Registration No: J190 PKV
Chassis No: WBABB22000EC16204
MOT: T.B.C

Motor Car Location: Nottinghamshire

• Rare and desirable Motorsport example with only 590 produced
• One of only 50 manufactured in the final year (1991) and one of only 25 in Calypso Red
• Comprehensively restored in 2010
• Current ownership since 2009 and seven former keepers

The 325i Motorsport was a limited-edition variant based on the 325i Convertible which was available between 1981 and 1991. There was a total of 590 cars produced and 250 in right-hand drive. The Motorsport kept mostly standard 325i running gear other than the addition of M-Technic sports suspension. Offered with the choice of manual or automatic gearboxes, the Motorsports were unique to the rest of the E30 range because of the paint colours and interior trims on offer.

Finished in the colours of Macau Blue, Calypso Red, Sebring Grey, Mauritius Blue and Nagaro Silver depending on model year, the interiors were offered in an extended leather covering not only for the seats but the whole door card, centre and handbrake consoles as well as the ashtray. The early cars started with un-kitted metal bumpered cars (M-Tech 1 kit was an optional extra) through to plastic bumpered cars with the M-Tech 2 kit fitted as standard on later examples. The Motorsport cost over £30,000 when new.

Manufactured in 1991, the 325i was supplied new to the UK, being registered in September that year. This example is one of only 25 Motorsports manufactured in Calypso Red with Lotus White leather Motorsport interior trim (only fitted to 1991 cars) which has received reconnolisation, and the hood is trimmed in Black and was replaced in 2010 during the restoration. Having covered a total of 122,429 miles (atoc) from new, the BMW has been in the current ownership for twelve years and has seven former keepers.

During the restoration in 2010, the BMW was subject to mechanical overhaul, suspension refurbishment, and interior renewal. Since then, the BMW has further been provided with renewed cooling equipment (including water pump) in 2020, additional interior improvement and rear brake shoes in 2019, and exhaust mid-section and back box in 2016. Supplied with a collection of past invoices, a small number of previous MOT certificates and current V5C.

A rare and desirable model in one of the most scarce of the limited colours.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very Good’
Engine: 'Excellent'
Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'
Paintwork: ‘Very Good'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Excellent'

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452