E28 Alpina B7 Turbo/1 #0083

[Eddie in TO]

+1 to all of the positive comments already stated. That is one spectacular B7. The attention to detail is simply amazing. Well done Chris! Hats off to you!

[GaAlpinaOwner]

As they say on the otherside of the pond...Stunning

[clongo]

Amazing work Chris. It has come such a long way and you should be really proud of what you have accomplished so far. Seeing cars like this makes me wish I were on the other coast.

[shagrath]

Gawd damn I am horny right now.

Excellent work Chris! Can't wait to see more.

[Tammer in Philly]

I'm always wary of the deko kit at it's often over the top and frankly ugly IMO, but this is subtle and I love it. The thin-line ones (like Sia's also) are far preferable to the filled block decals.

-tammer

[BimmerSultan]

astonishingly nice Chris. Jealous, but thankful to see the restoration.

[jay]

I don't even know what to say. The deco kit completely transformed the exterior. I think I'm in love... with the car. Not you.

[Karl Grau]

I don't know how I'm going to tell OcCoupe that his car just got bumped from the garage spot this weekend.

[Adam W in MN]

As another said, bravo, bravo!!

[OcCoupe]

I don't know how I'm going to tell OcCoupe that his car just got bumped from the garage spot this weekend.

Just say it in to my microphone so I can hear you.

[Jon in Richmond]

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

Best

[5280 JB]

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.

I know I'd pay.

Jim

[tig]

As I already said, I'll pay in beer this weekend... Flying into phoenix tonight.

[Karl Grau]

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.

[wkohler]

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.

[Jake D]

GOOD LAWRD!!!!!!!!!

[wkohler]

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.

[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.

[wkohler]

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.

[leadphut]

The stripes are subtle enough to pull the looker in. Looks great.

[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!

[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.

[Toolm609]

awsome i wish i would take the time on my 535is i love the car. many fun days driving.

[wkohler]

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.

[landspeed]

Looks great Chris, I hope my Hartge can look half as good as that car.

[Mr.3-5-7]

[Jake D]

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

[NAH]

This is one awsome thread!

Really really clean car, would love to own an alpina one day

[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
Justin

[Pedi]

WOW!


WHAT a beauty!!!


Well done, it looks fantastic!