Pittraider18
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Here is a better-ish pic of the full car from a local show about a year back.
E3 Alpina?
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plee31
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Hello all,
Yes, tthis is my car/build. Thank you all for the compliments! It is iindeed a tribute to a super rare post delivery BAVARIA E3 B2's which was equipped with triple Webers, cam headers etc. The B2s was not a street legal engine at that time. During this build, I scoward the Internet and was only able to find less than a hand full of real Bavaria B2's cars which inspired me to build a tribute with a pinch of restomod. Great effort was put into this three year project which required a challenging window out paint job and probably the least sourced rubber window seals in existence along with the impossible to find ALPINA foot pedals located in the war torn region of Karkiv Ukraine! The original paint was Fijord blue. It is also sitting on Ground Control coilovers, front and rear suspension technique swaybars along with custom yellow powder coated Wilwood brakes. This car is lightweight and fast! LOL!! For more pictures go to Instagram @pblee31 thanks!!
-Phil
Yes, tthis is my car/build. Thank you all for the compliments! It is iindeed a tribute to a super rare post delivery BAVARIA E3 B2's which was equipped with triple Webers, cam headers etc. The B2s was not a street legal engine at that time. During this build, I scoward the Internet and was only able to find less than a hand full of real Bavaria B2's cars which inspired me to build a tribute with a pinch of restomod. Great effort was put into this three year project which required a challenging window out paint job and probably the least sourced rubber window seals in existence along with the impossible to find ALPINA foot pedals located in the war torn region of Karkiv Ukraine! The original paint was Fijord blue. It is also sitting on Ground Control coilovers, front and rear suspension technique swaybars along with custom yellow powder coated Wilwood brakes. This car is lightweight and fast! LOL!! For more pictures go to Instagram @pblee31 thanks!!
-Phil
plee31
New Member
Also, @BMW45 is absolutely correct! I did a deep dive study of this particular ALPINA because so little is known about the existence of Bavaria B2s. At the time, one could take their prepurchased Bavaria to ALPINA and have it modified to a B2 or B2s. some of the less than hand full ones I found did not even have the striped decal on the sides (as mine). Also to answer a few other concerns, this was originally a US spec version with the diving board bumpers, aluminum belt trim and rear quarter panel turn signals deleted similar to the 2800's. Also as previously mentioned about the located rubber window seals, they were new old stock at $1k each! at that point in the build there was no turning back and had to do it! LOL!! I purchased this car in its original state from an estate sale and Im only the second owner of this documented 51 year old, 75K original mile car. The original owners lived in Monterey CA and both husband and wife passed away in their mid 90's and left all of the maintenance records in the glove compartment. I hope I did them well with this restomod build!
https://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=9236
-Phil
https://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=9236
-Phil
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rblongboarder
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Hi @plee31,
Over time, could you upload a series of photos of this vehicle to the E3 forums or this thread? I think there is a lot of interest in your vehicle and a build thread would be useful to other E3 owners on the site.
Personally, I'm curious to see details of:
JP / rblongboarder @ E9coupe
Over time, could you upload a series of photos of this vehicle to the E3 forums or this thread? I think there is a lot of interest in your vehicle and a build thread would be useful to other E3 owners on the site.
Personally, I'm curious to see details of:
- your interior, including the dash and recaro seats
- photos of the US to Euro bumper replacements
- body work
- suspension, wheels
- links to other alpina information
JP / rblongboarder @ E9coupe
Pittraider18
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Yes! Like @Rlongboarder says, we would love a build thread documented on here if you find the time. I'd love to see more pictures here.
eastsideM3
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Alpina did put a right drive Alpina e3 on the cover of their UK parts catalog. It was a very rare build. I’ve only come accross three, one on the catalog cover and another that I believe is a real car but has no documents owned by a friend in Germany.
My car was actually owned by a diamond merchant in Israel. He sent the car to Heidegger and traded diamonds for the most powerful upgrade he could get. The car started as an automatic and was converted to a CR 5 speed B2-s in 1979. It went back to Israel then was imported to Miami Florida and traded hands finally finding its way to Fort Lauderdale. Can you imagine finding this car at a local shop five minutes from your house?!? I still remember the day walking in and asking the shop owner if he had a alpina four door. There it sat on a lift in the back corner of his shop.
My car was actually owned by a diamond merchant in Israel. He sent the car to Heidegger and traded diamonds for the most powerful upgrade he could get. The car started as an automatic and was converted to a CR 5 speed B2-s in 1979. It went back to Israel then was imported to Miami Florida and traded hands finally finding its way to Fort Lauderdale. Can you imagine finding this car at a local shop five minutes from your house?!? I still remember the day walking in and asking the shop owner if he had a alpina four door. There it sat on a lift in the back corner of his shop.
There is a good ad pic of one that @robbeddington posted just the other day on Aug. 27th 2025.
Factory ad based on the contact info. Doesn’t hurt that this is the issue of Auto Motor und Sport that pitted the Alpina CSL against all rivals.
