1983 Low Mileage Chromie

[MurphyE30]

where do i start here?

Well to say the least i was shocked when browsing to see that Russells low mileage chromie was goin up for sale, over the last few weeks i have had the odd look in his advert to see if it had been snapped up and last night again i had a look and it was still there. i seen that topblag had posted he could collect and deliver if needed and thought f**k it i will take it

this way Russell and his partner get the dream house they want and i get a rust free totaly mint 2 door.

so today when i got up and seen it was a nice day i spoke again with Russell and decided to head up for look round the chromie.
so chucked the roof down on the cabby and had a nice cruise up to Fife Was great to meet Russell the guys a true Gent and theres no doubting that once in there new home he will be on the hunt for another tidy E30

I look forward to getting the chromie home next week

heres a couple of quick pics from today:

[Duke137]

Good on you Murphy

Russell, good luck in your new home and don't be a stranger to the zone!

[eko]

Looks cracking

[Jim320i]

Russ has cashed in and gone already.

Whats your plans with her Murphy? Tell me your keeping the B20 auto in her?

[magpie]

what time you setting off on Friday ?

another solid north east chromie. you seen the Barns in oxford yet ?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ford+barns

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ford+barns

the guy who let's us lot in here used to own your car.

[magpie]

Whats your plans with her Murphy? Tell me your keeping the B20 auto in her?

for sale one low mileage m20b20

[MurphyE30]

Russ has cashed in and gone already.

Whats your plans with her Murphy? Tell me your keeping the B20 auto in her?

Well to be honest mate i have never been a big fan of the pre facelif models, but i do love a tidy Tech I Sport.

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The plans are:
have her stripped down and resprayed in Black and fully treated underneath. (should be a nice straight forward build as the shell is imaculate)
Rear brakes are drums so will be looking to have that changed over for a disc conversion
Sort a nice interior out (not a fan of the blue or comfort seats)
Gaz coilovers all round (not on its arse like the cabby just a nice subtle drop)
Full Tech I kit and Tech I spoiler
BBS RS's (15s or 16s) will have to have a think on that one
And more than likely an M52 Donk (Sorry Jim )

All in good time though as i still have a lot to get the cabby finished

what time you setting off on Friday ?

another solid north east chromie. you seen the Barns in oxford yet ?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ford+barns

the guy who let's us lot in here used to own your car.

Dont know yet mate i will keep you informed

Havnt seen the barns yet but i will have a look at the link, Russell mentioned about this today also.

[Jim320i]

I feel sick... Sell it to me fella, once you bring it closer... lol i'll love and care for her, the only thing she needs is a subtle drop and some 15" BBS...

[MurphyE30]

Whats your plans with her Murphy? Tell me your keeping the B20 auto in her?

for sale one low mileage m20b20

M52 FTW in this one i thinks

so yes a very low mileage auto will be up for grabs, not for a good while though.

I was days away from collecting an e36 328i to put the M52 in the cabby until my spare of the moment descision on the chromie.

so the cabby will keep the 2.7 and this will get the M52

[mercdriver]

Good motor that! When you say black, I hope you mean a genuine bmw colour! And make sure its metallic/pearl black! None of that straight black gloss nonsense! Looking forward to seeing this project unfold even though the concourse shell is an all around great original, all good examples should look the smartest they can. Tech1 and bbs rs on a slight drop is deffo FTW

[kieran325]

Are you seriously going to molest it ??

Examples of these should be kept original and not ruined.

[Jim320i]

Give me a shout when your selling the B20 dude. Always good to stock a spare for my chromie.


Do you want to replace your order now?

[Blitz]

Are you seriously going to molest it ??

Examples of these should be kept original and not ruined.

+1

[e30topless]

oh no !!! glad you ended up with it Murphy,

but please don't molest it,

[beemerbird]

+2

Unbelievable

[Jim320i]

It wasn't just me then that was shocked...


Like I said Murphy, if you do change your mind, i'll give you a grand for it just to save it.

[Rav335uk]

Go for it Murphy,

[RM2186]

+2

Unbelievable

+3

[MurphyE30]

Are you seriously going to molest it ??

Examples of these should be kept original and not ruined.

+1

oh no !!! glad you ended up with it Murphy,

but please don't molest it

No molesting involved, simply a colour change with the addition of a Tech I kit (was thinking DiamondShwartz Black)

A good suspension set up, some BBS RS's and a Quick Engine

I would say well treated not molested! unfortunately im not a fan of the basic model. I am not in a position to fork out for a mint Sport so i will build my own

Give me a shout when your selling the B20 dude. Always good to stock a spare for my chromie.


Do you want to replace your order now?

No wories Jim will do, wont be for any time soon though mate as will be staying as it is for a good while

[kieran325]

Go for it Murphy,

Sadistic, that what it is !

Another unmolested example ending up as scrap.

[magpie]

i knew the oem homos would come out.

Danthe's car is solid black.

[MurphyE30]

Go for it Murphy,

Sadistic, that what it is !

Another unmolested example ending up as scrap.

Scrap?

i dont realy think a mint shell having a good few thousand spent on it is scrap

[kieran325]

If there was an inkling that this car was going to end up abused, I would of lent Russ 1k and asked him to look after it for me.

Seriously, it needs to be saved.

[MurphyE30]

If there was an inkling that this car was going to end up abused, I would of lent Russ 1k and asked him to look after it for me.

Seriously, it needs to be saved.

Best not follow my progress then, sorry to disapoint.

[magpie]

If there was an inkling that this car was going to end up abused, I would of lent Russ 1k and asked him to look after it for me.

Seriously, it needs to be saved.

but you never. sorry if that's out of tone.

you could still gazump murph and give russ £1500

[e30topless]

sorry murphy but I am not with you on this one,

this car has lasted 27 years by being very carefully looked after and is a testament to it's previous owners,
although it is a 320i auto which sadly is about as desirable as gonorrhea,
it is still a piece of motoring/BMW history ..
it is YOUR car and your money so it's obviously your call, but it seems very sad to make a classic car worthless,
I have a solid shell should you need one ? and I would buy this from you, sounds like a great project mate but i think you have the wrong base car !!

[mercdriver]

Seems a bit wierd this 1. Cars ace as it is. And Murphy wants to turn it into a mean eyecatching machine. The way i look at it is this, if i showed 10 people the original they wouldn't care. But if i showed them the tech1'd lowered bbs'd smart looking pre-face, i just know they'd like it.

When you're an enthusiast you want to see concourse - but if Murphy spends another four figure sum replicating it to become a sport but stil keeping it as concourse as possible without sticking a huge kenwood sticker on the back window etc. Then i think this car has still gone to a good home!

[kieran325]

If there was an inkling that this car was going to end up abused, I would of lent Russ 1k and asked him to look after it for me.

Seriously, it needs to be saved.

Best not follow my progress then, sorry to disapoint.

It's your car and your choices but do you actually read threads about the good ones disappearing, gone are the days when 2dr clean shells were ten a penny.

[kieran325]

If there was an inkling that this car was going to end up abused, I would of lent Russ 1k and asked him to look after it for me.

Seriously, it needs to be saved.

but you never. sorry if that's out of tone.

you could still gazump murph and give russ £1500

These examples are getting extremely thin on the ground, I thought another genuine collector would snap this up and continue with it's legacy.

And why should I offer £1500

[magpie]

Seems a bit wierd this 1. Cars ace as it is. And Murphy wants to turn it into a mean eyecatching machine. The way i look at it is this, if i showed 10 people the original they wouldn't care. But if i showed them the tech1'd lowered bbs'd smart looking pre-face, i just know they'd like it.

When you're an enthusiast you want to see concourse - but if Murphy spends another four figure sum replicating it to become a sport but stil keeping it as concourse as possible without sticking a huge kenwood sticker on the back window etc. Then i think this car has still gone to a good home!

very well put.

i doubt very much this will end up as scrap. a very nice tech1 24v er with the correct amount of doors.pity it's not an se.

[magpie]

for the doubters ,you need to speak with cr24v crew.

what did Dan's car start off at

[Rav335uk]

Murphy just wants to be another addition to the "CR24V" homo's

[magpie]

it will be modern ^ and he has taste

[leeparkes]

Whats the build date of it?

Looks very clean

[e30topless]

what did Dan's car start off at

a 316 carb turd mick
all the cr24v chaps have used 316's but retained the body colour

Dans car has awesome oily bits but it still retains it's original body shape/colour ect it could be reversed in a day if it ever needed to be, it is also a later car,

changing the colour and adding coilovers, tech1 kit ect to this would be a damn shame how many 1984 E30's still exist in this colour, spec ? Believe me, very very few exist, and still have all their metalwork, show me another clean 1984 320i in sapphire blue ?

surely some E30's deserve to be as they were intended this being one of them,
sorry to go on, but for me it's about preservation of cars like this, they deserve to be kept original so others can enjoy them in the future.