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BMW E3 2500 originally supplied to Sweden and therefore please note this vehicle is Left Hand Drive!
Imported to the UK and subsequently registered with DVLA in May 2018.
Swedish registration document and supporting DVLA letter contained within file.
Shortly after purchase, the previous owner commissioned BMW specialist Hughes Brothers Ltd in Derby to install the more powerful M30B34 (E28) 535 engine and 5 speed manual gearbox from the later E34. The car runs Motronic 1. 3 and the engine wiring was all done by Hughes Brothers.
Prior to installation the B34 engine was stripped and rebuilt with new gaskets, seals, chain guides, all valves lapped in and stem seals replaced. No expense was spared and sensibly many ancillary items were also replaced at same time including all coolant hoses etc.
More recently the underside of the car has also been subject to a major refresh including both subframes being removed, blasted and powder coated. Hughes Bros replaced every nut, bolt washer and perishable items as well as installing new fuel and brake lines.
This has resulted in a very reliable and usable classic, which is what the previous owner did, using the vehicle as a daily driver!
It was originally Fjord blue, resprayed a dark red in Sweden, then re sprayed again in 2020 in grey.
The blue leather interior is in good condition for age with great ’patina’.
The door cards and headlining are also in good condition.
The bodywork sadly has seen better days with some rust affecting several panels. It will be a choice for the next custodian to decide whether they choose to do a long or short term repair or simply leave it as is and just enjoy driving it!
I purchased the car in June and drove it down to the Le Mans Classic with a group of family and friends a week or so later. It performed superbly and got us there and back in comfort with no issues and made it a particularly memorable weekend.
Unfortunately a change in my circumstances means this car is sadly back up for sale again.
Car supplied with original handbooks and lots of invoices to support all of the work carried out and parts purchased.
A large quantity of spare parts including a full set of door glass, windscreen rubber, spare dash, spare door cards and trim, spare carpet, spare headlights and Indicator lenses, rear number plate panel etc are available for seperate negotiation if interested.
Thanks for reading all this, apologies if I have missed anything important, but please call or message for any further details or to arrange a viewing.
Thank you. I am no mechanic, so the thought of buying a classic car that had received a full underbody refresh, had a powerful and reliable engine and had been used regularly without any issues by the previous owner was a major attraction for me and I have thoroughly enjoyed driving it.
