E28 Alpina B7 Turbo/1 #0083

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Jon in Richmond
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Great job Chris. Glad to see it in this state, rather than sitting in my garage.

Best :clap:
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Chris - I think you can pay off your investment in this car by selling tickets to view it to all of us E28 fanatics who happen to visit the greater Phoenix metro area. You may even need to hire staff to manage the line that would form at the end of the driveway. :cool:

I know I'd pay.

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As I already said, I'll pay in beer this weekend... Flying into phoenix tonight.
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cek wrote:As I already said, I'll pay in beer this weekend... Flying into phoenix tonight.
You better hurry, he'll be on his way to San Diego soon.
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cek, I will be happy to meet up with you for a few tomorrow. I don't have a ton of time, but I will happily make arrangements. I'm in Central Phoenix. Working late tonight and a luncheon tomorrow but you're welcome to come by if you like.
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GOOD LAWRD!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks all for the comments. It's been quite a bit of work and money so far but its not done yet. While I have been and currently am frustrated, I still find myself having a hard time not staring at it.

Thanks.
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Post by Das_Prachtstrasse »

You've done a great job Chris, it's looks lovely. Not sure if this was covered in the past or not, but are they the same colour decals as was fitted originally? Whatever answer, they are very nice and subtle.
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The build sheet specified gold. I guess at the time there was either silver or gold. I kind wanted to do silver but fortunately the gold is actually subtle enough while giving the car what I thought it needed with that front spoiler. I kinda wish there was a thin-line option for the Mardis Gras stripes as Kyle calls them (blue and green), but perhaps its for the best. :D
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Post by leadphut »

The stripes are subtle enough to pull the looker in. Looks great.
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Post by m-racer »

Looks great. My former B9 was stripe free when I bought it. I added the deco set that is currently on it and it really did set it off. I would love to see your car at some point. Brilliant job on your B7 from start to finish!
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Post by KillerPM »

Looks great!

Looks a lot like Sia's B7 except his is Lack Silver and I think yours is Polaris.

Great job man!

Good to see another one on the road. How many does that make in NA now? 4? That one, Sia's, Roys and IIRC there is one in Atlanta somewhere.
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awsome i wish i would take the time on my 535is i love the car. many fun days driving.
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Thank you everyone for the comments. Sia's car is Lachssilber and mine is Polaris. I believe there are five in North America. Mine, Roy's, David Frankel (GaAlpinaOwner), then Sia and another Diamantschwarz one in Toronto, owned by someone named Eric. That said, I figure there might be a couple more here in the US. A couple years back, one was imported from Japan which was not a particularly great example. It ended up selling on eBay to Australia, so it wasn't here long.

This past weekend, I drove to San Diego to participate in the San Diego chapter Clean Car Contest held Sunday morning. I entered in the "Clean" category having done absolutely nothing to the car until I arrived in San Diego at 8:30am on Saturday. Worked on it all day, but this is an event the participants spend weeks preparing for, so I was behind the 8 ball going in. Didn't win anything, but the car looked great, and was very clean save for a couple areas that had grease and some dirt around my seatbelt bolts, which just so happened to be areas judged. There wasn't even a single deduction for the exterior. 96/100 isn't bad for the first time ever entering one of these.

Right now, my car is in Costa Mesa, so I'll be flying back to CA on Friday (05/31) to prepare for another show in Huntington Beach on 06/02.

Here's a picture that Vince took right around "rags down" on Sunday. I had a camera, yet didn't use it a single time.

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Looks great Chris, I hope my Hartge can look half as good as that car.
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Post by Jake D »

That's impressive scoring! Well deserved.
I'm stunned by how beautiful that car is. Really. Congrats.
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Post by NAH »

This is one awsome thread!

Really really clean car, would love to own an alpina one day :)
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Post by BMWJustin »

Fantastic job on the B7! The car is stunning and I'm sure you are pleased with the result. I'm sure this is a car you will enjoy for years to come.
Best
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Post by Pedi »

WOW!


WHAT a beauty!!!


Well done, it looks fantastic!
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wkohler wrote:Right now, my car is in Costa Mesa
Chris, this just reminded me that I forgot to thank you for the use of the Alpina to go look at that e34 Touring in Laguna on Friday. I was really surprised to see Mike driving it when I got off the train. :)
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wkohler wrote:Thank you everyone for the comments. Sia's car is Lachssilber and mine is Polaris. I believe there are five in North America. Mine, Roy's, David Frankel (GaAlpinaOwner), then Sia and another Diamantschwarz one in Toronto, owned by someone named Eric. That said, I figure there might be a couple more here in the US. A couple years back, one was imported from Japan which was not a particularly great example. It ended up selling on eBay to Australia, so it wasn't here long.

This past weekend, I drove to San Diego to participate in the San Diego chapter Clean Car Contest held Sunday morning. I entered in the "Clean" category having done absolutely nothing to the car until I arrived in San Diego at 8:30am on Saturday. Worked on it all day, but this is an event the participants spend weeks preparing for, so I was behind the 8 ball going in. Didn't win anything, but the car looked great, and was very clean save for a couple areas that had grease and some dirt around my seatbelt bolts, which just so happened to be areas judged. There wasn't even a single deduction for the exterior. 96/100 isn't bad for the first time ever entering one of these.

Right now, my car is in Costa Mesa, so I'll be flying back to CA on Friday (05/31) to prepare for another show in Huntington Beach on 06/02.

Here's a picture that Vince took right around "rags down" on Sunday. I had a camera, yet didn't use it a single time.

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she looks stunning Chris! I wish I was there as well like last year....but damn I fried like a lobster in that sun...
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The last two or so weeks have been quite busy. First we had the San Diego Clean Car Contest then yesterday the HB Concours/OC BMW Concours. Chris brought the Alpina to the San Diego event then left the car with me so that he didn't have to drive it back and forth to Arizona again.

While the car was with me I was able to have my glass person address the front and rear window gaskets and trim. This gave me the opportunity (with permission) to drive the Alpina. Thank you to Chris for trusting me as the experience was very special. Though my drive was not spirited I must say that I was very impressed. Not only is the power and ride impressive; but the way the car has been preserved and cared for really shows. I am without a doubt a bit envious.

Chris flew in Friday morning so that he could get a head start on preparing the Alpina for the Sunday show this also gave Chris the opportunity to take it to Cars n Coffee Saturday morning.

We were out of the house by 6:00am so we could get a good spot with the other BMW's at CnC. I rode with Chris and as we arrived the cameras starting snapping away. I was very impressed with how many people were intrigued with his car.

The usual suspects were there, Paul Cain, his brother Joe, Chris Macha, RonP et al. They were all very impressed with Chris' car each asking questions about the process and details of the car. It feels good when people recognize and appreciate your efforts.

I've been watching Chris work on this car prepping for both shows and I must say his passion for e28s in general is very inspirational. Chris is sort of a historian and I really respect his eagerness to maintain correctness with his Alpina. I've been trying to help him with preserving the new paint and keeping it as pristine as possible. He has been absorbing and learning the ropes with great eagerness.

Last Saturday Chris and Vince (VinceG101) had the opportunity to work at a friend/fellow enthusiast's shop. Andy Wong who is a Concours Judge and also a paint specialist volunteered his time and expertise to show them how to care for their paint and keep it healthy and durable. It was great to see the transformation. There is something very sexy about the feel of clean paint that has been detailed and freshly waxed.

The results of their work certainly paid off, both Chris and Vince took home 2nd place trophies in their respective classes, had it not been for my misinformation they both would have taken home 1st. place awards as their cars were that nice!

Congratulations to Chris and Vince!!! Hard work and dedication is starting to pay off!
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It's all your fault Burger!!!
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Kyle in NO wrote:It's all your fault Burger!!!
Shit, what did I do now?
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