Historic Alpina Documentation

[Markos]

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.

 

[JamesE30]

Cool, thanks for sharing

Here is an article I dug up while researching Alpina with some great interior shots.

I actually planned to create a thread solely dedicated to vintage alpina cs/csl information and documentation that I have come accross, and hoped others would contribute to. @Markos what do you think about renaming this thread and dedicating it to such historic documentation?

There are many things scattered around the internet, and many out of date/lost images.
It would be great to stocktake and create one resource for all things Alpina..

 

[Markos]

Done!

Those are some of the clearest pics I’ve seen.

That four spoke Alpina wheel is rather rare. Interestingly enough it was on the cover of the BMW accessories catalog but never offered by BMW.

 

[Markos]

Randomness. I’ll organize later

Note: Early Alpina horn button

Note: This is the early generation alpina plenum made from stamped steel. Also note that Alpina used a black 36ah battery.

Note: Alpina founder Burchard B. Note the four spoke steering wheel. Note the white shift knob. @BMW Pete Finally just scored one of these, which speaks to the rarity. @Keshav has one in his CSL. Not sure if original or reproduced.

Note: Specs from the vendor bake off. Same ‘72 issue as the first ad posted. Pictures of vehicles below and by @JamesE30.

Note: Hard to read but Alpina ZF five speed ratios

Random ads:

Articles:

Same magazine demo car used for vendor display. Note that the B2S did not have vent holes in the spoiler as seen on later Alpina converted e9’s.

Note: This Alpina Steering wheel is special. All other Alpinas have two spoke holes at 10pm and 2pm. This has 3. It is at lest a 380mm but possibly a 400mm.

Note: This steering wheel was found in the Gen1 CSL brochure. Note the atypical dish. Alpina logo is blacked out and you can make out that edit.

Also note the 3pc alpina snowflake wheels. as posted below by @JamesE30. These wheels have alternating closed/open spikes, and were painted all black (no machined face).
Not an Alpina fact, but the Scheels are early 100’s. @JohnP_02 has one of these fine seats.

For context, this is the production 380mm Alpina used on the carb CSL and some 2275 cars. As seen in the CSL supplement. Note the “droopy hub” based on the prototipo S.

 

[JamesE30]

Super! Off to a great start already!

Looking forward to see what pics come out of the woodwork!

Here are some spec sheets to add:

Programmhinweisse von BMW-ALPINA
Different ALPINA package options

Nockenwellem BMW und BMW-ALPINA
Camshaft specs

More to come!

 

[JamesE30]

BMW 2002 ALPINA price list
A.Goeggel Automobile
Price in Swiss Francs

 

[JamesE30]

BMW ALPINA 2800CS
Auto motor und sport 15/1970

Note the very early style 3 piece Alpina wheel in the trunk of #7.
Here is a more recent pic I found of a 2002 equivalent

 

[JamesE30]

Couple other interesting cars,

“3002” fitted with 3L race motor from the 2800CS

Nice shot of the Schnitzer made wheels

 

[Keshav]

BMW ALPINA 2800CS
Auto motor und sport 15/1970

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live pic of the same car….

 

[Marc-M]

I wish i could read and translate German and French to English- looks like great reading....

Just have to look at pictures and enjoy

 

[shanon]

Subscribed..... I'm sure I have a few bits I can toss on this pile

 

[HB Chris]

I’ve never seen such a tall shift lever as in the pic in post #2. It looks like an NK lever as they were used in the NK sedans as you sat higher in the seats.

 

[JamesE30]

(Post e9/e10 but still interesting info about Alpina in the early days)

Issue 3/79 BMW Journal (See attachment)
Documenting release of ALPINA B6 2.8, B7 Turbo (fastest 4 door production car in the world), and B7 Turbo coupe

"Bubo"


*edit*

and...
M&N 1983 catalog Alpina section with price list. (See attachment)
Nice catalog of parts and accessories

 

[shanon]

Alpina 2800cs (KF SC3 interior) from road test 1970. Same press test day as JamesE30's German magazine post, But an English mag's take.

 

[JamesE30]

WHEELS...

Curious about the early ALPINA wheel in the trunk of KF SC3 in the first pics, I did some more digging.
Found these pics here: https://forum.bmw-02-club.de/index.php?topic=90623.0






Also, this cool ALPINA ad from Auto Motor Sport (AMS) 19/1973
Would love to see this in high quality with the missing page as well hmm..

Looks like a copy for sale here:

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[Markos]

I’m loving this thread!

 

[tferrer]

Love those pictures of the K-Fish MFI stuff on the cars. That must sound amazing

 

[Stevehose]

I’m loving this thread!

Agreed it should carry an X rating!

 

[IMSA-CSL]

Hope weather will be better in the next weeks to get back the Alpina B3 on the street.

 

[Keshav]

Hope weather will be better in the next weeks to get back the Alpina B3 on the street.

That is one hell‘ve desirable steering wheel. Rarest of all the Alpina steering wheels?