'73 CSi Alpina B2 FS at Legendary

Any idea what they're asking for this? I guess if you have to ask you can't afford it, but I'm curious. This one checks all the boxes and was apparently done properly so I wonder what the price is in this market.
 
I'm no Alpina expert, but it occurred to me that any serious buyer would want to confirm if this is, in fact, a car converted by Alpina or simply a CSi that has had some Alpina parts installed. I understand that a "real" Alpina will have a number plaque stuck on the dash, a unique VIN, and perhaps some other specific identification. "Real" Alpina vehicles command higher prices. Legendary describes this as an Alpina B2 vehicle, not a clone or tribute, so maybe it's the real deal. More photos and description would help but I guess you have to contact them for that. Not that I'm in any position to pursue.
 
with Alpina cars from this time period, its all about the documentation. Chris is correct about the four digit number, but earlier heads had 3 digits. the problem with the B2 was they were generally done as kits through dealers, not by Alpina. a real Alpina car has everything done to it - engine, head, suspension, seats, wheels, gauges. complete cars by Alpina are rare. real B2-S engines or B3 engines have detailed build sheets. B2, B2-S + B3 engines were put into the e9, the e3, the e24 and i believe some e12.

i am not sure the e9 or 2002 cars had the Alpina plaque - i know the e21 did, and there is some confusion there - there is one that has B6 ... there is another one that has C1 ... then there is the basic one ... and they had the number on it.
 
i look at it in a little different way - choosing not to afford it. its one thing to drive around Atlanta in a vintage car that is built up to be even better performing ... and perhaps a little more unassuming. if somebody hits you are crushed, but you can fix it or transfer everything to a different CS ... if you are in a B2 or B2-S, or a CSL - devastation sets in.

don't get me wrong, i would love to have one, as long as i had a great CS to drive on any given day.
 
rsporsche said:
with Alpina cars from this time period, its all about the documentation. Chris is correct about the four digit number, but earlier heads had 3 digits. the problem with the B2 was they were generally done as kits through dealers, not by Alpina. a real Alpina car has everything done to it - engine, head, suspension, seats, wheels, gauges. complete cars by Alpina are rare. real B2-S engines or B3 engines have detailed build sheets. B2, B2-S + B3 engines were put into the e9, the e3, the e24 and i believe some e12.

i am not sure the e9 or 2002 cars had the Alpina plaque - i know the e21 did, and there is some confusion there - there is one that has B6 ... there is another one that has C1 ... then there is the basic one ... and they had the number on it.
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From the description this car sounds like a coupe with an Alpina kit added by a dealer.
 
Ohmess said:
From the description this car sounds like a coupe with an Alpina kit added by a dealer.
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in all likelihood that would be the case as most B2 were done by dealers selling parts. you can see the obvious things, deco stripes, Alpina air dam, Alpina 16" wheels, alpina seats ... but no gauges, no pics of any of the suspension. the listing says weber side drafts, but i believe the Alpina B2 kit had Solex carbs (at least early on - perhaps @BMW Pete or @eastsideM3 has a more informed understanding). documentation is everything and i don't see anything presented.

this is a car done very well, as usual, there are some little things like the plastic coolant reservoir that should be metal, the black fan, the wrong hose on the brake fluid reservoir, some yellow zinc nuts on the valve cover, wrong color brake calipers, no red screwdrivers in the toolbox. these are small things, but you would expect them to be correct for being sold on a car at a very high level.
 
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No doubt a nice car, but an Alpina car or one equipped in the days?All this Alpina stuff is readily available as copies on the open market. Like mentionned above, only the documentation can bring some light on the subject.
 
Gerrit, I also thought that the horizontal Alpina badge on the seats was introduced with the E12 and E24 based models, mainly B7 and B9? And only on Recaro seats - but it seems I am wrong here?
Honestly, until some hours ago I also thought that the stripe fabric was not used before those models (that is, I thought it was not ever used for E9 seats), but after looking at some B2/S pics on the net it seems like I am definitely wrong here... Always learning something new :)
 
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