Luxury GT or Sports car? The fact is that the 840 Ci did both exceptionally well especially when blended with the Sport pack. The car truly was an awesome all rounder. A stunning long distance GT car that still gave the enthusiast owner an exciting sporty drive. Very clever really and I don’t think any of us realised just how good it was when launched. We were all guilty of living in the shadow of the 6 series especially the M635 CSI. It was also great to see a pillar-less coupe again from BMW, something the 6 series sadly missed.

BMW wanted to reach out to an entirely new customer base with the E31. A new level of luxury and driver comfort in a sporty GT was aimed at the truly high end luxury market. The 8 was BMWs flagship for a decade.

Of all the E31 models the 840 had to be the best all rounder of the bunch. The compact V8 enhanced the driver experience still further.

This car is very well known to us here at Classic Heroes having looked after it for many years. The current fastidious owner is a serial E31 enthusiast. This example sat alongside another 840 and his beloved 850 CSI. This particular example was detailed and used for BMW Car Club concours events with great success. When looking around this extraordinary car, it is very clear that it has had a cosseted life with all previous owners.

The owner instructed us to perform a program of age related preventive maintenance over the last few years, followed by very careful underside structural bodyshell clean and protection with cavity wax.
This example is a later 4. 4 litre version which gave increased torque and improved fuel economy. Launched in January 1995, only 3075 cars were produced. Packing 286 bhp and 420 Nm of torque. This luxurious GT was propelled to 60 mph in just 7 seconds with the automatic gearbox.

This car has been maintained to the very highest level and represents one of the very best on the market.

HISTORY

Three previous owners and only 79, 100 miles. 100% complete service history and many supporting documents. Supplied by Sytner BMW Nottingham and serviced by Sytner until two years ago.

Built 16/ 3/ 1998

1st Registration 1/ 5/ 1998

Pre-Delivery Inspection 1/ 5/ 1998

Oil Service 16/ 10/ 1998 9, 535 Miles

Inspection I 26/ 7/ 1999 18, 749 Miles

Oil service / Annual Check 7/ 4/ 2001 26, 848 Miles

Inspection II / Annual Check 24/ 7/ 2001 37, 342 Miles

Annual Check 29/ 4/ 2002 42, 359 Miles

Oil Service 22/ 9/ 2003 50, 049 Miles

Annual Check 4/ 5/ 2006 56, 084 Miles

Oil Service / Annual Check 9/ 5/ 2008 58, 491 Miles

Oil Service / Annual Check 3/ 6/ 2011 61, 953 Miles

Inspection II / Annual Check 20/ 9/ 2011 63, 495 Miles

Oil service 17/ 5/ 2013 69, 106 Miles

Inspection I 20/ 4/ 15 71, 037 Miles

Oil & Safety Service 16/ 5/ 16 73, 973 Miles

Installed HID Headlights, Complete underside clean, rust prevention and cavity wax protection. 25/ 2/ 17 74, 597 Miles

Inspection II Service 19/ 6/ 19 78, 467 Miles

Specification

Arctic silver metallic
Anthracite black buffalo leather
4. 4 Litre
Switchable automatic
Servotronic Steering
BMW EWS alarm / immobiliser system
Motorsport Package
Motorsport Suspension
Motorsport Steering wheel
Motorsport Aerodynamic package
17” Turbine style wheels
Electric steering column
Electric sunroof
Sunblind’s
Floor mats
Warning Triangle
Anti-dazzle rear view mirror
Sports front seats with memory and heating
Automatic air recirculation
Cruise control
BMW Car phone
BMW Business RDS radio
BMW Hifi speaker system
BMW 6 stack CD changer
Anthracite headlining
On-board computer
Driver and passenger airbag
High level brake light

This exceptional example is the best we have seen for some years, having never fallen into the wrong hands and it is presented to the very highest standard.

The car will be handed over to the new owner having been serviced and prepared by the workshop team and with all original manuals, handbooks, fully stamped service book, service wallet, lovely document file, all tools and spare keys.