RE: E39 M5 V8 E31 8 Series = classic BMW perfection

[Still Mulling]

Change the wheels, then yes. Even being termed 'restomod', they've not gone too silly on the price. Fair play!

[Quickmoose]

I'm a lover of alloys filling arches and stance etc and normally bigger = better for me.
But when it's wrong, it's wrong and this beautiful creation deserves a smaller wheel and meatier tyres.

Greta to see the rest of it though. Lovely

[JJJ.]

Very nice and one of BMW's best looking cars too. Just scrap the naff M logo on the seats and dump the wheels. Bingo.

[Fermit]

I think it looks superb, wheels included. You lot whinging about them, pffft, you old farts

[pb8g09]

Good grief that's brilliant.

A lottery win would leave my front drive littered in restomods.

[CKY]

RumbleOfThunder said:

I must be getting old because I think those wheels are too big.

Agreed - I must be older still, as I feel i'd rather just get an 850CSI! I don't think that the (relatively) revvy nature of the S62 would suit the chassis aswell as the S70b56 - attractive though it may be, the 8 series is definitely a 'tourer' as opposed to anything sporting or athletic. Looks a well done conversion though aside from those revolting wheels.

[Type R Tom]

As lovely as it looks, I'm struggling to see the point over restoring a standard one.

[daveco]

Still Mulling said:

Change the wheels, then yes. Even being termed 'restomod', they've not gone too silly on the price. Fair play!

The deep dish 5 spoke allows on the old E34/E38 models would have been perfect.

[CharverDeeksWorth]

What a beauty.

There is a bloke around the corner from me who has an e39 M5 and he looks like he got it to restore. I mean at the time of writing he’s de-badged it very poorly and looks like someone needs to rescue it from him ffs.

[LunarOne]

supacool1 said:

Wheels look a little daft, but the rest is perfect! Love it.

Couldn't agree more. Wheels ruin what is otherwise perfect!

[WPA]

I like it apart from the wheels would look loads better on Alpina's

[JJJ.]

Type R Tom said:

As lovely as it looks, I'm struggling to see the point over restoring a standard one.

I think it's how one values a manual plus another 100+ bhp. And presumably it's a refreshed car (doubt it's a full on rebuild). Still, sub 30k gets an excellent, low mileage automatic 840Ci, horses for courses I suppose.
Personally, I reckon the wise money goes on a 850CSi.

[MDL111]

it looks like the painted the outside lip of the rim with a black line and forgot to put tyres on it
I do like the rest a lot - never liked the 8 when it was new, but I think it aged very nicely

[cerb4.5lee]

ArgonautX said:

The wheels are def too big. And I would keep the V12, it's what makes this car... just make it bigger for more power. M70/73 can be enlarged to 6 litres of displacement.

I'm with you I think too. You can get loads of cars with V8 engines, but not so many with V12's though. So I'd prefer the original engine left in, but with some tweaks/upgrades to it as you say.

[Still Mulling]

daveco said:

Still Mulling said:

Change the wheels, then yes. Even being termed 'restomod', they've not gone too silly on the price. Fair play!

The deep dish 5 spoke allows on the old E34/E38 models would have been perfect.

These ones?

[Shabaza]

Throwing stars didnt come on e38, perhaps he means M parallels

[daveco]

Shabaza said:

Throwing stars didnt come on e38, perhaps he means M parallels

Correctamundo

[DaveyBoyWonder]

supacool1 said:

Wheels look a little daft, but the rest is perfect! Love it.

Very much this. Horrid wheels but easily swapped for some equally cool period correct BMW things.

[VR6 Eug]

Love that, but lose those ugly wheels for the BBS cross spoke type.

[ex-devonpaul]

theicemario said:

Awful, awful wheels. M badge on the back bit naff as well

My thoughts exactly. Smaller wheels, deeper tyres, and remove the "//Middle Management" badge. They're so prevalent these days the wife is thinking of removing the //M badges from her Z4MC so it stands out from the crowd.