The Bmw 850 that never was, the 850 Cab
Dec 31, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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From Scott who works for BMW on GCZone
"We intended series production for the BMW 8er cabrio to rival the Mercedes SL but initial sales of the coupe were dire and then the recession began to set in. We also intended for a M8 Coupe as well but again these were axed at the last hour.
Both the 850i Cabrio and M8 Prototype can be found within BMW's Mobile Tradition collection."
"We intended series production for the BMW 8er cabrio to rival the Mercedes SL but initial sales of the coupe were dire and then the recession began to set in. We also intended for a M8 Coupe as well but again these were axed at the last hour.
Both the 850i Cabrio and M8 Prototype can be found within BMW's Mobile Tradition collection."
Dec 31, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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The 6series coupe was cool, I remember my dad having a navy blue one and I was really sad when he traded it for a 7 series.
Dec 31, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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The sentimental value that my brothers and I had carried with it was unknown to my mother when she sold it without telling us a year after our father had passed on.
the two things I must own before I die are another red 6'r and a 22' Donzi classic in white w/ blue stripes and a 502mag/bravo 1 combo
Dec 31, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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Ours was epic. we purchased it in '96 with 21k on the odo (km - not miles), and came with the full front splitter, trunk mounted spoiler, recaro 10 way power seats, and 5 speed manual on it from the factory.
The sentimental value that my brothers and I had carried with it was unknown to my mother when she sold it without telling us a year after our father had passed on.
the two things I must own before I die are another red 6'r and a 22' Donzi classic in white w/ blue stripes and a 502mag/bravo 1 combo
The sentimental value that my brothers and I had carried with it was unknown to my mother when she sold it without telling us a year after our father had passed on.
the two things I must own before I die are another red 6'r and a 22' Donzi classic in white w/ blue stripes and a 502mag/bravo 1 combo
Dec 31, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Great taste for sure - funny thing about the 8 series story I told about my father being hours away from purchasing it... He retracted his offer due to him finding a great deal on a 93GTS in white. Sadly the car did not pass the ppi and by the time my dad found out, the 840i had been claimed by another buyer.
