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I could be persuaded, but my missus would think otherwise (and probably fly straight back to the UK without me).
How cool and retro is this....
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SPADGE
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Its needs something with a much deeper dish and i'm not keen on that appendage on the lower front end either whilst i'm being honestRapidE30 wrote:You wouldn't kick it out of bed for farting though would you?SPADGE wrote:Those wheels look wrong on that car imo
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3rd that...Ritchie wrote:I agree, are those the original wheels? The look far too new in my opinion.SPADGE wrote:Those wheels look wrong on that car imo
imo they look pants, not original looking at all..
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OMG that is beautiful. I have never seen one of those before
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How much - any pics?iamjj wrote:love it!
i would sell my grandmother for a go in that
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Just do it. Plenty more women in the sea. Not so many of those....
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yeah, what he said^Firefly2005 wrote:How much - any pics?iamjj wrote:love it!
i would sell my grandmother for a go in that
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i can never decide with CSs. Sometimes I think they look fantastic, especially from low down front 3/4. from some other angles the front wheel arch seems too far back and the glass house too far forwards some how. I do, however, frequently consider buying one!
Wheels are all wrong on this one.
Wheels are all wrong on this one.
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but most importantly, no tobleronemaxfield wrote:I was on about the 'M-power' bit and the fact that it has 24v
onto the car, its very very
Ah that takes me back to my family's first involvements with BMs. After years of Jaguars and Rovers (mainly P6s) my father shocked us one day by turning up in the very spartan BMW 2000 saloon. It had vinyl seats and you could feel the road as it went along! Father insisted it was all to do with handling, poise and performance. Compared to the Rover P6 2200 he had a point.
That was in 1971 and in less than a year he changed it for a 2500 saloon, which was a much more luxurious motor, but still with good handling and a very impressive turn of speed achieved with uncanny silence. German efficiency became greatly respected at home.
About 15 months afterwards, someone crashed into the side of 2500 so along came a gold 3.0 CSi. Very nice motor with plenty of poke and serious street presence. We became convinced that father was now seriously reacting against the fact he was in his early 40's.
Then a trip to the London motor show confirmed the suspicion. It resulted in the arrival of a stunning, Fjord blue CSL with glistening chrome wheel arches and the most fantastic wheels compared to other cars of the day. Did that thing shift and I used to spend hours just ogling it. Family friends had Astons, Rolls, Mercs and Jensens, but it was the CSL that really caught the eye in a line up. Not wishing to be left out, mother ended up with a silver 3.0CS and she still thinks it was one of the best cars she's ever had.
Those sharply designed, shark-nosed BMs really had something about them and you could tell them from a mile away. They were sleek and elegant with oodles of understated class. The current models have become so amorphous that you can barely distinguish the lesser ones from Renaults, Saabs etc from more than a few feet away, while the larger models have become just plain ugly.
That was in 1971 and in less than a year he changed it for a 2500 saloon, which was a much more luxurious motor, but still with good handling and a very impressive turn of speed achieved with uncanny silence. German efficiency became greatly respected at home.
About 15 months afterwards, someone crashed into the side of 2500 so along came a gold 3.0 CSi. Very nice motor with plenty of poke and serious street presence. We became convinced that father was now seriously reacting against the fact he was in his early 40's.
Then a trip to the London motor show confirmed the suspicion. It resulted in the arrival of a stunning, Fjord blue CSL with glistening chrome wheel arches and the most fantastic wheels compared to other cars of the day. Did that thing shift and I used to spend hours just ogling it. Family friends had Astons, Rolls, Mercs and Jensens, but it was the CSL that really caught the eye in a line up. Not wishing to be left out, mother ended up with a silver 3.0CS and she still thinks it was one of the best cars she's ever had.
Those sharply designed, shark-nosed BMs really had something about them and you could tell them from a mile away. They were sleek and elegant with oodles of understated class. The current models have become so amorphous that you can barely distinguish the lesser ones from Renaults, Saabs etc from more than a few feet away, while the larger models have become just plain ugly.
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