BIMMER GAMES
This week, one of the string of jobs through the shed has been UC staffer Guido’s 1976 BMW, a 633CSi. It’s a very early example of the E24 series and has the Karmann build plate in the left door frame. That means it was one of a batch assembled by Karmann, before BMW took over the complete production.
Anyway, he and partner Ms M bought this thing just on a decade ago and we’ve been handling the servicing ever since. It’s done more than its fair share of long trips, including a couple of tours of Tasmania, one of them in the Targa Classic Rallye, and a run in the Bay to Birdwood.
Despite what you may think of European cars, it’s been pretty reliable and hasn’t cost a bomb to keep. New Bilstein dampers went in it a while ago, while the drivetrain has just required normal servicing. That is until the coupling-controlled fan went in Tasmania and had to be replaced. Nevertheless a quick and dodgy running repair with a bunch of cable ties got the car home.
Now it’s
