George Motorshow 2012!!

[Philip Foglar]

Hi guys,

Jandre and I thoroughly enjoyed this weekend with a roadtrip and this awesome show! Just a great pity that there were so few BMW's there, way too many Merc's, but still great to see - the older classic Merc's are most certainly beautiful, and most of them were in stunning condition! As South Africans we do look after our cars, but I wonder how many of the more modern cars will "make" it to classic motor shows in the future...

Anyway, way too many pics to post, so concentrated on the BMW's that were there. Here's the link to my uploaded photos: George Motorshow 10 Feb 2012

The '74 2002tii Alpina belonging to CLASSICMAN here! Managed to get the car done just in time to have it transported through - still has to set things up since the exhaust and suspension was literally sorted out a few hours before driving through!

And then the 333i!! :inlove:

We thought this was Raybimmer's E34 540i Manual - turned out to be someone else who had just bought this car a week or so earlier! In very good overall condition but still being worked on and cleaned up - front bumper was resprayed a few days before and lots of small dents removed, so in need of a proper detail. Owner is over the moon with it, and everything according to him works flawlessly!

This was quite interesting, left hand drive 745i (iirc), manual!!! :thumbs:

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It is hard to describe the degree of lust that we felt for this car! And it apparently had literally just clocked over to 47 000 km when the owner parked the car there! Absolutely stunning car, condition and combination of trim/wheels etc!

A true fanatic - that is all! raise:

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We found some cones!!! :fencelook:

And then for the 320d guys! jk :roflol:

Was epic, but we really do need to get more BMW classics down there!!! A certain MLE comes to mind straight away!!! raise:

 

[maximus]

:thumbs: :bravo:

 

[Karthik]

Wow , some real beauties hey

 

[Philip Foglar]

There was so much to see, so many beautiful cars!! But we kept gravitating back to these few BMW's! :inlove:

 

[Hellas]

Thanks for the pics Philip. Glad you guys had a ball. Can you post some pics of the mercs too? (Maybe in a different thread)

 

[Sith]

Hey Philip, thanks for the great pics of some true beauties. I spoke to Classicman a few weeks ago and he asked me to come to the show. I was very tempted, but too scared to drive the MLE up there for fear of stone chips on the front spoiler or windscreen. We spoke about getting BMW to perhaps trailer the car up with an M1 that also resides in Cape Town, but obviously that came to nought. If I can get the car there next time without having to drive it up, I'll be there. Would have come in the M5, but thought there would not be that much interest in it as it's too modern. So maybe next time.

 

[Prev]

Lovely pics. The black 635 looks :inlove:

 

[520ebi]

OMG... That 333 looks epic in white :drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

and the 635:inlove::inlove::inlove:

 

[Philip Foglar]

Thanks for the pics Philip. Glad you guys had a ball. Can you post some pics of the mercs too? (Maybe in a different thread)

No problem, posted a thread here :thumbs:

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Hey Philip, thanks for the great pics of some true beauties. I spoke to Classicman a few weeks ago and he asked me to come to the show. I was very tempted, but too scared to drive the MLE up there for fear of stone chips on the front spoiler or windscreen. We spoke about getting BMW to perhaps trailer the car up with an M1 that also resides in Cape Town, but obviously that came to nought. If I can get the car there next time without having to drive it up, I'll be there. Would have come in the M5, but thought there would not be that much interest in it as it's too modern. So maybe next time.

Yep, Classicman indicated speaking to you and your concerns about stones chips etc. Yep, a trailer would be the safest. M1 would be a show stopper IMHO! Well, judging by the majority of the other cars there and especially the Merc's, your M5 be awesome there! If I can get my old Volvo in a bit more of a safe and reliable running condition as well as tidy her up a bit I would be very keen to take her down there next year! Will see! :thumbs:

 

[Henry330i]

Thanks for the pics I so wish I could have gone just to see the cars on display. But your pics fixed that.

That 635 is epic it more motivation to get mine sorted.

 

[Sith]

Well, then we could be on for next year. We could go up in convoy.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Well, then we could be on for next year. We could go up in convoy.

+1!! :thumbs:

 

[Coisman]

imp:
Regtig mooi... :thumbs:

 

[herr bmw]

:thumbs::thumbs:

 

[Jakkals_F30]

Stunning cars.... Thanks for the nice pics. :thumbs:

 

[///MALCOLM325]

Great cars, I think that 745 is interesting. :thumbs:

 

[Nic_s]

I saw that 635 at another show last year. I told the owner to join, but I don't know if he ever did. That 635 is one the best looking old school BMW's I've seen. It's right up there with Sith's MLE

Nice photo's Philip :thumb:

 

[CLASSICMAN]

Hey Phillip, the LHD "745" was actually a 735 and was the Namibian Consulate's car. Nice pics.

 

[Caddy101]

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
Phil, you have done us proud!! Excellent pics
Oh that 6er...:inlove:

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

Wow!
That 635 is just insane!
I want to make the best of friends with him so that he can put me in his will! :rollsmile: