CARS CONTINENTAL BMW SUFFOLK

B

Barry.b

Well-Known Member
Messages
713
Reaction score
520
Location
Ireland
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 ???
 
C4364F4D-D961-4197-92D4-63AC3EA957B4.png
 
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.
 
Wes said:
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.
Click to expand...
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 said:
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.
Click to expand...
Good to hear !!!
 
Barry.b said:
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 .
Click to expand...

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.
 
Wes said:
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.
Click to expand...
Apparently they might have been converted to RHD here :
www.dovergarages.altervista.org

DoverGarages.altervista.org

Information about the historical activies of Garages in Dover, Kent
www.dovergarages.altervista.org
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top