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Von Paulus 
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Cruisin’ the Reeperbahn Joined: 17-March-2005 Location: Hamburg and UK! Status: Offline Points: 118 |
 Topic: How Cool is this??Posted: 20-March-2005 at 13:02 |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate
gory=9837&item=4536007698&rd=1&ssPageName =WDVW What a superb old truck! I had one of these maaaaaany years ago, also silver and T registered but 4 speed manual. It went like hot **** off a shovel, drank fuel at about 14 mpg but rust was a bit of an issue. Not as bad as period Jags though. 
I remember the central clock being the centre of the heater blower switch and the mass of red lights that used to come on when you turned the lights on at night. I thought BMW spoiled them with those awful metric wheels and the softer profile grille they phased in around A registration. The old Sharknose on 14 inch spoked rims - classic! Hey.......I'm almost tempted! 
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robs e23
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Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: colchester essex Status: Offline Points: 498 |
Posted: 20-March-2005 at 13:42 |
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go on buy it, take it home. you know you will enjoy it.
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Philip
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E23 the forgotten 80s BMW Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 1425 |
Posted: 20-March-2005 at 13:53 |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=453 6007698 here is the link. sad old rust bucket, those sills look very scabby. there are much nicer sharknose 735i's out there, X regd and a few Y regd. this car should be bought as a parts donor |
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Philip
'86 E23 735iA SE - Polaris - The Silver Surfer '85 E23 735iA SE - Cosmos Blue - VJ '86 E28 528iA SE - Dia Black - Helga '86 E23 728iA SE - Polaris - The CHAV mobile |
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robs e23
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Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: colchester essex Status: Offline Points: 498 |
Posted: 20-March-2005 at 14:13 |
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your right philip, a lot nicer x reg sharknose models around. are these less economical than the e23 735 models.
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robs e23
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Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: colchester essex Status: Offline Points: 498 |
Posted: 20-March-2005 at 14:15 |
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i think marks one is a sharknose model, is yours a sharknose model mark...
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M3AG
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7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 03:29 |
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Those early e23's do appeal to me as well though, something about them.
The highest bidder on that one, didn't they get that blue late e23 that was on a while back? |
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Philip
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E23 the forgotten 80s BMW Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 1425 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 04:05 |
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Yes AG, the fluffy hamsters bought the C regd 735 EX in Bromley I believe. maybe the shark is for parts for the EX? it would make more sense to buy a C regd 735i as a parts donor though |
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Philip
'86 E23 735iA SE - Polaris - The Silver Surfer '85 E23 735iA SE - Cosmos Blue - VJ '86 E28 528iA SE - Dia Black - Helga '86 E23 728iA SE - Polaris - The CHAV mobile |
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bmw1066
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GOOD OLD E23 Joined: 16-January-2005 Location: West Sussex Nr Brighton Status: Offline Points: 1095 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 04:18 |
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Mine is a shark, and it has a bad feeding habit at the pumps needs them to much
 . don't see em more mk2's i thinks it is better than it looks top of the car looks good. they should all be saved. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category =9837&item=4536432493&rd=1 Edited by bmw1066 |
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Mark 735 se 1982
RED BARON A E23 is for life not just for x-mas BMW e34 530 v8 Sport kit Spelling always Bad |
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Von Paulus
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Cruisin’ the Reeperbahn Joined: 17-March-2005 Location: Hamburg and UK! Status: Offline Points: 118 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 12:44 |
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But these must all be rusty old knackers by now?
Millions of miles, dodgy electrics, water leaks into the boot etc etc. Don't see what difference it makes what year it is, the last E23(?) was made about 20 years ago. But you don't see any of the old sharknose models about and look far, far better than the later ones which look a bit lame. Those wheels were a BMW copy of the Alpina CSL type wheel - brake dust was a problem (esp. the way I drove it!) and chrome arches hid the rust nicely.
I think mine was GYR 135T and it originally came from Park Lane. Aaah, nostalgia.......... |
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 16:03 |
Oh my God! |
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Von Paulus
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Cruisin’ the Reeperbahn Joined: 17-March-2005 Location: Hamburg and UK! Status: Offline Points: 118 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 16:16 |
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Look at it. Doesn't it deserve to be saved? My
neighbours would evict me from the village (Wicker Man style) if that turned up! That colour, those wheels, that sharky demeanour. Buy it for £20, spend £500 and it's a classic you could cruise around in. I bet the performance still stacks up today. Mine used to achieve an indicated 130 at the rtev limiter (6500 rpm ). When you
backed off to 100 mph and booted it again, it would give a puff of smoke. Well, more of a cloud.
I bought it in about 1985/6 for £600 from a garage in Thatcham and gave it absolutely no mercy. |
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 21-March-2005 at 16:20 |
It probably doesn't hurt to blow the cobwebs out once in a while. Having seen the needle briefly touch and go past "140" on test in my Six, I reckon the E23 should be able to do something similar. Just make sure you've got a full tank of fuel first.... 
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Von Paulus
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Cruisin’ the Reeperbahn Joined: 17-March-2005 Location: Hamburg and UK! Status: Offline Points: 118 |
Posted: 22-March-2005 at 03:49 |
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And your AA card :-)
You could recline in your faded Velour cocoon and admire the luxury as you wait for the breakdown truck! |
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 22-March-2005 at 03:51 |
Faded? You mean that stuff actually fades? I thought it just got itchier as time went on, 'cos it picked up more fleas.... |
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Philip
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E23 the forgotten 80s BMW Joined: 28-January-2005 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 1425 |
Posted: 22-March-2005 at 04:06 |
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Hi Von Paulus, Thats a very famous military name you have there. Are you related to Field Marshall Von Paulus of Stalingrad fame/infamy? Great memories of your 733i you bought in 1985. that car has stuck in your mind for 20 years. I think I had a grotty 1600GT Capri II in 1985 - not a memorable car in any way, except people kept wanting to buy it! What other great cars followed after the 733i? |
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Philip
'86 E23 735iA SE - Polaris - The Silver Surfer '85 E23 735iA SE - Cosmos Blue - VJ '86 E28 528iA SE - Dia Black - Helga '86 E23 728iA SE - Polaris - The CHAV mobile |
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Von Paulus
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Cruisin’ the Reeperbahn Joined: 17-March-2005 Location: Hamburg and UK! Status: Offline Points: 118 |
Posted: 23-March-2005 at 11:31 |
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Not Von Paulus, but very distantly from Hasso Von
Manteuffel (the Von means 'from' and is the German equivalent of 'Sir' I guess.) who was another General. Somewhere there's a picture of him and his adjutant in the back of a truck on the Russian front smoking a fag. The reason Oxford and Cambridge were very lightly bombed in WW2? Because most of the German high command were educated there! Another bit of useless info. 1985 - fresh off the plane, needed a cheap banger - that was it! But back in Ze Fatherland, the E23 was about as desirable as a kick up the **** and had a terrible reputation - particularly the early cars and the early 745i. |
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