VIN authenticity, was Rick conned? E34 M5 owners please help.

[rick540]

Guys

I'm having a silent panic moment about this E34 M5 of mine. I do not know the history of this car beyond the fact it has the original engine/VIN and all the right parts. The car was produced 8/92

I have discovered the makers plate in the car is stamped "535i M5" and not just "M5" Everybody else I have asked who owns one says theirs is just stamped "M5" but the years of production are 91 or before.

Now I am aware that our NATIS system has no "M5" option till 1996 and as a result many of the E34 M5's as such are registered as 535i/540i/M52 and all kinds of other crap.

If anybody has a late 92 or 93 E34 M5, could you please look at the makers plate on your car RHS front inside fender the engine bay near the bonnet gas strut. It's a black and silver plate rivited there.

I have also mailed BMW asking them this question, but I expect to be ignored as usual.

 

[Jandre]

Just checked my old ones VIN on Realoem.

Came out accurate.

06/1991
M5
S38
RHD
Manual

 

[whattingh]

Guys

I'm having a silent panic moment about this E34 M5 of mine. I do not know the history of this car beyond the fact it has the original engine/VIN and all the right parts. The car was produced 8/92

I have discovered the makers plate in the car is stamped "535i M5" and not just "M5" Everybody else I have asked who owns one says theirs is just stamped "M5" but the years of production are 91 or before.

Now I am aware that our NATIS system has no "M5" option till 1996 and as a result many of the E34 M5's as such are registered as 535i/540i/M52 and all kinds of other crap.

If anybody has a late 92 or 93 E34 M5, could you please look at the makers plate on your car RHS front inside fender the engine bay near the bonnet gas strut. It's a black and silver plate rivited there.

I have also mailed BMW asking them this question, but I expect to be ignored as usual.

What does realoem say for your vin?

 

[jeff_denning]

You can try this one out too Rick
http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

 

[Nic_s]

You should PM Fordkoppie. He also got this: http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=5920&pid=271143#pid271143

 

[rick540]

RealOEm and all vin decoders state the car correctly....

08/1992
M5
S38
RHD
Manual

I'm just wondering why the makers plate with the correct vin calls it a "535i M5"

 

[Fordkoppie]

You should PM Fordkoppie. He also got this: http://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/showthread.php?tid=5920&pid=271143#pid271143

We have already spoken and mine only states "M5"

 

[Nikhil]

I might be playing a bit of a wild card hear but what if bmw built a couple of M5s with 535 chassis?

 

[zaleonardz]

Rick,

Phone BMW and ask them to confirm original engine numbers with the block you have in the car.

 

[whattingh]

my is was an attempt by bmw sa to make registration easier...?