Touring Alpina??

[martinsmith]

anyone know this car?...

 

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/bmw/2002/1895558.html

[02Les]

Reportedly "restored" in 1996 to an Alpina clone. No clue what on there is Alpina though. The car started life as a 1600 Touring, so it's possible the stated 51k miles relate to the 2ltr motor that's in there now, or just since the resto.

Was on Ebay several times during 2016 with "Buy it now" $30k, when the car was in Burbank, CA. During 2017 Rolf's Auto has had it for sale ranging from $38k to $30k.

[saaron]

It's a neat looking car, but per 02Les there are some fairly serious questions.  

 

Scott

[Conserv]

At least in the ad I can see, they are neither advertising the car as a bona fide Alpina car nor pricing it like an Alpina car. As soon as I saw the big “ALPINA” on the side of the hood, I knew it wasn’t an Alpina....?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited April 15, 2018 by Conserv

[NickVyse]

Lovely looking touring. Note the plugged vacuum line when the brake servo is still present.

[otisdog]

Moulded carpet on a '73?