Unusual car? 735i 'vert..?

chromisdesigns · 07-14-2011, 08:48 PM

Was cruising down CA 1 this afternoon, and saw a BMW I've never encountered before -- a forest green with brushed gold trim 735i **convertible**!

Never even knew BMW made a 'vert in the 7-series...this one looked really nice, I'm not generally one for the gold trim stuff, but it looked pretty good against the dark green.

Davin · 07-14-2011, 09:00 PM

They didn't. Either someone did a conversion or you got confused by what you saw

chromisdesigns · 07-14-2011, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Davin

They didn't. Either someone did a conversion or you got confused by what you saw

Must have been a conversion, then -- it was DEFINITELY a 7-series, complete with 735i badge in the back (gold-brushed, of course!).

KingOfJericho · 07-14-2011, 11:11 PM

They haven't made a 735 for the US in almost 20 years...

swaite · 07-14-2011, 11:19 PM

He never said what year it might have been.

Here's one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quartzcity/22461695/

People have done weirder things. E90 M3 pickup truck?

KLH · 07-14-2011, 11:55 PM

Did you see the car with the top retracted, or was it a carriage top? Too bad you didn't snap a pic for shits and giggles.

asian010 · 07-15-2011, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by swaite

He never said what year it might have been.

Here's one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quartzcity/22461695/

People have done weirder things. E90 M3 pickup truck?

though that pick up was actually made by bmw as a prank haha

UsnRoberts · 07-15-2011, 12:46 AM

Not a prank but a tool vehicle. Id buy it if they made it.

CAPSGOD · 07-15-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by swaite

He never said what year it might have been.

Here's one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quartzcity/22461695/

People have done weirder things. E90 M3 pickup truck?

It was an E93!

chromisdesigns · 07-15-2011, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KLH

Did you see the car with the top retracted, or was it a carriage top? Too bad you didn't snap a pic for shits and giggles.

Top down, passenger's hair flying in the breeze!

I wondered if it might be a custom one-off -- the paint had that really deep, glowing effect you only really get from lots of coats of rubbed lacquer, and the car was spotless.

No camera, unfortunately.

bhoch · 07-15-2011, 07:19 AM

Cool - Bet that was a nice change to see. 735i Vert. That's a big car to be a vert, too.

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