lol where did you get that photo?
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- Thread starter Wes
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@Wes congrats on the purchase and thanks for sharing! Those are special cars. I'd love to see some photos of the special details the car has. Any lightening of the trunk hinges or boot or bonnet structures or anything? My E12 M535i is a plebeian in comparison and not just because it's a series 2 E12.
I'll get some more pics mate. In the interim I'll throw up some links to MLE articles as that answers some of your questions.
The BMW 530 MLE is the forgotten M hero
The M-Division story starts here, with a little-known South African
www.whichcar.com.au
www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/touring-cars/the-forgotten-ancestor-of-bmw-m-cars-on-track-in-the-530-mle/
The restored BMW 530 MLE returns home – True legends live forever.
Covers come off BMW's restored 530 Motorsport Limited Edition (MLE) at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn after a year of restoration.
That's right. Each car is hand built. To save weight all of the parcel shelf has had a hole saw taken to it. Same to rear bulkhead and even the pedal box. Thinks there are some pics in the articles. Motor is specific to the model along with some of the suspension from memory.
Somebody asked to describe it the the other day and I said 'four door carb CSL
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Wes - Great find....WOW...she is cleeeeeeeaaaaaaaan!Here it is. Well done to those that picked it. The article and pictures are of my actual car. Production run was just over 100 with only six examples known to remain. What makes this even one even cooler is it was BMWs official press car.
Couple of other fun facts is it's the first ever 'M' Car and the only 'M' to run factory carbs.
it's also lovely to drive...
1976 BMW E12 530 MLE review
Somewhere in South Africa, a long time ago a group of people hatched the first M carwww.tradeuniquecars.com.au
That makes 3, right?
Just a guess, a casual flower arrangement for your beloved one, say on a wedding anniversary, tends to always end up like this:
Just a guess, a casual flower arrangement for your beloved one, say on a wedding anniversary, tends to always end up like this:
That makes 3 in the photo...