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Hi Guys, I have just found this site on the web. I live in New Zealand & own the first E24 Alpina B7S Turbo to see the new day, as we are the first country in the world to see the new day.

My B7S Turbo is number 18 of the 30 produced. It has only done 43,000km. It was origially sold by Faltz of Esen in Germany but somehow made its way to Japan where I purchased it at auction & imported it to New Zealand.

It had the usual problems with the Pierburg Dl Fuel injection. We sent it back to Alpina for a comeplete overhaul. The car has since been tuned on a dyno & is running extremely well.

The overall condition of the car is very good. We had some panel work done, a repaint in its original Alpina green. Other than that it has just been a lot of polishing & cleaning.

I'm very pleased to find this site & chat with other B7 owners. I also own & race an ex Works Grp A 635 csi, so I love the E24s. I alss own a '88 E30 M3 Europameister and a 4.6is X5.

It would be fantastic to be able to meet with you guys in Europe at some stage - unfortunately without the car.

Look forward to hearing from you. I will post some photos of the car taken on New Years day 2010, while we are enjoying a beautiful summer. Hope it's not too cold for you Europeans.

Rgs,

Gerry Hodges
 

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Absolutely stunning condition, congratulations for your purchase and care of this legend. This is the only car for which I would depart from my own B7.
Some questions: didn't you like the "B7 turbo" logos in "Art Nouveau" font, on the rear aisles? :haha:
What is your mileage after the Pierburg overhaul? Mine has notably decreased since it (13 mpg) , but perfs are now oustdstanding.
Rgds.
 
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Hi Gerry and welcome to "the board" :thumbsup:
That is a lovely B7S :M5thumbs:
I really like the speedometer in the old B7 ...
I live in southern part of Finnland and for the moment we have a lovely winter weather with blue sky, -15(Celsius) and about 50 cm snow .
In Scandinavia most B7 owners keep the car inside from october-april (7 months :grrrr:) so there is a lot of time to look over things so it is in top condition when when the spring is coming ...

Took a photo through the window at my "homeoffice" :kaffe:


If you are thinking to come over to Europe then I should advise you to come in august so you can visit Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring (Germany) It´s a fantastic event !
 

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Hi Gerard,

Indeed a fantastic car ! As well a car I have been looking after for ages but chances to find one (condition does not matter) REALLY are
close to zero. Honnestly, I gave up looking for one but when I see your's...

The B7s E24 really and definitely belongs to a handful of Alpina models that built the Alpina legend and will for ever and ever remain legends in the legend.

As it is also the case for some other seminal Alpinas, the properties of an E24 B7s definitely make this car a very special one. We are in a different dimension : Very few cars made (30), very impressive performance (we are in 1982), very far away from Diesel, silence and the lack of feeling which rule the world today... And even if the design is sometimes discussed between some hysterical purists circles I think I belong to (quite difficult for a car to make its own name after the very gracious and fabulous E9 bodyshell) it still remains a car that clearly offers some fantastic lines.

I wish you tons of pleasure and zillions of accident free miles at the wheel. The pictures of your car changed my day mmmmmm
 
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:eek:oohhh: Thank's for those lovely pictures. I've just changed my desktop background! :)

Also, please post pictures of the other cars! :biggrinbounce:

Cheers,

Michael
 
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I have been surprised in which parts of the earth the mobile cultural asset is scattered by ALPINA.

Hats him well and if you would like to deliver me PN :3: .


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Very Nice!
Thanks for your post.
Looks absolutly great! - Shadowline/de-chromed bumpers and door handles is a plus.
Please post pic's of engine bay.
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Was shadowline an option back in 1982 ??????

There is a mix between shadowline and chrome ! Doorhandles, bodylists and bumpers is shadowline and window/rear light lists is chrome.
What I can see on pictures from different cars black doorhandles seems to be original .
Here is a full shadowline B7S also in Japan , but is it "homemade" or original ??
http://www.alpina-archive.com/?p=5611
 
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Welcome aboard - that's a stunning car! :goldcup:
 
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Interesting detail of the car on the speedometer : the red zone starting from 100km /h till Vmax ? Did you, Gerard, make the mod ?
Normally, there is only a small red zone at the 50km /h mark (speed which should not be exceeded in European towns) and the rest
of the speedo remains untouched.

I am however quite sure (99,99%) this mod has been done afterwards, after the car being imported into Japan, to remind the driver he should not exceed the 100km /h mark which is, please correct me if I am wrong, the Max speed allowed on highways in Japan.:japan:
 
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A.G.

The "Bingosports" E24 B7s you are referring to is, by far, not original anymore (exhaust, engine bay elements etc...).
I would not put my neck on the table for this car as I think almost everything has been shadowlined / customized
at some point.

Unless I am mistaken (I am not an E24 B7s specialst) only shadowline parts on the B7s E24 were : door handles and driver mirror ! Rest was chrome.
 
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Yannick said:
A.G.

The "Bingosports" E24 B7s you are referring to is, by far, not original anymore (exhaust, engine bay elements etc...).
I would not put my neck on the table for this car as I think almost everything has been shadowlined / customized
at some point.

Unless I am mistaken (I am not an E24 B7s specialst) only shadowline parts on the B7s E24 were : door handles and driver mirror ! Rest was chrome.
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Agree :M5thumbs:
I did´t look at the engine picture but now I see that the complete Pierburg system is gone and replaced with.....blue hoses and some other parts :eek:h:
 
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NZ B7S

Hi Guys,:)
Thank you all so much for your kind words about my Alpina B7S Turbo. It's fantastic to correspond with fellow Alpina enthusiasts around the world. I was thrilled with the response to the photos & hope to carry on corresponding with you for a long time to come.

To answer some of the questions about the car - I'm not sure about the markings on the speedo - they look original. I just thought that was standard.

As far as the Alpina B7S wording that is missing off the rear mudguards. After painting the car in its origial Alpina Green, I had the Alpina stripes re-made but decided to leave off the B7S script on the rear guards. I do have it, but I don't particularly like it. I think the gold Alpina stripes look superb & make the car look longer & sleeker without the wording.

In regards to the shadow black - I believe my car was shadow highlighted after market. It was on all of the chrome & it was flaking off around the windscreen & rear window & generally not painted very well, so I made a decision to strip it all off, back to chrome. As yet, I haven't got around to doing the bumpers. The door handles I believe were done by Alpina & I am leaving them as they are - a much nicer job.

My car has full leather which I believe was an option but is missing it's original Fischer stereo. The rear speakers are still there but the head unit is missing.

I noticed on one of messages, the owner had had a reply in writing from Axel Rimpler at Alpina. Over the years I have met Axel a number of times, he has shown me around Alpina in Buchloe twice and has also extended Alpina's hospitality to myself & friends at the Frankfurt Motorshow. He has also been very helpful when I needed to send the DL unit to Alpina for restoration. Axel is a real enthusiast of the Alpina marque & a genuine nice guy & a great asset to the Alpina company.

Attached also are some photos of the E30 M3 Europameister and the 3rd love of my life (after my wife & the B7S!), my ex works Grp A 635 csi race car, which I use for historic racing and tarmac rallying here in New Zealand.

As you can see, BMWs are a huge part of my life & I am also the president of the BMW Car Club of New Zealand, & in that position I do get to Europe usually every 2 years around September for the International Council of BMW Clubs meeting. It would be great to meet up next time (2011) - perhaps at Spa or the Nurburgring?

Keep up the communication...

Kind regards,
Gerry
 

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Gerard Hodges said:
I noticed on one of messages, the owner had had a reply in writing from Axel Rimpler at Alpina. Over the years I have met Axel a number of times, he has shown me around Alpina in Buchloe twice and has also extended Alpina's hospitality to myself & friends at the Frankfurt Motorshow. He has also been very helpful when I needed to send the DL unit to Alpina for restoration. Axel is a real enthusiast of the Alpina marque & a genuine nice guy & a great asset to the Alpina company.
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I couldn't agree more...Axel is very knowledgable, professional, helpful and genuinely nice person. Over the years I have had 4 Alpinas and he has been a great person to deal with when I needed anything :goldcup:

This morning I received an email from him with a new title: Head of Production AND Customer Service. This took effect 1st December 2009.
 
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Gerard>> There is no words needed! Great collection! That B7S sticker missing is in a way "malplacé". The type is not fitting in with the rest design and I think you did the right to just leave it out. It's your car and you can do what ever you want with it! :hihi:

I've had some email conversations with this Mr. Rimpler and he always answers all my stupid questions.

Is the stripes remade by Stempel Hummel? Or are they re-made on New Zealand?

Brds,

Michael
 
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Gerry, to say your B7S is stunning may be an understatment!

I was in NZ (North Island) for about 2 years...is that Mount Manganui, off the Tauranga coast in the background?

Question: Does your car number, 18 of 30 mfg, correspond to the Alpina Plaque number..as in B7S 018...or is it a different number entirely? My 1987 e24 B10 3.5 is #36 of 44 mfg and the Plaque number is 036. Just wondering if the plaque numbering sequence was the same or different for the earlier Alpina models.

I also love the Group A Touring 635s. I would be interested in seeing some pics of that car too. There was a 635 Group A for sale in Colorado, USA several years ago.....nice!

I also have some other questions if you would email me directly at jrccalvin@msn.com

john
 
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