Has anyone seen this ultra rare 633??
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Topic: Has anyone seen this ultra rare 633??
Posted By: sharknose7
Subject: Has anyone seen this ultra rare 633??
Date Posted: 17-January-2007 at 19:52
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Hi i've just found an article about an ultra rare 633csi Limited Edition in a magazine named BMW Torque dated summer 1977.The car featured is reg number TOY 840R a limited edition of only ten cars which were prepared by Tom Walkinsaw at a cost of £21,300.They have a small-plated roman numeral on the sides of the body,uprated engine and suspension, Alpina front spoiler.All 10 cars are silver,the colour blending gradually from a darkish grey at the bottom of the body to light silver on the roof.These cars are pre-Hallmark 633csi's and are more expensive and rarer. Does anyone no where this car is or any of the other nine.I'm just very curious. ------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
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Posted By: BeemaBoy
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 09:28
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Maybe try posting in the 6 Series forum...they must know BB ------------- 87 E30 320I 95 E34 525I Auto, Executive Package, Arctic Silver 98 E38 740I Steptronic, Silver |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 09:57
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 14:52
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TOY840R is on SORN, and has had four owners................ ------------- |
Posted By: sharknose7
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 21:36
 " ------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
Posted By: sharknose7
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 21:46
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My information is different but it does show either way that the car has not been scrapped ------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
Andyboy wrote:Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 23:04
Careful, now! Sometimes the last owner prior to scrapping doesn't necessarily tick the "scrapped" box in the V5.... -------------   
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Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 23:08
..like a doner car stuck in a shed? ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 23:17
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Particularly if it's been kebab-ed, so.... -------------
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Posted By: sharknose7
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 23:22
------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 18-January-2007 at 23:28
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^^ Your mission - should you wish to accept it - is to find it! -------------
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Posted By: sharknose7
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 00:05
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[QUOTE=Horsetan]
^^ Your mission - should you wish to accept it - is to find it!
may the force be with me! ------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
Posted By: IamSpartacus
Date Posted: 19-January-2007 at 00:15
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nah your mission should be to find me the latest possible M6 Highline in bark blue or black with matching leather & low miles is the one....
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 20-January-2007 at 17:35
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'Sorn not due' - but that means it's SORN and off the road. The wheels on
that one are the 7x14 'competition' Mahle BBS that were an option on the M535i and required longer wheel bolts. The colour os Anthracite grey metallic, colour code 55. Raymond Playfoot who produced the mag/ newsletter thingy also worked for TWR when they did the Hallmark - I spoke to him some years ago. ------------- |
Posted By: sharknose7
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 08:54
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Thanks for the information,just one thing 20 years ago I was driving a 1976 3.0si in anthracite grey and the colour was definately not dark silver on the bottom graduating to light silver on the roof. ------------- 1973 3.0csi golf yellow 1976 3.3Lia granitrot 1978 633csi Hallmark Amazon Green Metallic. 1982 735ise Opal Green |
Posted By: NL E12 M535i
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 10:23
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Hello from Holland, I'm also very interested to learn more about this ultra rare 633 CSi. Specially as the car is at least still with us today! Do you perhaps know a way to re-contact him? as I also would like to get in touch with him. I feel he must know a lot about these cars. Or perhaps people like: Patrick Eggs or Peter Beaumont, both of them also worked for BMW Concessionaires in the late '70s. Many thanks and best wishes, Ronald. |
Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 18:19
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My Dad knew Raymond back in 1982 when they both worked at BMW in
Bracknell but Raymond departed not long after to do his own thing. I can't think how I got hold of him last time but it was via TWR who are gone now. The 633CSi would have been Anthracite with a silver roof - from the pics the sides are certainly all one colour. TWR also did an XJS around the same time ('78-'79) in a similar scheme with Wolfrace wheels. It looked quite vile...........they were sold via Stratstone (I think) and later ones had a full vinyl roof. Yeeeeuuuuuk! 
It rings a few bells - around 1996-7 there was a grey 633CSi with a silver roof in Hughes' breakers in Bicester. I had the ECU out of it for a T plate 728i. At the time I had a really lovely Cashmere gold T plate 633CSi Auto and I had a few bits and bobs off it for mine - but it really was a rusted out wreck apart, oddly enough, for the passenger's front wing which was perfect (replaced). I got if grit blasted and sold it to a guy in Slough where the A4 meets the M4. The scrap one was an 'S' plate and the number plate began with WOW which is a Southampton area registration. ------------- |
Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 21-January-2007 at 18:30
Patrick Eggs later worked for TWR as well. It was via him that I got Raymond's phone number! I'm going to have a dig through some old diaries! ------------- |
Posted By: NL E12 M535i
Date Posted: 22-January-2007 at 11:04
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Hi, Many thanks in advance! It would be great if you could find a phone nr, address or e-mail of one of these persons. Who knows what that might lead to in terms of new interesting info on these rare and special E24 coupé's! Best wishes, Ronald
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Posted By: Andyboy
Date Posted: 22-January-2007 at 16:32
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I don't have my diary for 1999 anymore so no number I'm afraid. patrick
Eggs wasn't that bothered tbh and just have me Raymond's number - now he was a knowledgeable bloke who remembered quite a lot. ------------- |
Posted By: NL E12 M535i
Date Posted: 22-January-2007 at 17:44
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Well, many thanks for looking anyway! Cheers, Ronald.
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Posted By: JamesB
Date Posted: 21-June-2007 at 14:15
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Afternoon all, new member james just browsing the forum and i noticed this post, i've been looking at the 633 / 635 for the last couple of months and when i find the 'right one' i'll take the plunge, but i noticed this car on e-bay (nothing to do with me, i just thought it had relevance to this topic cheers james http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230144754744&rd=1&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&a mp;sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230144 754744&rd=1&rd=1 |
Posted By: SHEPSM3
Date Posted: 22-June-2007 at 19:43
Blimey, how many "limited edition" varients of the 633 were there? Was this the only way BMW could sell them?  ------------- [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1a1.jpg">[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y135/ShepsM3/New-1b1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 23-June-2007 at 14:30
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Things did get a bit desperate in 633 sales when they released the 635..... -------------
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