1982 BMW/ALPINA C1 2.3

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...

October 8, 2017 Although the car was authenticated by Alpina, I assumed the worst – that the engine was not an actual Alpina lump. Yeah,...

October 3, 2017 If you read my first blog entry, Sleuthing the Car (how I found my Alpina), you likely recall the noise about whether the...

September 23, 2017 The Alpina has a good friend in the garage with it, a Fjord 1974 2002tii. It's my third tii, and my 8th '02 (Agave 68...

September 15, 2017 As a bona fide 2002 nut, I spent too much time dreaming of Alpina-modified 02s, the best being the 2002tii version...

September 1, 2017 I’m a serial renovator – you know the type, I buy run-down houses, live in it for a bit, fixing up a house I couldn't ...