1979 BMW 730 Euro

["Norman Rindal" <nrindal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a 1979 BMW 730 European model for sale.  I am asking $2,000.  Yes 
I know that this is tacky.....So!  I have had to replace the Solex 4-bbl 
with a Holley 450 cfm carb from Jam Engineering in Monterey, CA.  The 
Solex was so worn when I bought the car that the secondaries butterflies 
would hang-up in their bores at full throttle (paassing and merging) and 
create quite a bit of excitement.  It would not have been so exciting if 
I had and automatic trans instead of the 4-speed manual.  The body is in 
great condition.  The engine is in good  condition.  The car is 20 years 
old with 700,000 kilometers of road behind it.  My wife talked me into a 
Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon and I had to choose between the 730 sedan and the 
1983 BMW 320is coupe.  The sedan lost.  Too many vehicles, too few 
parking spaces.

On a lighter note, the 320 needs a new "skin" for the driver's OEM 
Recaro seat.  Does anyone know of a source for the replacement 
materials.  It looks as though the seat and back inserts are perforated 
vinyl and the bolsters are leather.

We prefer the old BMW styling, pre-1984, because the back-cut nose and 
the proportion of the kidney grille is more appealing to us.  The 
technologies of the last 15 years is wonderful but has driven the cost 
of ownership too high and the wind tunnel styling exercises are creating 
plain vanilla forms.

Enough babble for now.


Norm Rindal
1979 730 Bronze Metallic
1983 320 Hennarot


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