1991 was the first year for the silky 5 liter V-12 M70 engine as found in the E31 series. After seeing previous duty in the 7 series four door, BMW followed the time honored tradition of taking your company’s largest engine and dropping it in a two door.
Though, not exactly a light weight sport coupe with the 300 horsepower V-12 thrust seemed endless. The 6 speed manual is the preferred setup so the 4 speed automatic in this car particular specimen will keep the price tempered a bit.
This car has traveled 123,500 miles and it looks quite nice in the silver paint. It has a proper and apparently authentic AC Schnitzer body kit. The kit sets it apart from other 8 series cars. I’m not sure how much value it adds as these were pretty good looking cars by themselves so though AC Schnitzer items tend to be decent some might find the additions look a bit too tacked on.
This car is up at no reserve and there may be some potential to turn this one for a quick profit or enjoy it as is. It isn’t going to sell for as much as some other 850s out there because it has a few blemishes. The grille is missing, there is a pretty big scuff in the driver’s seat, the headlights are cracked, etc.. Simply cleaning up the engine bay would have surely gotten this seller a few more dollars out of potential buyers. Bidding is at $4,349, with the no reserve ask where do you think it will end?
1991 BMW 850i with AC Schnitzer Kit No Reserve
~Evan
Hmmm.. the ACS stuff looks like something Pontiac would have tacked on an old man sedan to make it “sporty”.. and the radio installation gives an indication of the overall quality of work done on the car..
Plus the underhood photos show a well-used put-away-wet and very expensive to fix powerplant. Wait until the dual throttle-body motors start crapping out, all of a sudden these become very cheap German iron.
I’ve never seen an ACS product that I liked.
@Wes One ACS product that stands out in my mind as good looking was their ACS CLS II.
I’m guessing the tires are original? And who the heck was sitting in the seats? All four of them have large indentations in the leather(!) The front bumper looks like it wasn’t attached properly and seems to be hanging off of something. The driver-side headlamp assembly likewise looks misaligned with a rather noticeable gap closed. The word “rare” is used 3x; ALL CAPS ad; no service records. This is a run, do not walk, away from car. I agree with Don E., looks like it was used hard and put away wet.
Exactly what is the attraction of this car? I can certainly point to more-than-a-few distractions though…
Still not feelin’ it, Evan.