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Coming from george’s video, good luck on future endeavors, brother!

Love the car im from saint paul got a f30 330i and love it already hoping to move my way up in the bmw world. Ill be keeping my eye out and hopefully i see your car out on the road one of these days

Awesome car!

Phenomenal video and very informative! I just bought an '81 E12 528i, my first BMW. It's in good shape but needs some work and I'm looking forward to slowly restoring it. It's a lot harder to find information on these online than something like an E28 but this video was really helpful as I get to know the car.

Love the Denon CD player beautiful looking piece.

Wow very nice system, it so close to mines i have the ML 380s, 37, 360s In the process to get a 336 for spkrs Martin Logan CLS with SVS 13.5 sealed subs and a pair of Polk 707's that is to die for they sound that good i was shocked they were around 5k my buddy has a pair of Focal that are 10k no contest.

Awesome E12 man! 👍

Absolutely beautiful car, good on you for saving it and then some!

With a Procar engine they could have shown Brabus the middle finger!!

Great video. This is my favorite BMW of all time and had the privilege to drive one in 1980 in the UK.

I don't think I've ever seen a respectable car get an owner it deserves like this one.

nice rear bumper, great underside, awesome love for the ultimate driving machine, mine was euro grey market car,

i owned one for 3 years , probably 30 years ago , not many were made for uk market , mine i think was called cidar green the green cord recaro seats , loved that dog leg gear box , only thing i did was valve stem oil seals at about 100.000 miles not many cars could keep up with it at that time , i was king of the road ... ha ha would love to drive it again now , had e12 520 , then 528i then m535i . remember going to bmw to get new m badge as mine got nicked , they did not sell them , you show them your log book and you get one for free as they did not want people putting that m badge on none motor sport cars , not like today ...............

Wow, the underside of that car looks amazing

I can’t wait until I have the time to make my 530I look this good

great info

I love e12. Had '80 528i and 2.8, 3.0 and 3.2 engines.

Hi Adam, best regards from germany. Very nice video. Nice to see that you are still enjoying your E12.

nice, I know this car as well (i am in Germany), is very much underrated

Congratulations on achieving such a beautiful and detailed restoration of this glorious e12. I saw it early on in your ownership journey. Thank you for sharing the story here. My favorite anecdote here was about the interior fabric. Kudos! I hope to catch up with you at a future 5er event. I really miss the old east coast 5erFests from the early 2000s. Fortunately, we still have The Vintage in May each year. Cheers, “Tim in N FL” on mye28

thanks for sharing this beauty with us again. I love what you did to it over the years. I passed on a Polaris m535i 25 yrs ago. It had some rust issues I could do without and purchased a stunning beautyful 525 (e12) instead... still kicking myself for that... 😒 Currently restoring my `76 528. I just love these cars. When maintained well, they are such great drivers. The 528 will be my daily driver. Should be back on the road next spring. Is your son driving it in the video? I hope he enjoys it too. 👍

Always amazed to see your car again !! I am presently in the process of maybe acquiring one from Germany ! I'll let you know if I end up with it !

The system looks great!

Not really “vintage”. This is one hell of a system that’s better than most on the market today.

nice , looks exactly same as my last e12 which was a ceda green m535i i had the m colours painted on the sides and front like yours , my rear spoiler did not have m colours on , same interior apart from green cord interior , i loved that dog leg gear box , gave it great pulling power , never let me down in the two years i owned , i stripped the engine down with my friend at about 110 ,000 miles and changed the valve stem oil seals .... at the time i owned very few cars could get the better of it... that was over 30 years ago , i owned e12 520 then e12 528 and last the m535i which was a rare care and not many made for the uk market .... at the time somone stole my m badge of the rear and went to bmw , there they get proof it is a proper m car and you get given the m badges for free. they did not allow anyone with a none m car to get them .. but in those days they did mot stick m badges on and bmw like today ... out of the 29 cars i have owned this was one of the ones i had most fun in as well as mk1 golf gti , think you call it the rabbit in usa ... first car ford capri mk1 1600 gt which i did not buy , my friend wanted a vcr player and i wanted a car ...

Just stumbled across your video. Few other people remember what great speakers Energy used to make before they were acquired then killed off by Klipsch. In honor of your awesome system, I've fired up my Veritas system - 2.8's, 20Ci center, 2.0Ri side surrounds & 1.8's being used as rear channels (all of which are properly powered by 90's correct 8008BB, two 8008X3 & 8002 Aragon amps - yet another great brand acquired then killed off by Klipsch). and am listening to 90's compilations. My system & I salute you! 👍👍👍👍👍

It's really good what you've done. I'm fussy about E12's and this is a good one. One point to clarify, the BMW bonnet badge in 1980 was smooth on the surface. I know this because I noticed this compared to the enambled/raised edge badge on a 1978 528 at the time. Just so you know..

Why move the Mark Levison , heated bed 😂

I worked at Circuit City in Nashville, Tennessee while I was in college at Tennessee State University 1974 - 1982 . It was a fun experience. It took me some time to finish school do the fact I had to pay everything myself. My parents couldn’t help me but the love of Hi-Fi has extended all the way until now. I am 67 years old retired and i still love my Hi-Fi equipment. I have a Denon 2000ae intergrated amplifier, pair of Magnapan .7, Technics sl-1200 turntable , Nakamichi 700 cassette deck, Teac x10r reel-to-reel deck . I go to Axopona audio show every year in Chicago to dream about upgrading 😅my system. Thank you for sharing your story.

Amazing audio gear Adam you have there 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Cool stuff.... 🍺👍.... !

Beautiful rig dude. In the early 2000s I had the 38 preamp, 331 amp and 39 CD player. I used to sit there and just look at and touch that equipment. My dream amps were always the 33h's. Love that you don't bat an eye at the transport's "finicky" behavior -- that's the high end!

Please more videos for 2023 about this e28

nice work im sure you put alot of time in it , does this car have a m30 or m90 engine ?

That thing is just pure beauty. To me, there`s no better engine sound. I`ve owned all kinds of vintage BMW`s over the years, but the e12 just fits me like a tailored suit, so a few weeks ago I purchased a `76 528 after being beemer-less for almost 15 years... That was too long.

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Awesome restoration, gorgeous car. My dad owned a 520i e12 and it was great. This is the top of the top of this serie. Gorgeous. Ale

Nice resto truly a labor of love. I had an early E12-based E24 635CSi euro . I always loved the big analog clock with the outer dial controlling the fan speed .BMW switched to the digital one like yours has at some point.. That would be a cool backdate to do if the analog one is out there in BMW unobtainia parts land

most boring vid i ever saw. just wanted to see rev it up 1 single time

Damn you have a nice job done to your E12! Bless you Sir!

Wow...absolutely beautiful! One of my favorite cars growing up, still have a nice sales brochure/booklet from that model i picked up at Bellevue BMW 40 plus years ago.

Fabulous car, really nice. I have recently started to restore a 1974 E12, but a more sedate 520 4 cyl auto.

Beautiful interior.I say this car carries the spirit of BMW.Its the most comfortable Bimmer, unlike the e30 that feels a bit harsh.

love seeing these debadged. if you don't know what it is already, you don't need to

Mechanics never get bothered by cars. They deal with cars everyday so are not bothered by cars.

Amazing how some folk are treating these cars like old bangers

I want that steering wheel on my '88 is. I had an E12 and tii, E30 and 4 E28 (533i, 535is, 533i, 535is). They are the BEST BMW overall but come on man the dash of the E12 is mobetta' right? Take care. th-cam.com/video/zzi0R5PS3DQ/w-d-xo.html&t BTW with an open exhaust and EAT chip I clocked mine 6.98 to 60 (original engine, 200K). But that's trashing the car. It's fast enough though for sure. People get so caught up with speed and power it's stupid IMO

Lovely example, Adam. Best, Tim in N FL from mye28

Great video! Yes I owned a E12 m535 replica back in the early 90’s. I think it was a 528 from memory. It was metallic blue with the pinstripes & silver BBS wheels. It was a headturner back then in New Zealand and I often got stopped by cops because I was only 22 yrs at the time. Great memories!

What to say? My best compliments for this special car, I always like 👍🎖️🎖️🎖️