubl 44y registered 18 February 1983 and built Dec 82. Chassis no 179.

This was at Gaydon last year.

Lovely.

Is that front numberplate photoshopped?

As it was re registered over 20 years ago from its original number of UBL 44Y then I don't mind the number been displayed.

[Alex]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

noooo restore it

[Alex]

Such a great looking car. There were so many of these around in the eighties and everybody wanted one. BMW could never build enough.

March 15th 1983 would be the month E30's were launched in the UK, that's one of the earliest. 7435001 is the first RHD E30, what number is your old mans? It might just be the oldest RHD E30 on the road.

Chrome Rules! How about the ChromeZone?

car is scrapped now i baught it with the intention of doing a light resto on it but it was too far gone to throw money at

[Andyboy]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

That's number 29 then - probably the oldest E30 in use until recently. That's older than any of the 320i press cars. It was almost certainly built on the first day of RHD production, same as 001 and it would have been in the first batch across on the big boat. What a pity.
The 320i's were built first, the 323i's after a few days and the RHD 316 started in January 1983.

[eko]

Guy up the road from me has got a Y reg Black(originally OpalGreen) 2dr sat in his garage.Been rotting away there for about 5yrs now.
Car is an absolute rot box and the owner is a dick otherwise id try and blag it off him

OBs has a really early A reg in pale Blue.Proper poverty spec with no sunroof etc,didnt even have an economy gauge

[Baurtje]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

That's number 29 then - probably the oldest E30 in use until recently. That's older than any of the 320i press cars. It was almost certainly built on the first day of RHD production, same as 001 and it would have been in the first batch across on the big boat. What a pity.
The 320i's were built first, the 323i's after a few days and the RHD 316 started in January 1983.

I'm wondering what happened to 7435000

Gr Jeroen

[Andyboy]

My first E30 was a Burgundy red 323i 2 door, registered April 1983. It had Bottletops, sports suspension, sports seats, dogleg box and LSD. The reg number was APL??Y but i can't find any record of it. A mate had a Basalt (bluey pale grey) blue Y plate 316 2 door, clock instead of a rev counter, four speed box and absolutely NO options. It still had the plastic blanking plate in the dash for the radio. Man, that thing took some abuse - Aylesbury to Potters Bar every day for 6 months and he's do it in an hour.

[bss325i]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

Why is it going to be scapped? How rotten is it?

[darkchild]

I remember reading on here once that it was believed somebody had one of the old TRX press cars in storage somewhere. I'll see if I can dig out the thread.

[darkchild]

I remember reading on here once that it was believed somebody had one of the old TRX press cars in storage somewhere. I'll see if I can dig out the thread.

This is the puppy!

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0

[snoops]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

Why is it going to be scrapped? How rotten is it?

scuttle is mint, front and rear valances not bad, arches not bad either, floorpan has its fair share too its the sides closest to the rear wheel arches that are gone

i've removed the kit now, i'll take a picture later and put it up

[bss325i]

its 7435030 but unfortunately no TAX and will be going to the metal man in a month or two

Why is it going to be scrapped? How rotten is it?

scuttle is mint, front and rear valances not bad, arches not bad either, floorpan has its fair share too its the sides closest to the rear wheel arches that are gone

i've removed the kit now, i'll take a picture later and put it up

I may be interested in the shell if its not to rotten.

[hennabm]

I remember reading on here once that it was believed somebody had one of the old TRX press cars in storage somewhere. I'll see if I can dig out the thread.

This is the puppy!

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... sc&start=0

In that thread the question is asked why UBL has side repeaters and other Y platers don't.
The simple answer is that when BMW took it back from Motor magazine in 1984 they updated the spec to the latest and then sold it on.
All other Y platers Ive seen do not have side repeaters as original. 401 KVW, a May 83 323i has them because when he rebuilt the car in the mid 90s he changed his wings to later ones.

I have a OSF wing NOS without the repeater hole. Shall never use it as my car has side repeaters.

[minireduk]

here's a pic of my it's date is april 87

[Andyboy]

My December '84 320i didn't have repeaters, but had them added when it had new wings in 2002. I thought about getting the holes in the wings welded up but tgh I thing they look a bit bare with them missing.

If TRX882Y still exists, that would be superb. This is what I'm talking about for the Chrome section - I completely missed that thread. The road test cars including that one and UBL44Y were given to key BMW employees to use for a week - my Dad drove UBL44Y for a week in early 1983 between Somerset and Bracknell, giving it a proper toasting for 1000 miles to loosen it up. They never suffered but they gave better figures against the stopwatch.

Barry - that '82 car needs saving. Would look nice in Opal green, 40mm drop, shiny chrome, polished MiM's and a 2.7.
How many Zoners have a 1982 build E30?

[Andyboy]

here's a pic of my it's date is april 87

Looks sweet enough - needs a 30mm drop though! What engine?