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Originally Posted by flipwils11
Found out about this through a post on the mye28 board. Very incredible to have found such a rare car. I was so excited I called my friend Mitch Brookhyser since he knows a lot about these B2S motors and early Alpina history. Apparently he had already seen this thread and talked to you offline.
I'd love to see more pictures and hear what your plans are for it. There don't seem to be that many more finds like this out there, but this certainly gives hope. So would you say that this car is very close in specs to the Dave Beddows Alpina Bavaria in NorthWest Canada (check it out on seniorsix.org) even though Dave's car was built by Dietel and your car was converted by Bovensiepen? Neat coincidence since Dave's car is silver as well.
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Yes I contacted Mitch when I first located the car. I also contacted Dave about his car. Im not 100% sure, but I believe his car only has Alpina wheels and suspension. The motor brakes and everything else are not to any of the Alpina conversion specs. This car was taken to Alpina for the full B2S conversion similar to the CSL with exception to the diff cooler. The conversion was done in 79 so they used the larger 16" wheels and put a full Alpina interior in the car, something that would not have been available had the conversion been done in 73 or 74.
Plans for the car now are "I really dont know"
I wanted to get the car looking a little better and running, so its there now, but it will probably go into storage for a little while until I figure out whats next. Realistically because of its rarity, it should be stripped and restored, but I dont think I will be the one doing that. Its a nice platform because all the Alpina items are still there, and E3 parts and donor cars can be found fairly cheap.
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