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1980 BMW E21 Alpina Turbo 320i Rare Factory Prototype 1 of 2. 1 owner-30 years

Sale price: $24,990.00 make an offer

Pending offers

Date: 2015-01-30

hunter offered 20,000.0 usd

Date: 2019-10-15

raimundo de marchena (from santiago) offered 24000 usd

Car location: Costa Mesa, California, United States

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1980
Mileage:
40,000
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1980 BMW E21 Alpina Turbo 320i Rare Factory Prototype 1 of 2. 1 owner-30 years for sale

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1980 BMW Alpina Turbo E21 Prototype Coupe

(1 of 2 Existing)

 

Factory Alpina Production# 0435

U. S. Federalized VIN #WBA17330007159320
40. 00 Original Miles
Alpine White on Black Leatherette   
5-speed Manual Transmission

1-Owner for 20 years

Clean and Clear Title
No Accidents

 

Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH has been working closely with BMW since the early 1970’s producing some of their most memorable racecars.   By the late 70’s. Alpina became their own manufacturer and no longer sold their cars as BMW Alpinas. but rather just Alpina.   They would order raw chassis and engines and build their own vehicles. many of which were then sold through the BMW dealership network.   40 years later. they are still producing some of the best-engineered versions of BMWs and sill reselling them through BMW dealerships worldwide.

 

This very unique prototype is very typical Alpina.   In the late 70’s. as BMW was determining what engine to put in their new 320/E21 chassis to give it more performance. they once again enlisted the engineers of Alpina to produce a Turbo variant.   They were provided 3 blank E21 bodies with 3 of the 4-cylinder 2. 0-liter motors.   Several of Alpina’s top engineers were enlisted for this project.

 

What is so unique is that the head engineer of this particular example was able to purchase the car once it was complete since BMW ended up pulling the plug on the project and going with the 2. 3 liter 6-cylinder.   The engineer was lucky enough to access BMW’s parts bins in order to install the “Hi-Lux” package on this example.   This package included front and rear fog lights. European headlamps with washers. power windows. power mirrors. power locks. glove box flashlight. under hood and trunk lights. electric sunroof. and even the map light rear view mirror from the E23 program.   Once the car was complete. being that the engineer was an American. he imported the car to his home in Colorado and federalized the car.   Also (since the German engineers would have no part of it). he installed a correct Behr A/C system with an upgraded compressor.   The final result was a very comfortable and fast sport coupe that could hold its own on the Autobahn.    He used this car for fun weekend events and stored it during much of the winter.   He sold the car a couple of years ago to a local BMW/Porsche enthusiast.

 

However. just before selling the car. the original owner went through the whole car and did a nice restoration.   This included taking the car completely down to a bare body.   The suspension was redone with new Bilsteins. front and rear bushings. rear suspension arms. and new brakes (discs and rotors) all the way around.   Also a top end rebuild was performed on the engine.

 

After purchasing the car in 2011. the recent owner put the finishing touches on the car.   He spent over $6. 00 restoring the interior of the car.   The factory sport seats were recovered in vinyl.   A new headliner and carpet kit was also installed.   Also. he completely restored the original dash including the rare Alpina gauge cluster.   Finally. he redid the door panels and center console.   The only flaw is the small plastic trim near the gauge cluster has a few cracks in it.   It isn’t that noticeable. but unfortunately. the part is NLA.   We are still on the hunt for a good used one. Recently. a major service was performed on the car including a valve adjustment. alignment. and oil service.   This Alpina is ready to be enjoyed.

 

The build on this car was typically BMW contract prototype budget.   No expense was spared and nearly every component on this car was improved upon.

 

Modifications include the following:

 

Recaro sport seats

Electric Sunroof

Alpina body stripes

3:64 Limited slip differential

Leather 3-spoke steering wheel

Rajay oil fed turbo

2. 3L Bottom End Engine that’s been Stroked

BMW 323 Suspension

All Wheel Disc Brakes

Bilstein Shocks

Minor Porting

Minor Head Work

Battery relocated to the trunk

 

I love these “affordable collectibles. ”  These cars are not only fun to drive and easy to live with even on a daily-driver basis. but being so rare. they have a huge upside in collectible value in the long run.

 

Included with this vehicle are much of the original build information as well as the factory tool kit.

If you have any questions. please do not hesitate to contact Paul at 714-335-4911

For tons of pictures. either cut and paste the following URL into your browser. or click here: www. AutoKennel. com

 

This vehicle is sold “as-is” with no warranty. written or implied.   In some cases. the vehicle does have the remaining factory warranty still in place and will be described above if that is the case.   All taxes and fees are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the listed price.   The vehicle listed is described to the best of our ability.   We are not responsible for errors in our description of options or any other details.   The above-mentioned vehicle is used and can be expected to show some wear and tear.   It is not a brand new vehicle.   We do our best to accurately describe the vehicle.   We do welcome all local pre-purchase inspections on vehicles in order to verify condition.

 

 

 

 

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