I've been waiting until it felt "real" before introducing myself to this great group... Since I'm on my way next week for the final "punch-list" inspection and test drive on this gorgeous E9, it's feeling pretty real!
This is a Dec. 1973 production, delivered June 1974, VIN: 4340128, original color: Turkis
I have seen a collection of "before" pictures on this one, and been through the paperwork. As far as I can tell from the registrations (from memory), it was last registered to drive in the late '80's, and had been in an Italian car dealer's showroom and not driven since '94.
It looks really clean and rust-free. I did a careful inspection, including with a digital endoscope in the frames and rails, and although I did find some powdery, completely dry dirt way up in the front frame rails, underneath it was... wax! Apparently the first Italian owner had this car liberally doused in protective wax. The interiors of the doors, pillars, rockers, frame rails all covered in wonderful wax!
So here is the Turkis Unicorn...
The car has been gone over really well, not a full rotisserie frame-off, but the whole underside was blasted, painted in Turkis, then heavy chip guard, and then Turkis again.
Before:
After:
The motor has been redone, top and bottom, rebuilt alternator, etc... Original block, '81 valve head:
And installed:
Unfortunately the top dash is not original, but has been replaced with a tastefully done stitched leather replacement, and wood refinished:
With a nice 360mm Nardi wheel:
Oops, hit the picture limit!
This is a Dec. 1973 production, delivered June 1974, VIN: 4340128, original color: Turkis
I have seen a collection of "before" pictures on this one, and been through the paperwork. As far as I can tell from the registrations (from memory), it was last registered to drive in the late '80's, and had been in an Italian car dealer's showroom and not driven since '94.
It looks really clean and rust-free. I did a careful inspection, including with a digital endoscope in the frames and rails, and although I did find some powdery, completely dry dirt way up in the front frame rails, underneath it was... wax! Apparently the first Italian owner had this car liberally doused in protective wax. The interiors of the doors, pillars, rockers, frame rails all covered in wonderful wax!
So here is the Turkis Unicorn...
The car has been gone over really well, not a full rotisserie frame-off, but the whole underside was blasted, painted in Turkis, then heavy chip guard, and then Turkis again.
Before:
After:
The motor has been redone, top and bottom, rebuilt alternator, etc... Original block, '81 valve head:
And installed:
Unfortunately the top dash is not original, but has been replaced with a tastefully done stitched leather replacement, and wood refinished:
With a nice 360mm Nardi wheel:
Oops, hit the picture limit!
