The first two are early chrome, with grey leather and 15'' bbs without the centres painted.
Early Nogaro Silver- Colour coded chrome
Early Macau Blue - Colour coded chrome
Mtech 2 body kit with all the toys, bubble leather colour and nogaro centred wheels.
Sebring Grey- Mtech 2
Macau Blue- Mtech 2
Calypso Red- Mtech 2
Maruritus Blue- Mtech 2
Hope this helps to clear things up a little.The top picture is of the first & second production runs 290 macau blue and nogaro with chrome bumpers.This had silver plain leather. The second two pictures are the 250 run in 1990 with bubble leather and the bottom two the later run with lotus white leather as you can see in the pictures.
BMW E30 325 MOTORSPORT ED. CONVERTIBLE
Here is some useful information I picked up from eBay for those looking to buy an E30 325 MOTORSPORT CONVERTIBLE beware!
This is for information purposes only so please pass on the message to anyone interested in buying one of these cars. They are special!
The specification under the “Motor Sport Editionâ€a banner with BMW GB is detailed under dealer code 798.
Take the chassis number of the car you are thinking about buying to any BMW Dealer. Ask them to run it through their computer for the original specification details. This should show dealer code 798 THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART, without it you can't buy any of the M Technic parts and your car will be de-valued as 325 Motor Sport Edition Cars are becoming collectable!
There are only 590 325 Motor Sport Edition Convertibles is the UK, this breaks down as:
40 in 1988 (Chrome)- Macau Blue
250 in 1989 Nogaro Silver & Macau Blue
250 in 1990 Sebring Grey & Macau Blue
50 in 1991 Calypso Red & Maruritus Blue
A number of the last few cars were converted to 2.7
Please don't believe 1 of 250 or 1 of 50 etc. it's only half true at best? The run extended to 590 in total in the UK —a I have seen them in LHD, even rarer as the M3 convertible was only LHD.
The 325 MotorSport Edition was touted as an alternative in the UK!
Most of these cars are finished in Sebring Grey Metallic (Black hoods) & Macau Blue Metallic (Blue hoods) both special to the Motorsport range.
Nearly all of them have power hoods as standard.
The leather includes the centre tunnel; all door panels (not just a splash of leather), inside of door pockets and tops of ash trays! Any without the bubble leather inserts have either black or silver/grey leather & have motor sport colours sewn in one corner of the seat back rest.
Heres the full specification of Motor Sport Edition 325 Convertible (from BMW GB salesman bulletin):
• M Technic body package, includes: Front spoiler (bumper one part/lower panel second part) • Rear Skirt (bumper one part/lower panel second part) • Side sills & Panelling (4 panel parts each side & sill)
• NO REAR SPOILER ALLOWED
• Nappa-Tex woven cloth/leather central seat parts (from M5)
• M-Technic Sports suspension
• M Technic steering wheel with impact pad in leather (M Tec II)
• Leather upholstery for outer parts of seats, doors & side panels, centre & tunnel consoles
• Prepped for hard top • Option of Electro/mechanical hood
• Black satin chrome (fully de-chromed)
• Body coloured mirrors & bumpers
• 7J x 15 BBS cross spoke alloy wheels (5) with cross spokes painted in Nogaro Silver • 205 / 55 R 15 V Tyres
• Boot lid lined
• Graduated tinted windscreen
• On board computer
• Full exhaust catalysor
• EH gearbox on Automatic box (switable auto)
A fully loaded one with auto & power hood would have cost over £30k new!
As standard, there's no head lamp wash-wipe, no air-con, no electric seats, no other colours, no rear spoilers.
Changing suspension to anything other than M Technic lowers the value of the car
Update.
Interiors
Some more pictures to explain to zone members.
Lotus White leather on the Calypso and Maruritus.
Grey leather/Bubble/Nappa tex on the Macau blue.
Black leather/Bubble/Nappa tex on the Sebring Grey.
Early leather interior the first 290 cars.
. he must have it running again! will go round tommorrow
) which at the time I spec. checked with a BMW dealer to confirm it was genuine IIRC this car was one of the very last ones, I'll have to see i can get the VIN on monday, see if its anyones here's car!
(did take quite a while finding it though)