What is an Alpina E3 / 2800 ?

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I occasionally like to look at Euro vehicles on the Autoscout24 website. This car caught my attention:
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I recognize the Alpina wheels, but I'm not familiar with the Alpina badges on the hood & trunk. It appears to be a Series II vehicle, based on the c-pillar. I was wondering if one of our forum members could comment? Does this car have special mods or tuning?
 
hard to tell without any pictures of the engine or documentation of a B2, B2-S or B3 engine, suspension, etc. right now i would have to guess its like a 528e or 535 with a 'M' badge on it ... all lipstick + rouge.
 
rsporsche said:
hard to tell without any pictures of the engine or documentation of a B2, B2-S or B3 engine, suspension, etc. right now i would have to guess its like a 528e or 535 with a 'M' badge on it ... all lipstick + rouge.
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Agreed. It looks very nice, but based on the asking price it's likely an Alpina "tribute" car. Wheels appear to be standard 14" e12 with Alpina badges. Rear seat also looks to be e12 or e28, different color than the door cards.

Autscouto24.com can be very addictive;)
 
This car is either a 2500 with a retrofitted 2.8 or, less likely, a 2800. It is either a Series 2 or a Series 3 (indicator stalk, wiring loom, track width, petrol tank, etc.). It was first registered in November 1973 in, don't know, and came to the Netherlands in October 1999. It might be a good car or not. It has retrofitted seats (origin?), doorpanels (3 litre), headlights, trailer hitch, LPG liquid gas gear, wheels (E12), "Alpina" script on the bootlid, "Alpina" badges here and there and probably more.

There are no pictures of the driver's place, neither seat nor wheel or dashboard. I don't see this as a good sign. No pictures of the engine bay, either. I don't see this... Honestly: who would try to sell a car with Alpina parts and not show the all important engine?

Alpina cars with trailer hitches are very rare, even in the Netherlands. On the other hand, cars that run on liquid gas are common there but only a parvenu would convert a true Alpina to LPG.

There were Alpina E3 just like there were E9.
B1 - 2.8 litre, about 1970/71, before the 3 litre appeared
B2 - 3 litre, about 1971-77, carburettors
B2S - 3 litre, carburettors, S=forged pistons (Schmiedekolben)
B3 - 3 litre, D-Jetronic, overly rare
 
There is a genuine Alpina E3 in the Alpina exhibit ("60 Years of Excellence") currently at the BMWCCA Foundation in South Carolina. Not sure which of Christoph's types it may be. Can't find a photo right now.
 
rsporsche said:
the person who would know is our own @BMW Pete - he had a little something to do with this show.
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Yes, I was merely the circus master who cajoled Alpina and the owners to put this show together :-) with the help of everybody else involved in the Foundation. But as Danny @eastsideM3 is on here and was kind enough to loan his car to the Foundation, I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to describe his car, I will let him do so - or maybe somebody took a picture of the board we created in front of his car.
 
BMW Pete said:
Yes, I was merely the circus master who cajoled Alpina and the owners to put this show together :-) with the help of everybody else involved in the Foundation. But as Danny @eastsideM3 is on here and was kind enough to loan his car to the Foundation, I wouldn't be so presumptuous as to describe his car, I will let him do so - or maybe somebody took a picture of the board we created in front of his car.
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Thanks, Peter. Unless I'm mistaken, Danny owns both the Alpina E3 and E9 in the exhibit. Fabulous examples. Would love to see some pics and more background posted here.
 
rblongboarder said:
I occasionally like to look at Euro vehicles on the Autoscout24 website. This car caught my attention:
www.autoscout24.com

Used BMW Others for sale - AutoScout24

Find new and used BMW Others offers on AutoScout24 - the largest pan-European online car market.
www.autoscout24.com www.autoscout24.com

I recognize the Alpina wheels, but I'm not familiar with the Alpina badges on the hood & trunk. It appears to be a Series II vehicle, based on the c-pillar. I was wondering if one of our forum members could comment? Does this car have special mods or tuning?
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maybe this is a very on-topic for e3 folders, right?

me, still on the 1% that cares...
 
Agreed. I would love to see some more shots of this E3/B2:

Perhaps over time we can collect some additional exterior, interior and under-the-bonnet shots of this vehicle.

The air dam is quite interesting. I just remembered I saw an Alpina E9 last year at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. I took shots of the air dam:
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Post in thread 'The 1970 2800 Project'

This '72 E9 3.0cs Alpina B2S (I think I got the description correct) was very interesting to look at.

I'm not familiar with Alpina builds, but I wanted to specifically say thank you to the owner, because he allowed me take lots of photos of the lower valence. I was particularly interested in the very thin black "scrape strip" at the bottom of the valence. Apparently, the scrape strip was a custom item that could be removed from the valence, and wore down over time as a result of road scrapes... a very nice way to protect your investment. I think I'll be adding this feature to my E3 and...

Seems like the similar paint color...
 
rblongboarder said:
Agreed. I would love to see some more shots of this E3/B2:

Perhaps over time we can collect some additional exterior, interior and under-the-bonnet shots of this vehicle.

The air dam is quite interesting. I just remembered I saw an Alpina E9 last year at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. I took shots of the air dam:
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Post in thread 'The 1970 2800 Project'

This '72 E9 3.0cs Alpina B2S (I think I got the description correct) was very interesting to look at.

I'm not familiar with Alpina builds, but I wanted to specifically say thank you to the owner, because he allowed me take lots of photos of the lower valence. I was particularly interested in the very thin black "scrape strip" at the bottom of the valence. Apparently, the scrape strip was a custom item that could be removed from the valence, and wore down over time as a result of road scrapes... a very nice way to protect your investment. I think I'll be adding this feature to my E3 and...

Seems like the similar paint color...
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