Remember the e23 745i with the M5 engine?

[Jerez]

A 745i without turbocharger was built specifically for the South African market. The right-hand-drive version was not possible with the turbocharged motor due to the proximity of turbocharger in the right-hand side of engine bay. Instead, it was fitted with the detuned version of 286 hp (213 kW) dual-camshaft 24-valve M88/3 M1 Motorsport engine with a Bosch ML-Jetronic fuel injection system. This particular motor was also fitted to the first-generation M5 and M635CSi. A production run of 209 South African 745i was built from 1984 to 1986: 192 were built with automatic gearbox and 17 with 5-speed manual gearbox.[3]

BMW South Africa ran one of these 745i models in Class A of the South African Modified Saloon Car Championship, the only BMW-Sanctioned motor sport application in the history of BMW 7-series cars.

 

[maximus]

Interesting...didn't know that...(sorry for hijack)

Bmw M745i 1 of the last 9 made in 1987

http://durban.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-...of-the-last-9-made-in-1987-W0QQAdIdZ429729884

 

[james]

Interesting...didn't know that...(sorry for hijack)

Bmw M745i 1 of the last 9 made in 1987

http://durban.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-...of-the-last-9-made-in-1987-W0QQAdIdZ429729884

Think I just jizzed in my pants...

 

[abmi0000]

E23 :inlove: and what an example. Still looks very nice. Just bad timing or I would be on my way down.

 

[herr bmw]

slightly off the topic,but is this shape,was there not a 733i?

was this the same motor as in the 333i e30?

just asking as my ex girl friends dad had 1,which i was lucky to take for a spin once,was bloody awesome,and loved to spin:rollsmile:

 

[UpNcOmiNg!]

Yes, that's true Herr. But I think the 333i had a few more Alpina bits strapped to it.

Very few of these 745i's around! Amazing cars!

 

[herr bmw]

thanks upncoming:thumbs:

for a big car it moved,so can just imagine how the 745i went

 

[abmi0000]

The 333i had a different gearbox and airflow meter from what I can remember. I think that the intake was slightly different too but I speak under correction

 

[Sankekur]

Good thing we got the M88, as the turbo motor in the euro cars was a total heap of junk.....but still I think the M88 was a bit wasted on a 7 series, would have been better with a V8.

They make good donor cars for e28's and e24's though :fencelook:

 

[Jerez]

slightly off the topic,but is this shape,was there not a 733i?

was this the same motor as in the 333i e30?

just asking as my ex girl friends dad had 1,which i was lucky to take for a spin once,was bloody awesome,and loved to spin:rollsmile:

Badged as 745i but came with the 3.5 24 valve 6.

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The 333i had a different gearbox and airflow meter from what I can remember. I think that the intake was slightly different too but I speak under correction

Don't forget the Alpina developed headand injection system, if I remember correctly

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Interesting...didn't know that...(sorry for hijack)

Bmw M745i 1 of the last 9 made in 1987

http://durban.gumtree.co.za/c-Cars-...of-the-last-9-made-in-1987-W0QQAdIdZ429729884

Lovely- this was the facelift model as the older one had the bonnet paintwork around the kidneys and more slanted