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Driven Vancouver 2018

Posted on June 16, 2018June 16, 2018

Hi there, thanks for checking us out! Here’s the build post for the 1998 750iL Individual that was on display: http://www.e38registry.org/valter-750il-individual/

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Methodology – Where do these numbers come from?

Posted on October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

I frequently get asked “where I got my numbers” for production numbers and other details. Are they from BMW? Did I make them up? The answer is reasonably simple: several years ago, BMW had a public site in which you could access the build sheets with a public login (eu111111). It looked like this: With […]

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What exactly makes a US-Market 740iL a Highline? And why did some come from BMW Individual?

Posted on February 21, 2017August 12, 2017

I see this question popping up a lot. So much that I decided to write a post about it. The E38 Highline package was a special Exterior Color + Interior Upholstery package offered in select markets. While Europe had four variants (Anthrazit, Carbon, Nachtblau, and Scarabäus), the United States got two (Midnight Blue, and Orinocco [Green]). It […]

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An introduction – What’s this all about anyway?

Posted on May 20, 2016June 5, 2016

A little over 20 years ago, at the 1994 Cleveland Auto Show, I saw an E38 for the first time. I thought the car looked pretty cool, and immediately grabbed a poster to put on my bedroom wall. While I did have the quintessential Ferrari F40 poster, I also made room for this one. I […]

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