Sold – $41,500 (plus fees) The discontinuation of BMW’s sporty coupe (E9) in 1975 meant it was time for an heir to ascend the throne. By instituting some of its predecessor’s trademark design and styling cues, the new E24 obviously appeared as the E9’s successor, although it was in fact slightly larger in size and…
(For sale, if interested please contact us) An Alpina tuned BMW is always special to see or drive. Aside from the fact that Alpina is unique because they take a pre-existing BMW, which is already designed as an ultimate driver, then enhances it with unique aesthetic and performance upgrades, they do this in exceptionally finite…
I am convinced that car guys have the same life as doctors and lawyers. Not in any responsible sense, but in the advice column. Go to a dinner party with any of those three people and inevitably, someone beside you will lean over and either present their mole, their legal woe, or their car problem. …
Sold – $20,250 (plus fees) Long before the onslaught of modern SUVs, CUVs, and minivans, the wagon reigned supreme. Elongated bodies were motivated by slow, but torque-torrential powerplants responsible for transporting families and their things around the states in comfort. As the wagon began to slip into popular obsolescence during the nineties, fewer and fewer…
Sold – $17,000 (Plus fees) Initially going on sale in America three years after its world premiere in 1992, the E36 M3 was designed and engineered to uphold the legacy of the E30 M3. Employed upon the new E36 chassis, the car was now longer and more powerful thanks to a larger straight-six engine. When…
Sold – $7,200 (Plus fees) Basking in the spotlight’s warmth during its grand debut at the Brussels Motor Show in 1955 was BMW’s newest mid-range motorcycle, the R60. Along with its siblings, the R60 premiered to the world as an auspicious torchbearer to its prosperous predecessors. An entirely redesigned frame augmented considerable improvements to driveline…
Sold – $9,100 (Plus Fees) Known around the world for their durable construction and mechanical longevity, BMW’s R50 models first established the reputation that modern BMW Motorrad is built upon. Over 100,000 units were constructed – in varying designation – throughout the R50’s nineteen-year production life. Although primitive by contemporary standards, their design – much…
Sold – $32,000 (Plus Fees) BMW’s Motorsport division has won many accolades for its engine designs and near-flawless execution of vehicle enhancement without exuberant excess. While concocting the fourth generation M3 coupe (E92), BMW’s M Masterminds seemingly took their work home with them to make sure it came out of the oven perfectly. A new…
Sold – $23,635 (Plus Fees) Concluding its tour of service in 1975, BMW’s E9 platform was decommissioned and its replacement, the E24 began rolling off assembly lines. The direct successor to the E9, the E24 aimed to update the series for a new decade while resolving a longstanding issue with its predecessor, which was cabin…
Bid to – $36,500 Sleek, elegant, and on the cusp of the technological future, the 5-series – since its introduction in 1972 – worked hard to inject enjoyable performance in a typically dull market area – the sedan. Then nine years after its original inception, the 5-series underwent some minor cosmetic and mechanical surgery to…
Sold – $29,500 (Plus Fees) In Europe, from 1977 until 1980 the BMW Alpina B8 was available for purchase. It offered exciting enhancements over the standard 5-series with regards to performance and luxury. The late seventies were a time when Alpina was first beginning to dig its nails into BMW modification outside of racing cars…
A mere five hundred and thirty-three Alpina B6 came out of Germany during the six-year run (1975 to 1983) of the E21 3 series. Finished in non-other than Iberian Red, this little number happens to be one of the first 100 made (62/533). Streaking down the sides are silver Alpina graphics perfectly highlighting the larger-than-standard…
Closing at a final bid of $27,072 (plus fees), our 1958 BMW 600 rolls off the auction block and into a new and happy owner’s garage. The BMW 600, as a whole, represents a unique time in BMW’s heritage as well as an opportunity to own a novel, low-production volume fifties car. Less than 35,000…
It caused a sensation at Turin in 1953 and became so popular that seven countries had their own unique iterations of the car manufactured. We’re of course referring to Italy’s Iso Isetta. The “bubble car,” as it was affectionally nicknamed, was the product of a social environment focused on prudent, resourceful reconstruction after the devastation…
As the success of the BMW Isetta 250 and 300 continued, BMW recognized the necessity to enlarge their product offering by producing a viable four-seater model. Still recovering from the devastation in post-war Germany, BMW was scrambling to retain ownership of their company and generate sales growth. The Isetta 300 was a turning point for…
The climate of the automobile industry in mainland Europe after World War II was one of the burgeoning enterprises utilizing designs allocated or approved by occupying forces. Chiefly, the demand for a small, fuel-efficient car at an exceptionally affordable price was in great demand since few had superfluous income. Italian manufacturer Iso Autoveicoli, in 1953,…
Feeling isolated and alone in your BMW Isetta 300? Well now is your chance to be lonely no more as we are selling the Isetta for four next week! Soon after BMW licensed the Isetta from Iso in 1955, they quickly recognized the publics desire for a slightly larger version of the fuel-sipping small car…
In a strange turn of events, our BMW 600 closed its auction this week without reaching its reservation. However, the seller was content enough with the final bid of $26,500 (plus fees) and after the gavel had slammed reached out to us about his approval of the price, and we were able to arrange the…
The sales success of the BMW Isetta 300 was a momentous windfall for BMW in the late 1950s. The liquidity-strapped company was desperate for saving grace, and their re-engineering project proved to be a blessed boon. Soon after work began on a slightly lengthened variant that would become known as the 600, denoted by its…
Soon to be selling is a museum-kept example of BMWs venture into the microcar community during the 1950s and 1960s. Beginning with the Isetta 300 in 1956, BMW quickly recognized the success small cars could have in post-war Germany. Rationalizing that a slightly larger four-seater would likely be popular, they began work on the 600.…
With the virtual hammer coming down at $177,007 including fees, the BMW found a wonderful buyer and will be heading east bound. Congrats to buyer, BaT and seller for a great show.
Coming soon to Bring a Brosnan, er, Trailer.
