BMW e12 M535i
Posted: Mon 23 Feb 2009, 11:38
Hi Guys
It's time to introduce another BMW to this forum. This car is the grand-daddy of the M5, and although only assembled in SA from CKD kits from Germany, they were assembled in Rosslyn and should count as a SA car. They have special mention in the BMW M Registry as SA cars and only 240 of the original e12 cars were assembled before they changed to an e12/e28 hybrid in SA. A further 1,416 of these cars were built in SA before the e28 M5 was launched.
This particular car in the photos is number 78 of the original 240 e12 cars built and is in really good shape. She is on her way into my garage....
Specs on the car were a 214bhp in line six (3,453cc) with Bosch L-Jetronic Fuel injection, Getrag 5 Speed Manual box and LS Diff. 0-100kmh in 7.1 seconds and a 224kmh top speed. That is Muscle Car territory.
Anyone interested can check out the following link: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=3
It's time to introduce another BMW to this forum. This car is the grand-daddy of the M5, and although only assembled in SA from CKD kits from Germany, they were assembled in Rosslyn and should count as a SA car. They have special mention in the BMW M Registry as SA cars and only 240 of the original e12 cars were assembled before they changed to an e12/e28 hybrid in SA. A further 1,416 of these cars were built in SA before the e28 M5 was launched.
This particular car in the photos is number 78 of the original 240 e12 cars built and is in really good shape. She is on her way into my garage....
Specs on the car were a 214bhp in line six (3,453cc) with Bosch L-Jetronic Fuel injection, Getrag 5 Speed Manual box and LS Diff. 0-100kmh in 7.1 seconds and a 224kmh top speed. That is Muscle Car territory.
Anyone interested can check out the following link: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=3
I had a 530 and one of those M535i Bmws a few years ago.