Alpina Classic Shop

Thanks for the link.. what a walk through history.

My '88 E28 M5 and '85 Euro M635CSi both had this Alpina rear trunk spoiler:

I just bought a used front air dam that looks like this.. with the intent to modify it to fit an E3:
 
Yes - as they focus on maintanence of the classic Alpinas and development of the exclusive Bovensiepen Zagato with transfer of the trademark to BMW...
Bovensiepen Zagato
They still need to earn money (not only through wine sales).
 
That is a very nice looking car.

Question - which trademark is being transferred to BMW?
 
BMW bought the Alpina brand back in 2022, final transfer takes place now. The last Buchloe Alpinas are built till end of 2025, delivered until mid 2026 AFAIK.
I found this BMW press release in English language, as an example:

BMW buys Alpina

But probably you were aware of this already.
 
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Alpina is the car romance of my life, but this press release was the second time they broke my heart. First time was the "non-aggression treaty" preventing that once again a B7(S) could be more powerful than a M635CSi, a B10 BiT more powerful than a M5 3.6 or 3.8 and a B8 more powerful than an M3 3.0 or 3.2...
Just kiddin' - I love the Bovensiepens anyways :)
 
That's cool they are offering these, says, "In Stock."

 
I saw part of an interview with Andreas Bovensiepen, CEO of Bovensiepen Automobiles in which he basically stated that BMW and Alpina agreed that there was likely not going to be a place for Alpina versions of BMW production cars in an EV world. He also commented that EVs require several competencies that Alpina does not currently have (like software development). The company will remain in operation, with an Alpina Classics division concentrating on supporting their older models and an engineering arm that does chassis and suspension consulting for BMW, Mini, Rolls, etc.

Bovensiepen commented that they did not intend to compete with BMW M cars, claiming Alpinas were more luxurious than sporty. That said, many of their cars had far more torque available at lower rpms that even BMW M cars, enabling a different driving experience (which I have yet to experience).
 
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