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[CX53]

Ah. I thought as much.. Worth asking though.

Cheers!

[Krikkit]

The complexity of the mechanism for folding hardtops is significantly more than soft-tops, I'd be surprised if anyone would be brave enough to engineer one.

[CX53]

Yeah, I certainly wasn't expecting an electric one but perhaps some sort of fancy folding one or targa sort of thing.. I was sure I'd seen one years ago but like you say unlikely anyone would go to the effort!

[Jimmy Recard]

Someone may have built a one off at enormous cost (like the BMW 635 The Oberserver or whatever it was called), but I'd be 99.9% sure a retrofit wouldn't really be feasible. Having seen the roof on one of those SLs and the space it has to fit, it'd have to fold into about a million pieces to fit unless you seriously modified the structure of the car.

[CX53]

I guess it is what it is, and probably perfectly good anyway if you have a soft top and a hard top for it.

[Stegel]

CX53 said:

Yeah, I certainly wasn't expecting an electric one but perhaps some sort of fancy folding one or targa sort of thing.. I was sure I'd seen one years ago but like you say unlikely anyone would go to the effort!

I'm now entertaining ideas of buying a second hardtop from eBay and creating a targa type arrangement with a lift off panel.....

Certainly, back in the 70s and 80s there was a flourishing aftermarket glass fibre industry offering all sorts of hardtops for MGBs etc., including targa type ones, but the standard of weatherproofing and wind noise control would have been pretty poor, especially if contrasted with the hush of the MB lid - something I'm probably unable to match in my shed as well!

[jke11y]

Pano roof and windows down, or just take the roof off for me

[E65Ross]

Quantum - sent you a couple of emails in response to yours.

Cheers

[QuantumTokoloshi]

E65Ross said:

Quantum - sent you a couple of emails in response to yours.

Cheers

Got it thanks, he will be dropping you a mail in a short while. I hope it works out.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

W210 320 cdi 7 seat what they like on fuel and reliability oh and are they the rusty ones

[Foul Bob]

Blimey, that 7 series looks great!

[JF87]

This 740 looks pretty nice for £1,850. New petrol tank & Continentals; bit of rust on one arch and the boot lid.

[k-ink]

Consider the budget nuked from orbit What do you retro bimmer experts think about these old girls?...

V12 750i, 53k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...


I saw another one earlier today but it has vanished. It was on 11k miles! 4 litres of 740 goodness for £10k.

[cornershop]

560sec just outside thread budget,

http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C760267

[Thankyou4calling]

And there's an even cheaper one than this on Autotrader!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[Lungwun]

k-ink said:

Consider the budget nuked from orbit What do you retro bimmer experts think about these old girls?...

V12 750i, 53k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...


I saw another one earlier today but it has vanished. It was on 11k miles! 4 litres of 740 goodness for £10k.

I would really like to know this as well, i have a hankering for an E38 but really cant make up my mind what model to get.

728, 730, 735, 740, 750?

Then there is the dilemma of pre or post facelift, what options are desirable, (Comfort seats, EDC, Power trunk and steering reach / rake) etc.

Finally what asking prices are justified and which ones are having a laugh.

[Pothole]

This bunch have a few contenders:

http://www.jpcarriagesltd.co.uk/

[k-ink]

Right, found it again!

11k miles 740...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-BMW-740-4-4-auto-11...


Bargain or a piss take? Not cheap for an old car, but that milage is mad.

[golfer19]

k-ink said:

Right, found it again!

11k miles 740...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-BMW-740-4-4-auto-11...


Bargain or a piss take? Not cheap for an old car, but that milage is mad.

That mileage is crazy.
Some nice motors in that garage.

[edo]

k-ink said:

Consider the budget nuked from orbit What do you retro bimmer experts think about these old girls?...

V12 750i, 53k

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...


I saw another one earlier today but it has vanished. It was on 11k miles! 4 litres of 740 goodness for £10k.

I like that. I dont think that is silly money for the condition and miles....

The 11k miler I assume a jap import from the square rear plate? Lazy advert and I hate grey leather!