E30 bodystyles

[rover-2000]

Guys

I'm fairly new to E30s-we have had our Touring for about 6 months, and it's a great car. I have been reading the forum regularly and am always interested in the "For Sale" ads.
I have a question. Bodystyles of the E30 seem to me to be:

Convertible

Touring

2 Door saloon

4 door saloon


I see lots of cars described as "Coupe" when All I see is a 2 door saloon. Surely a coupe is usually defined as having a sporty, lowered roofline-it certainly is in the modern BMW Range. So how does an E30 2 door saloon turn into a Coupe?

(This is not a criticism, I'm just interested!)

Cheers.

[kolee]

coupe is a 2 door saloon.

[Grrrmachine]

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Bodywork

[daimlerman]

No such animal as an E30 'coupe'....

[kam-325i]

The term "E30 Coupe" is the same as "2.5 Sport engine"........some people like to think they have one, when in reality, the dont exsist......

[rh306]

'tourers' don't exist either

[kam-325i]

'tourers' don't exist either

But "Tourings'" do....

[rover-2000]

So Coupes don't exist then ? I thought so.

[daimlerman]

It's a bit like calling a Porsche a 'saloon'...

[rh306]

So Coupes don't exist then ? I thought so.

...four of these Baur-Kohl coupes were built + a handful of other couple-like oddities, the likelihood of seeing any on the road in the UK is fairly minimal though

[rover-2000]

They're not nice, are they ?

[Captain_Birdseye]

They're not nice, are they ?

No!

[ah]

So Coupes don't exist then ? I thought so.

...four of these Baur-Kohl coupes were built + a handful of other couple-like oddities, the likelihood of seeing any on the road in the UK is fairly minimal though

Were there any other weird and wonderful E30s built (by official companies)IE Baur, etc

[pacerpete]

' four door saloon' is another commonly used misnomer. The correct term is donor

[leeparkes]

Look at the size of that fookin back window.

[kolee]

That is one ugly bastard of a car.

[Captain_Birdseye]

' four door saloon' is another commonly used misnomer. The correct term is donor

why? i'm guessing it's because you need an organ donor or you do dougnuts in them?

[harry_p]

real oem lists coupe, sedan, convertible and touring for the e30....

wouldnt class them as coupes though, maybe the m3 can get away with it with it's sloped rear roof line, wider rear pillars, smaller window and raised bootlid.

[pacerpete]

' four door saloon' is another commonly used misnomer. The correct term is donor

why? i'm guessing it's because you need an organ donor or you do dougnuts in them?

Let me guess, you are new around these parts ? AND you own a own a four door ?

[Captain_Birdseye]

yes, good guess. ALOT to learn.

Edit: guess 3 - they are used to supply parts to other beemers and not driven much.

[G-Bear]

I like how well the shape of the rear window mimics the metal storage thingy behind it in the photo..

Ugly car mind..

[Captain_Birdseye]

it looks like a car from that 70s program 'UFO'.

[tonybtonyb]

The rear back window has got that gold fish feeling about it.

[Grrrmachine]

Keep the info coming guys, the Wiki page is still very spartan!

[rh306]

So Coupes don't exist then ? I thought so.

...four of these Baur-Kohl coupes were built + a handful of other couple-like oddities, the likelihood of seeing any on the road in the UK is fairly minimal though

Were there any other weird and wonderful E30s built (by official companies)IE Baur, etc

..some interesting bits here, pickup, four door baur etc:

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... 814&page=2

Jeroen is the expert on this kind of thing, hopefully he'll be along shortly I think there was another coupe which had a type 34 karmann ghia type look, can't remember what it was called though..

[leeparkes]

Moordoorbaur