E30 Zone

Just wonderin how many of us have managed 2 get one of the early cars,and how many are left!

I think UBL 44Y is the only remaining BMW press car from 1983.

I heard that the launch cars are all dead now ................is this true or does someone know otherwise? The last one registered was in 2002.

think there all dead i used to have a A reg in 1998. only know to one A and B reg in wrexham A reg is mint in red and the B reg is in a blue/grey that wants mega tlc

Mines 1984 on a B plate. A guy has one the same colour as mine on a Y local to me but its pretty shagged. There carn't be to many Y's roming the streets these days.

Not an e30 but the best "y" reg car ever - listen!

JohnnyThunders wrote:Not an e30 but the best "y" reg car ever - listen!

pmsl

geezers so geeky he's cool

UBL 44Y is still out there and probably will be for years. Every year its at Gaydon in the concours line up and is 100%mint. Hers a shot of it in 2005:

On the BMWCC register there are 3 other '83 (Y) registered cars

18/03/1983 AGU ***Y 320i in white
01/04/1983 RTH ***Y 316 in Basali Blue
25/05/1983 GW ** 1 owner from new! 320i in silver

I have a 1983/A

btw Why has UBL 44Y got side repeaters? Mine hasn't

SPADGE wrote:btw Why has UBL 44Y got side repeaters? Mine hasn't

Who knows?

My dads M3 came with repeaters, M3bens hasn't got any. Both cecottos so where made at the same time.

Why has UBL 44Y got side repeaters? Mine hasn't

They where an option.
Mine is a 1983 on a B and has them.

ed325i wrote:

Why has UBL 44Y got side repeaters? Mine hasn't

They where an option.
Mine is a 1983 on a B and has them.

B = 84/85 Ed

I was the owner of TRX882Y a 323i model for five years, I think this was a press car. I am told it is still in the Portsmouth area but not on the road.

My mums husband had a 318 auto in light met green on a Y reg a couple of years ago before they moved to Canada. Only visible rot was on the rear archs and rear panel, one owner before him. Dont know who he sold it to?

SPADGE wrote:

ed325i wrote:

Why has UBL 44Y got side repeaters? Mine hasn't

They where an option.
Mine is a 1983 on a B and has them.

B = 84/85 Ed

I presume ed is referring to the build date

DanThe wrote:

SPADGE wrote:

ed325i wrote: They where an option.
Mine is a 1983 on a B and has them.

B = 84/85 Ed

I presume ed is referring to the build date

i was going to correct that too but i thought that was a bit anal.....

How do you find out the build date?

SPADGE wrote:How do you find out the build date?

http://bmwfans.info/original/

here you go spadge - just do what it says and it will bring up the build month in the address bar...

boxclever1753 wrote:

SPADGE wrote:How do you find out the build date?

http://bmwfans.info/original/

here you go spadge - just do what it says and it will bring up the build month in the address bar...

Cheers mate
Mine was built 06/83
Is there somewhere i can check the options it had fitted when new?

SPADGE wrote:

boxclever1753 wrote:

SPADGE wrote:How do you find out the build date?

http://bmwfans.info/original/

here you go spadge - just do what it says and it will bring up the build month in the address bar...

Cheers mate
Mine was built 06/83
Is there somewhere i can check the options it had fitted when new?

sorry - don't know that one...

but i have the original receipt when new for mine - he chose to add polaris silver metallic, power steering, central locking and a manual sunshine roof........... but no electric window!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

davidt wrote:I was the owner of TRX882Y a 323i model for five years, I think this was a press car. I am told it is still in the Portsmouth area but not on the road.

AHHHH, now this is what i was after........juicey info!
Red was it?
Your right thou,this was a press/launch car .
I would appreciate any more info on it if you have any mate?

No mine is a 1984 dont know why I keep thinking its a 1983

csl wrote:

davidt wrote:I was the owner of TRX882Y a 323i model for five years, I think this was a press car. I am told it is still in the Portsmouth area but not on the road.

AHHHH, now this is what i was after........juicey info!
Red was it?
Your right thou,this was a press/launch car .
I would appreciate any more info on it if you have any mate?

Yes it was Henna red, with Electric sun roof, windows, mirrors, head lamp wash wipe, tinted windows, and central locking, the wheels were of the bottle top type. it was also totally reliable, when i sold it the mileage was approx 145000, the door sills and wheel arches had some rust in them. I believe it was first registered in Bristol. I will PM you if any more info turns up. Cheers.

I will PM you if any more info turns up. Cheers

Yes please do mate!

davidt wrote:

csl wrote:

davidt wrote:I was the owner of TRX882Y a 323i model for five years, I think this was a press car. I am told it is still in the Portsmouth area but not on the road.

AHHHH, now this is what i was after........juicey info!
Red was it?
Your right thou,this was a press/launch car .
I would appreciate any more info on it if you have any mate?

Yes it was Henna red, with Electric sun roof, windows, mirrors, head lamp wash wipe, tinted windows, and central locking, the wheels were of the bottle top type. it was also totally reliable, when i sold it the mileage was approx 145000, the door sills and wheel arches had some rust in them. I believe it was first registered in Bristol. I will PM you if any more info turns up. Cheers.

RX was a Reading area registration IIRC, and I think still is under the current system as well. All BMW UK cars used to have Reading registrations, but they started registering them at the import centre in Thorne in 2005, so they now have Y something prefixes

HTH

Peter