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Hi,

One of my first posts here, but Im watching this forum for a while now.
Here are some pics of my 320/6 from april 1979. I've done a lot of work onit, mostly with my dad. The car was previously owned by my dad. It has a 5 gearbox.
Click the pictures to enlarge.

Back:


Interior:


Front:



For more pictures see:
This site, there are also some pictures of the restoring proces and a short story (dutch) on what has been changed.

Cheers,

Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Even though this is one of your first posts here it feels like we know each other longer welcome here!

Hope you are planning to respray that E21... I hate metallic green E21's

Your car ooks very nice Dennis.

Hi Dennis,

WOW!! Looks good... I like the BMW reflector between the rear lights! Very period!!
And the 13" Alpina's are quite cool too...

Arrrrghh... did it again...
Left the pc standing for a while and didn't realize I had been logged off!
Oh well, that last one was me...

Dennis,

Nice 320/6, my dad had a 1978 white with dark blue pullman interior back in the early eighties in Holland, that thing went like a rat up a drainpipe!!
I like the color, looks like you put the update wing mirror on.
I remember when the "boys" bought their E21's they all had to have those reflector panels between the tail lights.
You blokes in Europe do it tough having so much work getting rid of the rust. In the early eighties my brother bought a 3.0s E3 that was 9 years old and had rust in all the common places,but my 32 year old E3 has less rust here in Oz than his did back in Nederland.

Cheers to you and you E21!!

Thanks for all the replies!

You can still find some reflectors here in the Netherlands. I have 1 spare, but it has a crack in it.
Don't know how your dutch is, but on www.marktplaats.nl they are sold sometimes.

greetings,

Dennis

I got myslef a reflector panel between the tail lights here in Poland. It is in immaculate condition. Never been used before, still in oryginal box

http://allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=46804824

There is still one with 323i sign on it for sale.

Well Dennis my father owned exactly the same e21 a mettalic green 320/6 that was back in 1980. Thats the one that sparked my interest for the e21 model.

Yours looks very clean take care and lots of fun

Gerrit

hi dennis, thats a very nice car, the only thing fault i can see on it is the 2 grills in the front valance, i dont know whether you know or not but they are supposed to be black, im just being picky though and its up to you how original you wont it, its look great whatever colour the grills are anyway, also can i ask you where you got your floor boards or panels from and when you got them, did you use them both, have you any parts of them left, i want a right hansside one. phill

Hi Phill,

Thanks for your comment. I know that they are suppose to be black. When I brought the car to get a new opaintjob, I forgot to remove the grills.
Since then I forgot to paint them black again. So thanks for the reminder

The floor panels came from Walloth & Nesch, our good friends in Germany.
I used all the parts and filled some other pieces with some other metal plates that I bought in a local shop.

gr, Dennis

You have very nice arm-chairs Dennis, nicely compose oneself with interior

Update:

As you may probably know, for about 2.5 months I'm working on fitting power steering on my e21. What held my up a few times were parts that were missing, such as the short steering thing and de thing that holds the PS pump and alternator.
But know i't s finally ready! A buddy of mine who also does my "apk" (dont know what that is in English, bu something like a yeraly check of your car) just called that he also finished the PS and that it works fine!

I can't wait to pick it up!

I'll post some pictures of the project someday soon.

Congratulations!

Another beautifully restored 6. Really like the Recaro seats.

Look forward to hearing how it performs.


Best, Mike

Wow,

With power steering the old beemer drives as new!

Excellent!