Tone
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Gary, the car looks great. It’s nice to see another Granarot. Good luck with the sale. As an aside, I also have a E31. A 1991 Canadian spec 850i.
All the best, Tim.
All the best, Tim.
Lorelei will be available for purchase
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Tim,
Thanks, and the car can look like Granarot in some light, but it is actually Surinamrot, a Porsche color in 1980 and 81. It has a bit of copper tone to it, and not quite as deep red as Granatrot. The 3rd owner - who had all the restorations/modifications done, loved the combination of this color with the grey full leather interior (custom made) so much that he bought a 'bespoke' sailboat and had the hull stained to this red color and the topside painted the same shade of grey as the interior was when I bought it. Turns out, the sailboat purchase turned into a friendship with the salesman, and the salesman became the 4th owner when #3 decided to sell it in 2006.
Gary
Thanks, and the car can look like Granarot in some light, but it is actually Surinamrot, a Porsche color in 1980 and 81. It has a bit of copper tone to it, and not quite as deep red as Granatrot. The 3rd owner - who had all the restorations/modifications done, loved the combination of this color with the grey full leather interior (custom made) so much that he bought a 'bespoke' sailboat and had the hull stained to this red color and the topside painted the same shade of grey as the interior was when I bought it. Turns out, the sailboat purchase turned into a friendship with the salesman, and the salesman became the 4th owner when #3 decided to sell it in 2006.
Gary
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Gary--I wish you well in the sale of your Coupe. The red with tan interior is a great combination. Still hope to get up there to visit my mom and we go for a ride around Westown school/lake. Offering your car on the forum is a good idea. Bet you have a bunch of spare parts to sell also!
Nice meeting you and your wife at New Hope yesterday (I had the white 911). Your coupe is beautiful! Good luck with the sale.
Thanks Len. Again, congratulations to you and to Steve for your new 'ribbons on the wall'. It was a fabulous day, and I got exactly the results I wanted from displaying Lorelei. Don't we wish every August day could be like that one!!
Cheers,
Gary--
Cheers,
Gary--
Thanks Gary. Just what I need, another ribbon! Yes, it was a gorgeous day, perfect for showing off the color of your coupe! Enjoy the rest of the Summer!
Lorelei has been invited to a 'kind of' family reunion' with many of her great-great-great-great grandchildren. The owner of the local BMW dealership (Otto's BMW of West Chester) saw Lorelei last week when I drove her there to pick up some parts. After some discussion about our families and what's happened over the past 35 years, I told him the car was going to be for sale, and that I'd be away for the next 5 weeks ('chatting was necessary, as we hadn't seen each other in that 35 year period, but had interfaced quite a bit in the '70's and early '80's when I had the two e9's and two e'3's - AND Otto's BMW could only afford to have one car on the showroom floor instead of the 100+ they now have on the floor and lot).
He said he'd love to have that car on the showroom floor for new car customers to see what a 45 year old BMW could still look like. So, as of 11 AM this morning, she is ensconced in Otto's showroom along with about a dozen or so of the latest 2019/2020 models. She'll return home on 9/23. So far, none of the "kids" have stuck up their noses or thrown spitballs relating to her 'invasion' of their era. Most of the employees at the dealership had never seen an e9 in person, and I don't think any of them had ever heard about the model's racing success.
For anyone in the area, the owner (Michael Vadasz) would love to have you come browse at his dealership for your new BMW, and I'll vouch for him being a great guy as well as outstanding businessman.
Gary
He said he'd love to have that car on the showroom floor for new car customers to see what a 45 year old BMW could still look like. So, as of 11 AM this morning, she is ensconced in Otto's showroom along with about a dozen or so of the latest 2019/2020 models. She'll return home on 9/23. So far, none of the "kids" have stuck up their noses or thrown spitballs relating to her 'invasion' of their era. Most of the employees at the dealership had never seen an e9 in person, and I don't think any of them had ever heard about the model's racing success.
For anyone in the area, the owner (Michael Vadasz) would love to have you come browse at his dealership for your new BMW, and I'll vouch for him being a great guy as well as outstanding businessman.
Gary
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Belgiumbarry
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sorry Gary , i for sure , don't buy anymore "new" BMW's…. my 650i was the last …. they are all the same now, just small, bigger and biggest.
( and the most important reason, with a healthy engine , no more manuals. )
( and the most important reason, with a healthy engine , no more manuals. )
For daily transport I have gone over to the Dark Side. Leasing. Some great deals, put zero down, gap insurance built in, peace of mind dealing with a rolling chip only the IT guys can service, I am always under warranty, not under water, free maintenance. In the second year of my third, three year lease. If I bought a $35,000. car nine years ago I would break even. Why own a depreciating instrument?
beautiful presentation! Only thing I'd add is maybe at least one side, have both windows (front and rear) down.
Pillarless coupes should show off its virtues!
Pillarless coupes should show off its virtues!
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That's just a stunning car Gary! Dealership has to be proud and honored to display it...
Steve C, my son just leased his 1st new car and I purchased his old one (you know the one you buy for them but it's his car,funny how that works) and I'm fixing it up and now he see how cute it is clean and dent free and no payments.
Steve C, my son just leased his 1st new car and I purchased his old one (you know the one you buy for them but it's his car,funny how that works) and I'm fixing it up and now he see how cute it is clean and dent free and no payments.
Right Tim, and your, once his, old? car will outlive his new lease and cost you less in the long run. Even though you paid for it twice. Yes, funny how that works.That's just a stunning car Gary! Dealership has to be proud and honored to display it...
Steve C, my son just leased his 1st new car and I purchased his old one (you know the one you buy for them but it's his car,funny how that works) and I'm fixing it up and now he see how cute it is clean and dent free and no payments.
I'm not a red-car person, but this makes me wobbly-kneed.
Gary, truly a beautiful coupe. you have done a wonderful job with this car.
Jay,
I have no idea how you can live in OK and not be a fan of 'red'!! (I grew up in NE, and red is the statewide epidermis - but for the past few years it's been because of embarrassment at the Huskers record!) Well, maybe Orange and Black are ok in some parts of OK.
Gary
I have no idea how you can live in OK and not be a fan of 'red'!! (I grew up in NE, and red is the statewide epidermis - but for the past few years it's been because of embarrassment at the Huskers record!) Well, maybe Orange and Black are ok in some parts of OK.
Gary
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Never, Red all the way!
Manthri Srinath
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May I ask about those wheels? Are they 15” 2 piece wheels? They look like polished steel. Is that so?
Oh. Just saw the newer posts. That’s a gorgeous car. Clearly really thoroughly sorted. So nice.
Oh. Just saw the newer posts. That’s a gorgeous car. Clearly really thoroughly sorted. So nice.
They are 16x7 and 16x8 staggered Weds Bavaria wheels. They are two piece wheels with aluminum centers and aluminum barrels. Gary polishes the lips himself!