1991 Alpina C2.5 Touring
Discussion
Someone suggested yesterday that I should add a thread on my own car, so hopefully this is of interest to others. And I'll get the "defensive" bit out of the way first before anyone points it out 
- this Alpina is a Sytner-built car not a Buchloe one, which I know there can be a bit of snobbery about, and it's just the M20-engined 2.5 E30, not the M20 2.7 C2 or M30 3.5 B6 that Alpina also produced. But having said that, I don't really care and still love it 
Anyway, the car was built in Munich in 1990 as a standard 325i Touring, but was ordered in "Dunkelsaphirblau Metallic", AKA "Alpina Blue", and then shipped to Sytner's in Nottingham for conversion to C2.5-specification, which comprised of:
- Alpina "Sport" kit added - front airdam, Momo steering wheel, wooden gear knob, 16" wheels
- Alpina pinstripe "deco set" added
- Alpina cam
- Alpina ECU
- Alpina exhaust
The above mechanical changes took the power rating from a 325i-standard figure of 170BHP up to 190, and while not supercar fast, it can still produce a reasonable turn of speed today! Sytner's also commissioned a local firm to produce an Alpina-style upholstery for the interior, which can be seen in the photos below
It was then registered on GB plates in February 1991, and sent up to John Clark BMW/Alpina in Aberdeen as a demo car for a number of months. It was then sold and used, from what I can establish, as a daily driver for the next 7 or 8 years, but has added very little mileage to the clock in the last decade or so, with it now sitting on 124k miles
These C2 Tourings are pretty rare, and I believe there were just 14 produced by Sytner in total, of which only 3 were the C2.5 variety as opposed to C2-2.7. This is the only Alpina Blue one that I know of too. There was also a twin in Alpine White with red leather interior built and converted at the same time as my car, and also sold through John Clark, but I've not been able to trace the whereabouts of that one since 2006
I don't do a huge amount of driving in it, as it's more for the odd little road-trip and a weekend run-out. For such use it never fails to put a smile on my face, and the odd passer-by too It's away for the winter currently, but when it comes out again in the spring it'll get its annual oil change and check-up. The timing belt, water pump and a good few other items were changed earlier this year, and it's purred along nicely right through the summer
Oh, and the BMW Bavaria Reverse C hifi is a bit too early to be the original period item, but a recently purchased Nakamichi is going in soon instead of it
- this Alpina is a Sytner-built car not a Buchloe one, which I know there can be a bit of snobbery about, and it's just the M20-engined 2.5 E30, not the M20 2.7 C2 or M30 3.5 B6 that Alpina also produced. But having said that, I don't really care and still love it Anyway, the car was built in Munich in 1990 as a standard 325i Touring, but was ordered in "Dunkelsaphirblau Metallic", AKA "Alpina Blue", and then shipped to Sytner's in Nottingham for conversion to C2.5-specification, which comprised of:
- Alpina "Sport" kit added - front airdam, Momo steering wheel, wooden gear knob, 16" wheels
- Alpina pinstripe "deco set" added
- Alpina cam
- Alpina ECU
- Alpina exhaust
The above mechanical changes took the power rating from a 325i-standard figure of 170BHP up to 190, and while not supercar fast, it can still produce a reasonable turn of speed today! Sytner's also commissioned a local firm to produce an Alpina-style upholstery for the interior, which can be seen in the photos below
It was then registered on GB plates in February 1991, and sent up to John Clark BMW/Alpina in Aberdeen as a demo car for a number of months. It was then sold and used, from what I can establish, as a daily driver for the next 7 or 8 years, but has added very little mileage to the clock in the last decade or so, with it now sitting on 124k miles
These C2 Tourings are pretty rare, and I believe there were just 14 produced by Sytner in total, of which only 3 were the C2.5 variety as opposed to C2-2.7. This is the only Alpina Blue one that I know of too. There was also a twin in Alpine White with red leather interior built and converted at the same time as my car, and also sold through John Clark, but I've not been able to trace the whereabouts of that one since 2006
I don't do a huge amount of driving in it, as it's more for the odd little road-trip and a weekend run-out. For such use it never fails to put a smile on my face, and the odd passer-by too
It's away for the winter currently, but when it comes out again in the spring it'll get its annual oil change and check-up. The timing belt, water pump and a good few other items were changed earlier this year, and it's purred along nicely right through the summerOh, and the BMW Bavaria Reverse C hifi is a bit too early to be the original period item, but a recently purchased Nakamichi is going in soon instead of it
Edited by Leins on Saturday 28th September 11:35
that looks fabulous. 
Leins said:
Someone suggested yesterday that I should add a thread on my own car
Thanks for posting it up! It looks great, the body kit manages to improve on what is already a classic design. I would have thought that 190bhp was plenty is something like this, enough to get a bit lairy anyway.
Look after it.
absolutely love it!
Well done, and on the details like the Nakamichi too.
Can't help but wonder how it would look with silver Alpina stripes, but it just looks fab as is, and the Alpina blue looks brighter than the more recent cars- lovely.
i wouldn't worry about snobbery. You've got a great car there. Enjoy it!
Well done, and on the details like the Nakamichi too.
Can't help but wonder how it would look with silver Alpina stripes, but it just looks fab as is, and the Alpina blue looks brighter than the more recent cars- lovely.
i wouldn't worry about snobbery. You've got a great car there. Enjoy it!
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