Found in a hedge

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XJR500bhp

Original Poster:

1,196 posts

216 months

Friday 30th April 2010
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Found a while ago by myself, paid £100 and made a healthy profit.






anonymous-user

60 months

Friday 30th April 2010
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[quote=XJR500bhp]Found in a hedge/quote]
In this condition? That seems like a bargain if so.
Engine etc all there?

XJR500bhp

Original Poster:

1,196 posts

216 months

Friday 30th April 2010
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Engine is, hooked up a battery but immobiliser wouldn't let her start. Crank turned though, new owner now, not sure of the state of it. Interior all there, except the alpina wheel, gutted.

shalmaneser

6,024 posts

201 months

Saturday 1st May 2010
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what engine is it? 2.8? 2.7?

if it's as straight as it looks that is the bargain of the century! Those Oyrish are dead keen on their e30s too!

Morningside

24,114 posts

235 months

Saturday 1st May 2010
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Found in a hedge? You must tell us the whole story.

ellroy

7,214 posts

231 months

Saturday 1st May 2010
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That's lovely, what's the full tale? Why do things like this never happen to me?

XJR500bhp

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1,196 posts

216 months

Sunday 2nd May 2010
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This the full tale.

Mate of mine smashed the wing on his old E30, found someone with an E30 in there yard backed into a load of hedge and scrap, so pulled it out and had the wing and a few other bits off. Well i had a little wander into the foliage, and i mean it was a massive load of undergrowth over an old small barn, and also in the bush was this. Did a small wee when i first saw the Alpina front splitter. Told the old boy on the farm and he can't remember it getting there. Found out it got pushed in 8 years ago, after his brother passed away and he inherited both cars. So pulled it out, got hold of a trailer and out. Bloke wanted nothing for it, but he fed us with cups of teat whilst working on it, and at the end of the day i knew i had a great find so threw a tonne his way, didn't feel right otherwise.

She's gone now, new owner west i believe, it was a c2 2.3, there was a fair amount of rot underneath, i'll get more pics up i have about 60.

Cheers guys

P.S Also found 2 alpina 16", spotless in the boot, shame it didn't have a complete set on it, steering wheel was missing too. Got offers of about £200 for splitter alone, new owner is well happy

soad

33,337 posts

182 months

Sunday 2nd May 2010
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We demand interior pics, pics of the engine, engine note sounds, etc...

Bloody good find, and it'll get used finally!