This is where my love affair began in 1982 when my father bought a new 320 from Bavarian Garages in Bedford Street Belfast. Polaris silver, blue cloth, five speed, boot spoiler (to become my trademark), mud flaps, Malhes and front fogs. As he drove it home I told him I wanted it when it was time for him to change up. In 1986 after much saving I sold my XR3i and became the proud owner of DRO832Y.
By 1990 I was working in central London and the 320 wasn't getting much use, so I sold it, a decision I regret to this day. If DRO832Y came up for sale I'd take it back but I think it's long gone now.
A succession of lesser cars followed, Sierras, an A6, 190e but then I went back to BMWs, there have been many, I have owned over 100 cars, most of them BMWs. I went through a succession of e30s, e34s, e39s, e46, an e90, Z3.... ntil 3 years ago I decided I had to go back to my roots and get an e21 again, but this time it would be my dream spec, manual, 323i, PAS, boot spoiler and leather, as close as possible to factory spec but with some very subtle suspension mods and Alpina rims. The search was on and I had to buy a total of 3 cars to get all the bits required, two of them were rotten and could barely support their own weight so I cut up the shells and deposited them at the local dump, but the third was as rust free, in fact it's better than the '82 model I sold in '90.
