OK, Baur fans everywhere, we have some exciting news! The Beaufort Baur, which we have written about several times here, following it from Beaufort, SC, to LA, has just been purchased by a renowned BMW restoration company in Duarte, CA: Vintage Motorsport Group. I have attached a blurb below that briefly describes who they are.
But that doesn't tell 1/2 of the story!
Here are some pics of some earlier work..... and there is much much more!
Ron P owned the beautiful Baur above, but sold it several years ago.
The E21 above, and the trhee pics below, are all of Ron's 333i. This is NOT a misprint! :) Yes, Baur fans, this is psrt of the reason we are so excited! We can't wait to see what he will do with the Beaufort Baur!!!
Stay tuned!
Ron P in his own words, talking about the car above: Here is the bio on the car:
"A rare opportunity to own a great piece of
history! This is a “one off” car produced by Dinan in 1980 and has just gone
through a sympathetic restoration. It has just over 50k miles on it and is
completely sorted out. It is one of the fastest cars that I have ever driven and
will surely put a smile on your face.
Dinan started out with a Sapphire Blue
1978 US spec 320i and completely gutted it. They then sent it out to have the
entire car painted and changed the color to Ferrari Red. The job was so good
that it still retains it’s original paint. Once the car was back from paint,
they added a 3.3 M30 big six and a turbocharger. Prior to paint, they grafted
the same vintage wheel arches to form a steel fender flare all the way around
and they did a fantastic job.
Prior to my ownership, the original air flow
meter was replaced by a split second MAF which modernized the fuel delivery.
They also added oil temp, rear diff temp, and water temp gauges and a 5
speed gearbox. It is also fitted with an Alpina finned diff cooler.
I have
changed a few things around since I have owned the car. Originally the car was
fitted with period correct Recaro seats with black cloth outers and a tan cord
insert with a custom tan set of carpet. I have gone to all black with leather
outers and a synthetic suede and a set of factory black carpet, a Momo wheel and
matching shift knob. They had also had an elaborate sound system that had been
removed but all the wires were still there! I found a new in box, period correct
am/fm cassette stereo so I can play my ipod. One really rare option was a
Blaupunkt stereo speaker carrier on the rear parcel shelf, which I have also
rebuilt.
The car will be featured in an upcoming issue of Bimmer Magazine.
Photos: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v454/ronperry/Dinan%20333i/
"
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v454/ronperry/Dinan%20333i/?start=20#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
"A rare opportunity to own a great piece of history! This is a “one off” car produced by Dinan in 1980 and has just gone through a sympathetic restoration. It has just over 50k miles on it and is completely sorted out. It is one of the fastest cars that I have ever driven and will surely put a smile on your face.
Dinan started out with a Sapphire Blue 1978 US spec 320i and completely gutted it. They then sent it out to have the entire car painted and changed the color to Ferrari Red. The job was so good that it still retains it’s original paint. Once the car was back from paint, they added a 3.3 M30 big six and a turbocharger. Prior to paint, they grafted the same vintage wheel arches to form a steel fender flare all the way around and they did a fantastic job.
Prior to my ownership, the original air flow meter was replaced by a split second MAF which modernized the fuel delivery.
They also added oil temp, rear diff temp, and water temp gauges and a 5 speed gearbox. It is also fitted with an Alpina finned diff cooler.
I have changed a few things around since I have owned the car. Originally the car was fitted with period correct Recaro seats with black cloth outers and a tan cord insert with a custom tan set of carpet. I have gone to all black with leather outers and a synthetic suede and a set of factory black carpet, a Momo wheel and matching shift knob. They had also had an elaborate sound system that had been removed but all the wires were still there! I found a new in box, period correct am/fm cassette stereo so I can play my ipod. One really rare option was a Blaupunkt stereo speaker carrier on the rear parcel shelf, which I have also rebuilt.
The car will be featured in an upcoming issue of Bimmer Magazine.
Photos: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v454/ronperry/Dinan%20333i/ "
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v454/ronperry/Dinan%20333i/?start=20#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=85030
Bimmer Magazine November 2011: "E21 Dinan 333i: Six into Three...and Charge! "We drive another fabulous Ron Perry restoration, this one a six-cylinder turbocharged E21 widebody built by Steve Dinan in 1980."
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The following was posted on their Facebook page. I am just passing it along to our readers so they canshare our excitement!
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