Whats the rarest E30?

[e30ata]

my AC Schnitzer S3 2.7 Tourer

[Alex]

my AC Schnitzer S3 2.7 Tourer

your Calypso Red touring with Tech II body kit, A/C Cruise etc has got to be pretty rare ata

[Mattyc]

Early Motorsport cab with chrome trim. Must be worth a packet

[e30ata]

my AC Schnitzer S3 2.7 Tourer

your Calypso Red touring with Tech II body kit, A/C Cruise etc has got to be pretty rare ata

forgot about that one Alex theres another one boys

[Alex]

Edit: Ignore this ata i read it wrong

[Bob_S]

Rarest factory offering I believe is the Ravaglia is it not? 25 made.

I'll agree with that UK supply only too It's certainly the most desirable of the so called "rare" cars

[HairyScreech]

which was on ebay recently alex.

got to be more than 40 tech 1 cabriolets.

unless your specifically talking about 325 tech 1s

[Alex]

which was on ebay recently alex.

got to be more than 40 tech 1 cabriolets.

unless your specifically talking about 325 tech 1s

thats the one ata owns, he is trying to sell it

[HairyScreech]

which was on ebay recently alex.

got to be more than 40 tech 1 cabriolets.

unless your specifically talking about 325 tech 1s

thats the one ata owns, he is trying to sell it

bollocks

[Rodderz]

Are M3's going to continue to rise in value though??

Wrong thread!

[scottywb]

Kamei XI . which was a one off demo car that had pearl-effect paint

333i South African special model with a M30 3.2 strigh six taken from a E23 723i. 215 made

[Kos]

I would say calypso red motorsport.

Only 25 made !

there were a few more than 25 made, more like 250

[bss325i]

The rarest official BMW E30 i can think of is the RHD Alpina B6 2.8, only 1 ever made!

We already have the rarest!

[Kos]

Tech 1 motorsport cabs? Only 40 of them apparently.

no such thing exists, but there were metal bumpered motorsport cabs made. never officialy came with the tech one kit

there are a couple of threads here explaining motorsport cabs. build specs/colours and possibly numbers

[bss325i]

Tech 1 motorsport cabs? Only 40 of them apparently.

no such thing exists, but there were metal bumpered motorsport cabs made. never officialy came with the tech one kit

there are a couple of threads here explaining motorsport cabs. build specs/colours and possibly numbers

The tech 1 kit was an option on the early motorsport cabrios.

[beemerbird]

I would say calypso red motorsport.

Only 25 made !

Only three RH drive tourings in this colour apparently!
I've a bonnet, front panel, both wings, front doors. front and rear bumpers and sunroof panel in stock in this colour, and a selection of touring shells, so there might be four, one day!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-318-Mtec- ... 25580732ff

Here's one of them...

[Simon13]

My Alpina touring? 1 of 14 RHD so i've read

[bmwsport]

The rarest official BMW E30 i can think of is the RHD Alpina B6 2.8, only 1 ever made!

We already have the rarest!

Now that is interesting, it seems the 2.8 M30 option was a rare thing in any form, was this because the bang to buck ratio was stronger for the 3.5 M30 as the conversions nearly cost the same and involved a similar amount of work? It would be nice to know if there is any more of my car knocking about too but as we know getting information from Hartge is like platting piss...

[Simon13]

its because the 2.7 M20 was far a better idea in everyway, plus the 3.5 M30 being around ment that there was no place for the 2.8/3.0 M30's

[bmwsport]

Back in 1985 the 2.7 M20 didn't exist and the top model E30 off the production line was a 2.3 m20. Hartge's lineup at the time was the H23, H26, H28 & H35. I wonder what the differences in cost was between the models.

[schnaarf]

What about the Design Edition Neon Violet Touring. Seen bits off them for sale on german Ebay, but never in the 'flesh'. Seen two or three neon green cabbys, though . . . . . . .

anyone got a snap of this colour? I've seen one picture and it looked mega...

[Simon13]

Really? you sure that the likes of Alpina hadn't built the first 2.7's in 85 ready for launch in 86?

[beemerbird]

What about the Design Edition Neon Violet Touring. Seen bits off them for sale on german Ebay, but never in the 'flesh'. Seen two or three neon green cabbys, though . . . . . . .

anyone got a snap of this colour? I've seen one picture and it looked mega...

Not quite what you are after, but this is the rear bench out of on of the Neon Violet Tourings

http://cgi.ebay.de/Ruecksitzbank-Editio ... 4838d2057c

[bmwsport]

All i know is that my car was manufactured and converted in jan '85 as this fell within Hartge's prefacelift range that was available from circa '82/83. IIRC when the H27 was introduced in '86, Hartge's facelift range consisted of the H26, H27, H27sp, H35 & the H35-24 when the M3 was introduced. The H23 was phased out with the introduction of the standard 2.5 M20 by BMW and the H28 was phased out by the H27 as they both achieved the same 210bhp. I'm not too clued up on Alpina though but both companies conversions were pretty much very similar.

[schnaarf]

I freely admit, that is a nice colour. If anyone is interested, few more pics of a neon violet touring & its interior:

registered 27/10/93





http://www.behindmatrix.com/e30/fotost/f00539/05.jpg

[beemerbird]

Excellent find, Schnaarf. Definitely a car I'd love to see in the 'flesh'.

[Royalratch]

That is truly vile.

And that's a BMW colour?

[johnt0709]

Is that not a BMW individual colour?

[bmwsport]

I'm not sure if i should love or hate it. If the Barry bits were removed i i.e white dials, steering wheel, wheels, phone dock etc i think it would be quite nice. Certainly is different...

[bmwsport]

What engine did the neon violet touring have, was it the same 1.8 donk that was put in the neon cabbies?

[Alex]

What engine did the neon violet touring have, was it the same 1.8 donk that was put in the neon cabbies?

Do you mean these

http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-E30-316i-Touring ... 45f064e01c

very different in a good way, i would love a RHD one

i think most are 4 pots, its Daytona Violet according to that ad

EDIT: just relised there is one above

[beemerbird]

That is truly vile.

And that's a BMW colour?

Yes indeed. They did neon Green and Blue cabbys and Neon Violet Tourings.

C'mon, man. It's OEM. You should love it

[schnaarf]

any in the UK does anyone know?

[Alex]

any in the UK does anyone know?

Non officially sold in the uk, there could possible be a LHD one kicking about

[schnaarf]

removed picture. dont like seeing broken E30s!