1982 BMW/ALPINA C1 2.3

August 5, 2018 The last post – Death by a thousand delays – ended with more parts missing and some health issues for me, causing another...

June 30, 2018 It’s been the far side of two-and-half months since the last post and the motor still hasn’t been completed and the body...

April 3, 2018 With the crank in the block and the pistons and rods assembled, next was putting them into the cylinders. First, rods...

March 3, 2018 Avid readers will remember that the body work was chugging along, accomplishments each week to keep the momentum going, but...

February 7, 2018 According to Stu, it’s best for the project to keep momentum. So, while there was certainly time to finish the body and...

December 3, 2017 Almost a month ago, progress was slow but hopeful. The car had been taken to Sacramento and the shell stripped down. ...

November 12, 2017 Around a month ago the engine-less shell was loaded on a trailer and taken to the body shop. About the same time I...

October 28, 2017 The first post on this blog, Sleuthing the Car, discussed how I found a genuine Alpina on Bring-a-Trailer and the harsh...

October 19, 2017 The motor is out. The rebuild decisions have been made, the path mapped out (mostly, more on that later). It’s time to...

October 18, 2017 So, I have an authentic Alpina engine, complete with the stamped-in numbers on both head and block. That engine...