World’s best Highline?

Until the next MOT...

Horsetan wrote: m3Cecotto wrote: ....just to show how superbly engineered and built they actually were (if we can ignore Karmann's contributions).... ...which we can't

I think someone need to post some pictures just to remind us

Maybe ill see that white one up for sale in 2050 when im old and grey, when there will only be that and a certain red M6 in existance, and fuel will be £50 a liter!

Peter Fenwick wrote: That's a shame. So I guess it'll spend most of it's life in storage. Not what BMW intended when they made it.

While I agree to a certain extent, what somebody said earlier is relevant too, that a couple of months sitting outside in Brighton will have it reduced to the same level as almost every other six - rotten.

I think that it's valuable to keep cars like this in ORIGINAL unrestored condition, just to show how superbly engineered and built they actually were (if we can ignore Karmann's contributions).  There are hundreds and hundreds of good Highlines about that the enthusiast can buy and enjoy driving and maybe restore over time. 

There are very few that he can use as a reference point.

steven.seed wrote: Peter, have a look at the question section, seems some wealthy collector has bought it.

 

I wonder if Ross Harris is the new owner?

I wonder why?

Withdrawn - no longer available for sale

And where is the "owner" sunning himself - Nigeria???

Too many alarm bells starting to sound.

Remember, if something seems too good to be true that's because it probably is!

But if you're paying £10-15000 for this, a set of new
Metrix isn't going to worry you too much. I agree with
PHB - this is exactly how it should look. No other
wheel looks better on an E24 than a BBS X- Spoke.
All that car needs is Oxblood red leather to be a truly
wondrous thing.

As for the legality of it - possession is nine tenths of
the law.
Obviously there are things you must do;

When you view the car, ask to use the loo. Sounds
daft but there's no better way of seeing if the guy with
the keys also has keys to the house! This is the
most common way of fleecing someone - the guy is
outside in the drive leathing the car off , but it's not
HIS house..........

That stuff about the car being serviced before
collection. Hmmm - I wouldn't give the seller 10p
until I can physically go and collect the car. You pay
for it, it goes to Holland Park or wherever,never to be
seen again.

There IS something not quite kosher about this.

phb10186 wrote: That white 635 in this much talked about auction looks exactly how it should; the ride height is perfect, and so are the wheels. Anyone thinking about fitting big rims on their 6 should look long and hard at this car.

They are metrics....and you know what that means