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  1. duane_sword

    Concours BMW CCA Boston. Calling E9s !

    Congratulations to Stan & Tod (waving the E9 flag!) Yesterday, Sunday August 9 2015, was the BMW Boston CCA Chapter Concours event. After 20 years as a passive participant in BMW Club events in Australia, England and the USA I finally pulled my finger out to offer my time and support back to...
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    Well this should help...

    Careful... now parts and services just got more expensive ;-) Careful... now parts and services just got more expensive
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    amazing craftmanship (do you know him deQuincey?)

    I saw this link via Road & Track. Exceptional craftsmanship. http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/videos/a24980/tiny-running-w-32-motor-built-by-hand/
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    1973 3.0CSI Turbo going on e bay

    It is a stunning and unique coupe Uwe I am sorry to see that you are letting go of your fine coupe. I remember seeing it ~3 years ago when I attended TedFest in Toronto. Impressive and high quality build. Sure hope the new owner is here in the US; preferably on the East Coast to add to...
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    What did you do to your E9 today?

    my toolbox is so clean and tidy, infact many of the tools still in the plastic wrapping
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    What did you do to your E9 today?

    when are you sending it to VSR to fix your 'handy work" Tom? ;-) .... yes I am a cheeky bastard
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    What did you do to your E9 today?

    VSR paint and body for E9s I second that motion! checkout this link for the repaint of a beautiful E9: http://www.vsr1.com/index.php?mact=Album,m3fd51,default,1&m3fd51albumid=92&m3fd51returnid=110&page=110 Steve at VSR is a paint and body wizard... take a look at the work VSR completed on...
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    Calendar Car Details

    January calendar coupes The four coupes you can see from left to right in "January" are; * TomS with his black CS which now carries the plate "DROOL" (under-going major upgrades this winter - exciting stuff!) * StanC with "GR8WHT" (who also floated on his air-mattress in the great flood of...
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    E9 Calendar error

    January calendar coupes Correct! The four coupes you can see from left to right in "January" are; * TomS with his black CS which now carries the plate "DROOL" (under-going major upgrades this winter - exciting stuff!) * StanC with "GR8WHT" (who also floated on his air-mattress in the...
  10. duane_sword

    CSL on Classic Motorsports' Mitty poster

    fantastic poster! thank you for sharing!
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    VERY cool race car at VSR1

    Karting is fantastic $:fun, $:speed and HP:Weight Nicad I am also a karting fan. Back in Australia I raced from the age of 13 to 21... started with the four-stroke, then 125cc 2-stroke, then twin Rotax 'super-kart' A few months ago some local enthusiasts here in Boston got together for...
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    VERY cool race car at VSR1

    if Santa has long arms and deep pockets... http://www.vsr1.com/index.php?page=95-bmw-m3-lightweight
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    VERY cool race car at VSR1

    Cheers John - given I am a guy like Duane, I am always excited to get on track in a well prepared car be that single seater formula car, shifter karts, or touring cars.... frankly I am not fussy as long as it is competitive :-) Should time and financial means permit I see a lot of track time...
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    Adrenaline DVD Pre-order

    Me either!.... SCAM ALERT! (joking) I am eager to receive my Adrenalin package also... they must be using pigeons for delivery
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    Congratulations to Bruce Sword

    my choice driver to have a beer with .... I would like to share a beer or four with Gerhard Berger,... great driver, real bloke, and apparently a wicked sense of humor. Mark Webber is a great Aussie ambassador - but I am not sure he would relax enough to share a beer and a good conversation
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    Boston Bavaria's

    Bahrston welcome to the NorEast CS clan look forward to putting a real face to the online persona My name is Duane and I drive the Polaris 3.0CS 'Alpina' We are lucky to have ~12 CS/E9 enthusiasts in the greater Boston area now... and growing (despite having one of the most anti-CS...
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    Congratulations to Bruce Sword

    Norman is another Aussie icon... A collection of fine Australians and ambassadors of our "KULCHA" Sir Les Patterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7E7lAp-hM Norman Gunstan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW2kSkurQFs Dame Edna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1EdGi72QiU
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    Congratulations to Bruce Sword

    G'day "AussieCSI" I am a Melbourne lad myself, and my wife's family resides in Perth.... near Cottesloe I have been called many things over here in the USA, but no-one knows Dame Edna or Sir Les.... when I lived in the UK for a few years for sure the jokes about Sir Les and Dame Edna were...
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    Congratulations to Bruce Sword

    aren't all Australians known as Bruce??? (1) I am Australian and my coupe did get 2nd in class at the Lime Rock event this year (2) My name is not Bruce, not sure why Roundel gave me the name Bruce... but I have a theory (3) Perhaps Roundel watched this classic from Monty Python "the...
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    3.0 cs $45k

    Stan I am a BMW CCA member and I filtered on the classified section "Classic" and there are three E9s listed; * one is $1,500 * the other is a 2000CS for $29,900 * finally a 1973 3.0CSi for $33,000 Nothing for $45k listed under "Classics" anyway - am I using the wrong filter? I am...
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