The E23 generation BMW 7-series was released in 1977, right in the middle of the malaise era, but it was far from a floating slow boat that induced thoughts of suicide, particularly with a manual gearbox. Domestic cars might have offered luxury in the form of a vinyl top or complete isolation from the road, […]
The E23 7-series was released in 1977 as the first BMW to wear the 7XX designation and as a replacement for the aging E3 New Six platform. The changes were more evolutionary than revolutionary, but the Paul Bracq designed shark nose shape is certainly more modern looking than the New Six, in part because it […]
The E23 generation BMW 7-series help to cement BMWs reputation in the late 20th century as the builder of fast Q-ships available with a manual gearbox. Its shark nose styling can be attributed to our favorite mustache enthusiast and car designer — Paul Bracq, and this next example is the reason why they call these […]
The 745i was a turbocharged brute of a luxury sedan from BMW before it started building M-cars. It was only available in mainland Europe, so you can only get grey-market imports here in the USA, and price will be a premium. However, a few extra dollars gets you a 3.2 liter turbocharged inline-6 making 252 […]
We’ve featured a few e23 BMW’s in the past, but most are either Euro imports with the 5spd or 745i turbo versions with the automatic gearbox. Imagine our surprise when DT regular Andy L sends us the following note: “Howdy. In response to your E30 sleeper, here is Nebraska’s challenger…Maybe a little more rough, but […]