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Old 6th January 2010, 10:05   #1
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New Zealand E24 B7S Turbo
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.

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Old 6th January 2010, 10:36   #2
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Hello Gerard,

Welcome!
I've sent you a PM with some questions about your B7S.

However please also post pictures of your 635 & M3!

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Old 6th January 2010, 10:47   #3
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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?
What is your mileage after the Pierburg overhaul? Mine has notably decreased since it (13 mpg) , but perfs are now oustdstanding.
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Old 6th January 2010, 11:06   #4
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Hi Gerry and welcome to "the board"
That is a lovely B7S
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 ) 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"


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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Ufffff,, what a beuty

is this Malachit grün ??
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Old 6th January 2010, 11:32   #6
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Ufffff,, what a beuty

is this Malachit grün ??
AFAIK the standard color for the B7S Turbo Coupe is Alpinagrün.
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AFAIK the standard color for the B7S Turbo Coupe is Alpinagrün.
Ok,, IYO this color is ALPINA grün
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Hello Gerard

Absolut nice Oldtimer you've got here. And the weather in your country is perfect to drive.
Here the snow is everywhere so I keep my B8 under the roof

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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
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wow what a GORGIOUS car!
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