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      05-16-2018, 01:45 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by irishbimmer View Post
I believe it was a 1979 or 80 535 with burgundy paint and black buff leather 4 speed...the car magazines called it the "barnstormer"
It revved nicely...had a cassette deck
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Originally Posted by SakhirM4 View Post
Must have been a 530, because they didn't make a 535 in those years, except the M535 which had a 5-speed.
In the USA market, it couldn't have been a 530i either. The E12 was only available as a 528i from 1979 through 1981. Since it was a 4 speed manual, that would mean it had to be a 1979 528i as the 5 speed showed up in 1980.
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