Lot details Registration No: OJD955Y Chassis No: WBAEC8210C8185199 Mot Expiry: Sept 2008
Successor to the race proven (E9) 3.0CS/CSi high performance sports coupes, the 6-series was introduced in August 1976. More forgiving than its predecessors, it utilised a modified version of the (E12) 5-series saloon platform equipped with all-round independent suspension (coil and wishbone front, trailing-arm rear) and powerful disc brakes. A natural rival to the 928 and XJS, the four-seater 6-series proved more capacious than the Porsche and sportier than the Jaguar. Immediately recognisable thanks to its distinctive 'shark nose' frontal styling and thin pillared glasshouse it boasts real road presence. An impression backed up by the various versions of BMW's mighty M30, SOHC straight-six engine fitted throughout the range. Second only to the BMW Motorsport tuned M6 version, the 635CSi's 3430cc unit developed some 216bhp and 232lbft of torque (outputs that were reputedly sufficient to propel it from 0-60mph in 8.4 seconds and on to 135mph).
Finished in Silver Blue with Navy Blue leather upholstery, this particular right-hand drive example is variously described by the vendor as being in "very good" (chassis, bodywork, paintwork, wheels / tyres), "excellent" (engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment) or "as new" (interior trim) condition. Reportedly "owned by a French diplomat for the first twenty years who used the car very sparingly when in England", 'OJD 955Y' was similarly mollycoddled by its second keeper. Stated to have recorded just 28,000 miles from new (with "BMW service history to 22,000 miles"), the coupe rides on alloy wheels. Said to "drive like a new car", this unusually low mileage 635CSi is offered for sale with large history file (including a letter from the French diplomat), various old MOT certificates, sundry bills, original BMW brochure and MOT certificate valid until September 2008.
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