anyone good with old BMW's ?

[jackal]

can you id this car ?

my old man's first BMW, circa ~1976

most reliable car he'd ever owned and he went on to own around 5 or 6 more of them right into the late 1990's:

[burriana]

Looks like an old 528 to me. No idea which E no I'm afraid. Did it have a central tail pipe?

[agent006]

Looks most like an E12 5 series to me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_E12

[agent006]

Actually, having said that, it could also be an E3 7 series. No vent on the C pillar like on the 5.

[derin100]

It's an E3 Saloon...not a 7-Series.

I had one of those once... 3.0S Automatic...superb car!

[Mustard]

agent006 said:

Actually, having said that, it could also be an E3 7 series. No vent on the C pillar like on the 5.

I think its an E3 (standard wheelbase) to me

[jackal]

ok thanks very much

an E3 is a 7 series though isnt it ?

at least according to teh wikipedia chart it is ?

that would make sense because after this he got a white E23

Edited by jackal on Sunday 25th November 22:10

[deadslow]

derin100 said:

It's an E3 Saloon...not a 7-Series.

I had one of those once... 3.0S Automatic...superb car!

And decently quick!

[Mustard]

derin100 said:

It's an E3 Saloon...not a 7-Series.

I had one of those once... 3.0S Automatic...superb car!

you pipped me to it whilst i was rumaging for a picture lol

[agent006]

jackal said:

an E3 is a 7 series though isnt it ?

It pre-dates the serieses, but it's the equivalent of a 7 at the time.