Hello Barry,

Many thanks for your reply!

I've send you an e-mail with my details a couple of days ago.
Hope to hear from you.

Best wishes from Holland,
Ronald


--- In bmwe24club@..., BARRY ABBS <barry508@...> wrote:
>
> Hi to you Ronald,
>
> I own one the cars you have an interest in, the "UK-only" E24 6-
series models, if you mail me I can give you some of the details you
require.
>
> I am new to this site and Yahoo Groups...I will try and upload some
photos to site.
>
> Barry
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: bmw630cs <no_reply@...>
> To: bmwe24club@...
> Sent: Saturday, 13 January, 2007 8:50:47 PM
> Subject: [BMW e24 Club] Special "UK-only" E24 6-series models.
>
> Hello All,
>
> I'm a BMW enthusiast from Holland.
>
> I've been a BMW freak all my life, having owned various models over
> the years.
> Currently I own a E39 530dA SE Touring (daily driver) and a now
ultra
> rare and fully restored 1980 E12 M535i.
>
> I've also owned a very rare 6-series model, a 1976 630CS, the only
> model which was never sold in the UK.
>
> I'm currently investigating some very special "UK Only" BMW 6-
series
> models like:
>
> 1977 633 CSi Limted Edition, only 10 cars were ever made, they were
> all painted in a very special Silver metallic paint, had a roman
> number logo on each side, Alpina-like front spoiler, modified
> suspension and modified engine aswell.
> Aimed at customers who wanted a bit more then the standard 633 CSi.
> At the moment at least one car is still alive today in the UK.
> Perhaps the owner reads this forum aswell? If so, I would love to
> learn more about these cars.
>
> 1978 633 CSi Hallmark, basically the same sort of concept as the
> above, and was developed in cooperation with Alpina / Tom
Walkinshaw.
> It had all kinds of Alpina opticals like spoilers and wheels, and a
> handpainted striping on each side of the car.
> Also a massive Silver ashtray lid, and a H-logo on each headrest.
> All cars came with a special certificate.
> It's said that only 26 were ever made, but other sources state 56,
1
> for each BMW dealership in the UK.
> The story behind this one was, that the stronger 635 was just
> intruduced, and that the laste remaining 633's were hard to sell.
> Strangely with all these mods, the car was a couple of thousand
> pounds more expensive then the standard car, but that exclusivity
> made it sell.
>
> At the moment approx 10 cars are still left. I know one owner who
has
> two, one of which is in prestine condition.
> Are there any owners out here who also own a Hallmark?
> If so, please drop me a line! Thanks.
>
> Then there were some special UK only editions of the 635 CSI and
M635
> CSI
>
> Both were called "Motorsport Edition" and had some extra bits and
> pieces on them.
> But I'm trying to find out more about the specifics of these add-
ons.
>
> I do know the M635 had even a slight engine mod, producing 292 BHP
> iso 286 BHP.
>
> Can anyone shed more light on these special UK-only 6-series cars?
> What were the exact modifications to these cars, how many were
made,
> and were there things like certificates?
>
> Perhaps there were even more variants that I do not know of yet.
>
> Would love to hear from you.
>
> Best wishes from Holland,
> Ronald.
>
>
>
>
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