Search
Recent Post
- 1990 Audi V8 Quattro for Sale
- Steve Dinan’s 2006 M5 S3
- Steve Dinan’s Personal 462hp Supercharged E46 M3
- 1972 Volkswagen K70 sedan
- 2000 BMW M Coupe For Sale: Unusual Oxford Green!
- Fully restored 1981 Caddy for Sale
- 2005 MINI Cooper S with RennTech Supercharger
- Low Mileage 1983 VW GTI on Craigslist
- 1984 Ruf Turbo 911 on eBay
- 1983 Audi Ur-Quattro for sale
Recent Comments
- Paul:Saw this at the end of last we
- patrick:Of course, no rational person
- patrick:I love the looks of these thin
- Jim:true but save the money on a p
- Aaron:Even if it was run at 2 a buye
- bob:I was at the BMW dealer parts
- Jim:Nice looking car but look at t
- Dan:Tim, Thanks for your feedback
- Tim in N FL:Now this is a modern MINI Coop
- Dan Crouch:Even though this car isn't ori
Popular
- 1963 Porsche 356B Cabriolet Race car (01-27-2010)
- 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v For Sale, only 50k miles! (09-25-2008)
- 2 E28s for the price of 1 on eBay (01-25-2010)
- 2001 M Coupe For Sale in Virginia (01-20-2009)
- 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster for Sale (02-18-2010)
- 1976 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer (02-23-2010)
- 1990 Porsche 964 For Sale in Santa Rosa (06-21-2009)
- 2002 Laguna Seca Blue S54 Z3 M Coupe For Sale in Burlingame, California (09-08-2009)
- Kicking off BMW e39 M5 Week with a Reader Request (02-01-2010)
- Cheap 1993 Mercedes 600SEC in Denver (09-22-2009)
1984 BMW e30 Hardy & Beck 327S
November 9, 2009 by Dan
Here’s a cool piece of e30 history. Check out this Hardy and Beck 327s on Roadfly (143k miles, $10.9k, California):

quote from the seller’s listing:
1984 E30 327S. – Built Jan 1984 as a Euro 323i 5-speed Euro bumpers – Imported and modified by Hardy & Beck (formerly “Alpina West”) in Berkeley, CA in 1984 – this is one of about 12 cars they built – Maybe the only original left – 2.7 bottom end, custom pistons and 323i head, some other performance modifications – Full H&B suspension – 3-piece H&B wheels 15×7 with 205/55-15 – original and perfect delphin grey paint, just clayed and waxed – original BMW cloth sport seats, very nice condition, rear headrests – el. windows and sunroof, A/C – Zender body kit (H&B installed) I bought the car in June this year, and have done the following (by Schatz & Krum in Sacramento): – Timing belt – waterpump – all hoses – new steering rack – control arm bushings – complete A/C overhaul (done by an expensive A/C shop in Auburn) – found and installed the super rare 3-piece H&B wheels to replace the Ronal LS – Italian period correct Dino steering wheel with removable leather center It drives like a dream, very fast (like an Alpina, H&B was named “Alpina West” before). Road & Track tested the car in 2/1985, and recorded a 0-60 time of 6.9s. I have a copy of the magazine. This car needs nothing. Car was serviced by H&B until a few years ago.
I couldn’t really find much quality information on Hardy & Beck and their history. Sounds like a pretty small operation that used to go by ‘Alpina West’ and modified cars with Alpina parts. Gets blurry from there. Anyone have any good information about these guys?
In any event, an interesting car for $10.9k.
dc
Related posts:
- 1984 BMW 323i Pickup There really isn’t much to say about this eBay oddity,...
- E30 M3 Hartge 3 Piece Wheels Granted I usually post car classifieds, but these wheels are...
- Euro 1984 BMW 320 Baur spotted in the Pacific Northwest I found this gray market Euro 1984 BMW 320 Baur...
2 Responses to “1984 BMW e30 Hardy & Beck 327S”
Leave a Reply
PLEASE NOTE BEFORE LEAVING A COMMENT: I don't own or represent any of the vehicles for sale on this blog. Click all the links in the post to discover if the vehicle is still for sale. I don't have any further information if links are broken and will delete comments asking if a car is still for sale. Thank you for your understanding
November 10th, 2009 10:39 am
Hi Dan,
Hardy & Beck did a brisk business in the ’80s importing and ‘federalizing’ gray-market BMWs – everything from the e21 323i to the M1. They developed suspension parts and [among other things] wheels. The wheels on the e30 featured are very rare, and very sought after. H&B had a national presence, but a particularly big west coast following. Not sure exactly when they closed, but it wasn’t too many years ago.
An acquaintance and fellow e21 323i owner worked there back in the day…
Best,
Blair in Eugene
November 10th, 2009 10:42 am
Hey Blair,
Long time no hear! Thanks for catching me up on their history. Nice to have a close source instead of trying to figure out which internet forum post is reliable!
How are things going? What’s in your stable right now anyway?
dc