Author: Andrew Everett

BMW for their part have not quietly forgotten their older cars – for too many manufacturers, once a car has been discontinued and all examples sold, that tends to mark the end of any interest. BMW though have an enviable reputation for maintaining parts stocks and the fact that they still supply the majority of essential parts for a 40 year old car speaks volumes. Their BMW Classic (formerly Mobile Tradition) division is going from strength to strength and only Porsche and Mercedes Benz can equal them in terms of parts supply. Thanks are due to so many people and BMW AG themselves for allowing the use of so much of their invaluable copyright technical information. Hopefully this book will result in more parts sales For photos, thanks are due to Richard Baxter, Morrison Yinusa, Ian Ewen, Mark Lawless, Dan Kelly, Tony Chamberlain, Tris Foulds, Paul Wager, Craig Sterry, Matt Woods, Steve Bostock, Nick O”Kane and Derin Oloyede. Thanks are also due to Kos Loizou from the BMW Car Club for photos of his red 1986 635CSi and for pictures of the grey Motorsport Highline. Peter Walsh, Phil Crouch of CPC Performance Engineering and Parkside Garage also helped out. Also requiring a hefty mention are Dutch classic car specialists Auto Ruyl who have a healthy trade in classic BMW”s and allowed us use of their E12 and E28 photos – many thanks for that. Finally, to my late Father, Geoff Everett who was BMW GB”s technical manager in 1982-4. Had it not been for that gleaming new E28 520i whispering up the gravel drive to pick me up from school in November 1982, my own passion for the blue and white propeller may never even have started. Andrew Everett