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10-29-2009, 04:18 PM
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  | BMW M5 E34 Convertible revealed BMW has finally confirmed that it developed an M5 convertible 20 years ago, but canned it a week before it was due to be launched due to sales concerns. The long-rumoured car was shown to a select group of journalists at an event celebrating 25 years of the BMW M5, and autocar.co.uk has obtained exclusive photos. Full story: BMW M5 convertible revealed - Autocar.co.uk
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10-29-2009, 04:20 PM
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10-29-2009, 06:07 PM
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| wow, that looks really nice.
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10-29-2009, 06:38 PM
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| Next to the fabulous M5 Convertible is the 1 of 2 E39 M5 Touring right? I believe I read somewhere that BMW developed two M5 Touring, the second of those belonging to Gerhard Richter himself.
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10-29-2009, 06:51 PM
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| I wonder how many other treasures is still BMW hiding in their secret production halls. Probably many, some of them lay there forgotten  I wish they could reveal more secrets to us.  M3 E46 sedan, the one-off M3 E36 Compact...What cars do you think might have been produced in just a few numbers and never unveiled? After reading the article I only hope that we will see the M5 Touring basing on the F10 generation. I know that the biggest market for the M5 is the USA, that's why most of the sold cars are Tourings, but please BMW, we want the M5 Touring again 
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| Looks dated now, but that would have been such a hot car back then. Perfect competition if Mercedes had ever made a 500CE Cabriolet. M
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The one I really want to see is the 850i with the M5 V8 engine and drivetrain built in the late 1990's. It was allegedly built for a BMW board member but was mothballed when the board member left BMW. I think that board member might have been Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle (now the CEO of Linde AG). | |
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10-30-2009, 03:27 AM
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| Oh, imagine owning both as collectables. Oh my oh my, I have such epic taste in cars.  BMW can thank their lucky stars I'm not rich because I'd be camping outside Reithofer's office until they'd sell them to me.
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