CARS CONTINENTAL BMW SUFFOLK

[Barry.b]

Hi guys
I just checked back over the paperwork that I have from the first owner of my car in 1974
And from this I can see that the car was serviced at 5,000 , 10,000 , 15,000 and 20,000 miles
At a garage called : CARS CONTINENTAL SUFFOLK LTD - Main BMW dealers
Suffolk, 159 London road , Ipswich .
So I guess he bought it new from there .
Does anyone else have a car sold new from there ?
Or does anyone know about the place and does it still exist ???

 

[HB Chris]

 

[Barry.b]

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It’s been replaced by another seller from the German market ... Lidl
Oh well no more lovely BMW’s there .

 

[Wes]

I'm assuming the paperwork was with the car? My 1972 CS was UK delivered but have never been able to trace to who/where.

 

[Barry.b]

I'm assuming the paperwork was with the car? My 1972 CS was UK delivered but have never been able to trace to who/where.

Hi Wes , yes the paperwork was with the car
So it is nice to try and solve a 46 year old puzzle.
I found out yesterday that apparently all early e9’s sent to the UK , left Germany as LHD and were converted by Bmw in the uk before delivery to the first owner.
I think that was until 1974 , did you know that, yours was probably one of them .

 

[HB Chris]

BMW Consessionaires was a BMW Distributor/dealer and not owned by BMW but they were a reputable entity back when they existed from many accounts by members. Your coupe was in good hands back then.

 

[Barry.b]

BMW Consessionaires was a BMW Distributor/dealer and not owned by BMW but they were a reputable entity back when they existed from many accounts by members. Your coupe was in good hands back then.

Good to hear !!!

 

[Wes]

Hi Wes , yes the paperwork was with the car
So it is nice to try and solve a 46 year old puzzle.
I found out yesterday that apparently all early e9’s sent to the UK , left Germany as LHD and were converted by Bmw in the uk before delivery to the first owner.
I think that was until 1974 , did you know that, yours was probably one of them .

Yes my car was delivered as a CSA in 1972, which from memory there were no RHD cars produced that early. That said having had the car apart there's no trace of it having been a LHD so all a mystery to me. It also spent some time in South Africa. I suspect it went there pretty early as it had almost zero rust when I bought it a few years back.

 

[Barry.b]

Yes my car was delivered as a CSA in 1972, which from memory there were no RHD cars produced that early. That said having had the car apart there's no trace of it having been a LHD so all a mystery to me. It also spent some time in South Africa. I suspect it went there pretty early as it had almost zero rust when I bought it a few years back.

Apparently they might have been converted to RHD here :

DoverGarages.altervista.org

Information about the historical activies of Garages in Dover, Kent

www.dovergarages.altervista.org