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Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:47 pm
by Pod
Strewth! Just seen a black French HighlinešŸ˜§

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:44 pm
by Jono B good
I have seen over 10 but less than 20 in my lifetime... :shock:

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:39 pm
by Pod
Now a black French M635CSi!

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 4:23 pm
by Pod
Theyā€™re coming out of the woodwork! A French E24 in Burgundy red. Hereā€™s the proof!

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:16 pm
by GRNSHRK
Sunday, July 22nd in the car show in Saratoga CA, white 89 with the license plate "R89SHRK", owner is John Motroni from SF :-k

Any chance you're on the board :-?

Hung around for a bit to see if the owner showed up, didn't happen #-o

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:50 pm
by GRNSHRK
They're coming out of the woodwork :shock:

Tuesday afternoon, July 24th around 5:00, red 88 M6 heading south on Fair Oaks in Sunnyvale, turned off around Duane Ave :-k

I would presume that you may live in the neighborhood, which is very close to where I live, I could walk there #-o

Please be the first owner to reply and say, "hey, that was me \:D/ "

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:54 pm
by 85mvdelphinus
I encountered another Delphin Grey 635CSI while driving south on 680 in Walnut Creek. I caught up and we exchanged waves and thumbs up. He continued south after I exited in Danville. He had a Diablo Motors license plate bracket which is a local dealer in San Ramon. Perhaps he's on the board and will come and say hello?

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 3:23 pm
by Jono B good
I saw one on Friday at work, it was one that I wanted to buy 2-3 years ago from this old lady in her 60's, she did not want to sell either, she was driving it still HAHAH! Problem she smoked in it, it was the dark brown colour, I forgot the name of this colour. Burnt Sienna?

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:20 pm
by GRNSHRK
Tuesday, September 4th, while I was still in OC (Orange County, CA) we hit Bru in Lake Forest for lunchy, and there's a red 88/89 635 sitting there in the parking lot :-k

Hopefully, maybe YOU are on the board and can let us know who you are [-o<

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:11 am
by scoTT la rock
Brought my car to Guten Parts in South Orange NJ to get some work done on one of the seats and saw a TON of dream rides (a few clown shoes and a sweet orange 2002 roundie). Also saw a fellow 6er getting some serious engine work done. Not sure who the owner is but it looked awesome!

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 10:59 am
by SORIANOTRON
seen about 2-3 here on oahu

where you guys at! 8)

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 3:39 pm
by NigelC
I have not seen a 635 on the road in my part of the country for ages - only at the NEC Classic Car shows, so you can imagine
my surprise when I arrived at my workshop a few weeks ago to find this lovely 88/89 M635 parked outside the unit next to me!
(Apparently it was booked in for a tune up ) It is in the same Royal Blue Metallic as my 635. It would have been fun to park my car
next to it but mine was up on the lift trying to bleed out trapped air in the abs unit - ugh!
I never got a chance to meet the owner so I wonder if he is a member and recognises his car here and will say hello! cheers Nigel.
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Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:04 pm
by OnTheFritz
A bit late with this one, but I spotted an '85 Euro-spec 635 taking the same route as me in evening rush hour a bit over a month ago. Looked super clean inside and out, but wasn't the biggest fan of the choice of wheels. But who am I to judge when there are so few of us? We ended up stopped on the same offramp and briefly chatted before the intersection. 6er owners are some of the best 8)
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And fast-forward to a couple days ago, I finally got a good picture of this special one. I've known the owner for at least a decade and the car has been on jacks probably about as long, but I have no way of telling other than asking, I suppose :roll: Anyway, this is a '79 Euro 635CSi with some Alpina goodness under the hood, Zender skirts, and an M1 Procar wing. I didn't feel like fully uncovering it just yet, so hopefully this will suffice
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He has a whole host of other special cars (with one that takes the cake), but I'll save those for another thread :D

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:55 pm
by Pod
I saw a very clean Black/Black 635CSi on "Chasing Cars" this morning - but I guess you guys on the other side of the Pond watched this show a few years ago :-k

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:18 am
by Pod
Saw a Royal Blue S2 example on the N90 just outside Bourg St. Maurice (France) on Saturday morning. It flashed past so I couldnā€™t see what model, but it was very clean so I guess it could have been an ā€œMā€.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:44 am
by wildrider56
Spotted in Amersham on Thursday I think it was a lovely Champagne C reg behind me in Bois Lane first thing..

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 5:16 pm
by 85mvdelphinus
BMW Concord hosted a Cars and Coffee yesterday morning and somewhere between 40 and 50 BMWs showed up. I was surprised to see three other Sharks - two great whites (autos) and a black M6.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:15 pm
by GRNSHRK
Don, no names :-k

And were you duly handing out PSF info [-o<

Sounds like a nice turnout =D>

I had the green beast out yesterday, warmed her up for her annual oil change \:D/

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:51 am
by 85mvdelphinus
Bob - Sorry, no names. I only met the owner of a really clean white Shark. He lives in Pleasant Hill and I let him know about Pacific Sharkfest. He said he'd check out the website. His name escapes me now. I parked next to the 2nd white one but he was just pulling away when I was walking back to my car.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 9:46 am
by Soperman
This is looooong overdue, as it's taken me rather a long time to take the photos from my phone and re-size them for posting on here.

So, having travelled from the UK to visit Monterey car week last year, I spent some time cruising 17 Mile Drive. The Pacific Ocean was a few yards to my right, and this black M6 a few yards to my left.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 9:56 am
by Soperman
Following a thoroughly enjoyable day at The Quail Motorsport Gathering, where I snapped some tasty 02s and a glorious restored E9 (pics available on request), I was heading for home, but had to stop and admire this lovely Euro M635CSi parked just outside the exit gates.

Couldn't stay and admire (read "inspect") for too long, but it struck me as a very genuine and original car. Delighted to see it running on original metric BBS RS 007s and Michelin TRX rubber.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 10:38 am
by Soperman
This absolutely perfect, low mileage, stunningly original car was spotted on Ocean Avenue, Carmel-By-The-Sea.

It was displayed by Mint Classics, an outfit based in Munich but run by a Columbian chap. He collects and sells in high end, rare and exclusive BMWs. He was there in partnership with Eric Keller from EAG Automotive, Ohio. No doubt you American fellows will know of him. Between them they had on display a glorious collection of M cars. Enjoyed an interesting chat about values of our cars.

Anyway, the condition and originality of this black M635CSi (also on metric BBS RS 007s incidentally) was not bettered by anything I have EVER seen. It's on a par with the display car at the factory museum in Munich.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 10:42 am
by Soperman
And finally, but by no means least-of-all, I snapped this US 635CSi on Junipero Avenue, Carmel-By-The-Sea.

I have to say, you American chaps are doing a fine job of getting your E24s out there. Keep up the splendid work.

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 8:32 pm
by GRNSHRK
Soperman, too bad we didn't know you were going to be at these events, we could have planned a meet up :-({|=

Presuming you also attended Legends of the Autobahn, of course [-o<

That Mint Classics M6 was at LotA, here's a shot that I took =D>

And that first M6 "may" be Steve Wilson's (SteveM6 on the board) as I think he has original TRX wheels as well :-k

Yes, here in California, we can take our beloved 6ers out pretty much anytime we want \:D/

Re: how many 635's have you encounter? (Encountered)

Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 9:44 pm
by Soperman
Regrettably Bobbo, any free time I have to meet up at Monterey Car Week is restricted as Iā€™m there to work, not play.
Duty called elsewhere on the day of LOTA, so had to miss it that one.

This year, perhaps?