Inside BMW Group Classic - On the road, and under the hood, with the BMW 7 Series.
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- We’re all suckers for a bit of 80s nostalgia - and nothing gets our throwback vibes spinning like the first BMW 7 Series. Stylish, innovative, and perfect for a cruise around town, the only question you really need is this: what color would you want it in?
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Thanks for coming back to us, your reviews of classic BMWs is one of my highlights on TH-cam. I worked in a UK dealer in the late 80's and I loved these cars then and still do.
That was truly a machine, I live in South Africa and many years ago I owned an E23 735i which was unfortunately stolen and never recovered. Although I have owned many other BMW's and still drive BMW, I would love to own one of these again. My father also had an E23 733i which I drove a lot as well.
The E23 733i and 735i were utterly fine driving machines. I also drove my late Dad 's E23 733i, and enjoyed it, together with his 728i. If can find either an E23 733i, or a 735i, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
My dad used to own a1978 E23 728i, which was the first BMW I have driven right after I got my license. A wonderful memories.
Artic blue!
Our two favorite guys. Killed it, Marc and Christoph.
Firstly…as an Englishman, let me say how much I enjoy your ‘perfect’ English. I wish my compatriots had such excellent diction !
I drive a 2022 740d XDrive. It’s my 4the 7 series having owned 4 different shape ones, though not the one in the video.
I honestly think this current one looks superb and will become a future classic.
The performance, of course, is in a different league to the earlier models. Utterly effortless.
Great video !! 7 series always has been my favourite, as well as the 6 !!
It is also Lapis Blue.
Lovely car. Please show us the South African version as well with the M88 engine.
Arktik Blau. Hands down 😅
Did you know that all BMW series of 70’s and 80’s came originally with 4 then 5-speed manual gear box 😊. How thrilling that must have been !
Nope. 745i was never available with a manual gearbox. Apart from 13 ZA versions with the M88 engine.
Such a pioneer in 1977! Along with the Mercedes S Class, this was the world's first car to feature an ABS system in 1978! Thanks for the video, next do one on the BMW E32 750iL, which was an even bigger game changer!
Thanks for the great video, I’m a fan of Navy blue but Artic blue does look really good here. Happy New Year chaps!
Superb car, father had a 728i, loved that thing, looked amazing in a graphite black and inside at night was fantastic in soft red lighting from the dash
Thanks for the content , happy new year to the guys at BMW 🏅🥇🇿🇦🙌🏽
I live in South Africa, and these cars are extremely special to see!
I think artic Blue suits it like a glove!
Love the everything on this car, Wunderbar!
Great video guys. E31 or E28 next please, keep the classic videos coming!!!!
I discovered your series today - love it! I have a 2009 F02 740 LI. I’d love you to feature the F02 at some stage!
Lovely car and the best colour, the same as my 1980 735i manual!
And yours was - is? - pre-facelift, which, in my opinion was the pettier of the 2 versions of the e23. The nose of the face-lifted e23 was boxy and boring where as the original one was forward leaning and bold.
If I could live anywhere, I would live in that garage 😃😌😃!
Fabulous car great video many thanks!
The older cars look so much nicer than the modern ones. And when driving at night, the orange dials are far less distracting than the multi-coloured disco lights of the new ones.
You guys/herren do a very fine job of straddling clear delivery of tech intel, with (dry, self-effacing German) humor!
What's the name and code of that color?
I had an Alpine weiss one with the 635csi engine put into it and E39 seats.
Amazing cruiser
a great classic, i have a 1985 735i since 1989 and still work it, i also have 2 745i turbos there smart cars
This car was specked for the South african market, most of South Africa is at least 1440 meters above sea level, therefore a turbo engine made perfect sense even in the 1980's , by the way, this is a great channel, thank you!
Thanks for live in this world from germany to the world 😊😊😊
These were such a beautiful car and built like a panzer. When build quality was the defining element, not gimmicks.
Thanks for sharing! As a Bmw fan since my childhood i was very happy and thankful to god to had a opportunity to drive a ‘86 745i Highline in Delphine metallic with grey whithegrey leather everywhere 😍 never forget it
My fav 7 series ever
Safety zone, already tested in the 1980 316 in 1983. Works perfectly, can‘t imagine how much better it may be in the 7. our 316 hit a concrete aqueduct tube (the very big ones) with 120km/h, front-on, the swedish SARIS trailer broke his mount and flew 50m ahead, front-passenger only was „belted“, driver (no belt) 2 ribs broken, rear passengers, aside from shock and headache, nothing. Front came in towards the seat, but didn‘t reach it. Sure the car front was totally damaged, the engine still ran like a swiss clock, the rear was still perfectly straight. The good parts had long use with new proud owners.
Very different and really bad were the 3 series around 2003. On a normal little contact crash at the front the 320d front passenger airbag has a peaky edge and that hits the eye of the passenger, if he‘s not during the crash fully backwards oriented (can‘t happen with such forces at play). Bad BMW safety design, bad arrogant ignorance by BMW in damage dealing and continuation of the most stupidest airbag cover ever developed for far too long. My sister now has a dead eye/replacement. Thx BMW!
She was the rear passenger that was perfectly fine protected in the old 1980 316 crash.
So if you want protection in a car, take old-school safety from Volvo, Mercedes and BMW, but 80s, not 2000s. Yes they hit hard, but the cages protect very well. Modern stuff is convoluted with dangerous parts and crumbling everything means you‘re sitting in a cage of meteorites flying around to hit you. BMW proved it.
We had an e23 732i German spec with a manual gearbox when I was growing up. Great car I miss it.
Thank you for the great video, I own and regularly drive a 735i E23 and I see that your petrol gauge is in a similar position as mine regularly is 😂. Jokes aside the e23 is a head turner, kids love it when I drive to school in it..... And dads too
Navy Arctic blue! 🚙😁
It’s a beautiful car no nonsense just relaxing and efficient with a dash of excitement on tap
Mauritius Blue, i had a E30 touring once in that colour, magnificent.
Keep these coming, please!
Macht bitte ein Video über den Individual E34 M5 Touring😍
Fantastic! I wonder how many miles are on this 745i? I love the lines of the Euro spec cars with the nice tight bumpers. I have a very low mileage '87 US L7 (less than 6Kmiles) and with the interior leather everywhere, it is just amazing.
At 2:44 it looks like it's 5257km. Just subscribed to your channel by the way, you have a nice collection of cars!
@@MoePower2 Oh good eye! And thank you 👍😜
Damn, your E34 is freaking perfect! Always nice to see such a beauty in caretaking hands.
I wish you hopefully a long time to come to keep enjoying it! 👌
@@Schmitzelhaus Thanks;) 👍
In 1985 I was in my first year of secondary school and a senior girl drove one to school, it was silver with the black water-buffalo interior. Back then, to me at least, its most striking features were the electric seat controls with pictures depicting each adjustment, and the 745i badge itself. I have always wondered what happened to that car.
we have a 84 733 5 speed black no rust California car, we installed the euro bumpers too, thank you for this video
Thank you! The e23 is the best, I owned a grey market imported 745i years ago, wish I never sold it.
I'm currently rebuilding my 1983 745i! hopefully I get it looking as good as this one!
cool video, cheers from australia!
Habe seit über 30 Jahren einen E9 und bin mit der Geschichte sehr vertraut. Das in einem CSL bereits 1974 ABS getestet und entwickelt wurde, höre ich zum ersten Mal und ist auch in der E9 Gemeinde nicht bekannt. Könnt ihr das bitte näher erläutern?
Bitte lassen Sie nie die Ersatzteilversorgung dieser Meilensteine sterben 🙏. BMW Classics muss auch für seine Kunden weiterbestehen. Habe selber e23, e32, e39 und e38.
Always a hoot Gents - keep up the videos
Nice video but when you had manual of that car available you should activate Board computer after connecting battery to show how it works. It is quite easy. 😉
BTW my 745i is sapphire blau
Por que no lleva la caja con programas electronicos?
Congrats BMW fuer 50 jahre M gmbh!!!der neue m3 touring -das sammlerstueck in 30 jahren ...well done...gruss aus Hrvatska...unser Generalimporteur fuer BMW in Kroatien (kfz+bikes) ist TOMIĆ by the way...lg Frohes Neues Jahr!!!muss mal "in live" vorbeischauen in "die heiligen hallen "von BMW...BMW Frottmaning ist auch ein sagenhaftes Autohaus/Filliale...
I liked the blue blazer color best.
what a wonderful machine that reminded me of my early years growing loving BMW and dreaming of owning one until my father purchased the e21 arctic blue and that was it we were all stuck with the brand until now i just can't think of a car other than the BMW...
When only the best will do 😉😉😉!
i found an abandoned euro-spec E23 733i with those headlights. sadly it seems they won't fit on a US-spec E23 front end without modification
ALPINA Blue 💙
nice video, don,t forget to fuel it soon😉
Great video Bmw 👍🏻😀
Makes me miss my bronzit beige 733i
Wonderfull car. I owned several of these most notably a 735i from 1984 in the same colour so have to say the artic blue is the best colour .
BMW needs to make classic part's. My 82' BMW 728ia there's no part's available or reproduction. At least Mercedes Benz has parts and reproduction available for their classic vehicles
I love all blues. And as much as I love my 2020 Alpine White Canadian spec M340... I would LOVE for it to be in Arctic blue. Love this video like all of them... but my favourite 7 is still the e38.
Not good 😊😊😊😊...... it's perfect!!!
BMW group classic, could you please tell me what engine (if any) is currently in the Sandro Chia E36 M3 DTM prototype art car? Thanks.
wheres the m7 from south africa ? with the m88 engine
My dad had this exact colour combination in a 728i, which I think he got in 1985.
All time fav is the Mauritius blue 2nd fav is the Aegean blue,, 3rd Estoril Blue, than Topaz Blue.. Blue blue blue 💙
735 was top of the range in the UK
artic blue!
the temperature gauge wasnt working
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Interesting as always and I even learnt a new word in German. Sauger. Who says learning can't be fun?
Anyone knows where I can buy a Camshaft, if possible with kit (gaskets/seals/bearing/etc for a 1986 735i (E23)?
HaJo Fuchsberger was a convinced driver of this BMW #7 series.
oxford green
Midnight bleu
My father used to have a brown (have forgotten the actual name, perhaps “Topas Braun”?) 730, bought new in 1978 and a 633 CSI in “Reseda Grün” from 1976. Am I right with the names?
So pretty
Wunderschönes Auto…..
What year did the e23 get ABS?
I think it was an option as early as 1979
was also available in 1978.
I have a 1984 735iA here in New Zealand in Baltic Blue with the very same Pacific cloth interior. I will never sell it!
Wow, only 5292 Kiliometers on the clock, almost Brand new :)) I want !!!
i have BMW 730i E23 with engine M30B30...... prefacelit ... best car ever
Jungs, 1983 hatte der 745i schon den 3.4L Motor anstatt den älteren 3.2L. Ich meine, ihr wenn jemand überhaupt, solltet sowas wissen.
Hatte übrigens mal einen 745i Highline.
Great video of a great car. Well done
You mentioned the car was a 1983 (LCI) with the engine capacity of 3.2 L, which would be the M102. I thought that with the LCI came a new engine, M106, 3.4L...
@@1983dmd Don't be too harsh on those guys. Mistakes happen. They give us the opportunity to see some BMW gems (classic or prototype). It is a good initiative and they even do it in English which makes it easier for many of us. Let's enjoy it, even more so this video; for once they drive the "car of the day".
This car actually have a 3,2 M102, so the presenters were right. The first facelift models still had the M102, the M106 came a bit later.
That is a rare car due to the production time...blade fuse box, Ljet turbo, face lift with updated interior. I think these were only late 82s until 05/83 when the Motronic 745 came about.
@@MoePower2 The M106 came out in 1984.
The E23 upgrades came in stages. For example in 1980 new climacontrol panels, 1982 the E28 type rear suspension and in 1983 the new front came, but the 3,2 M102 remained to may 1983 when the 3,4 M106 came.
Ja ! A new video
This car is so beautiful. I wish BMW was making better cars nowadays.
Great car and decent review what a car. The presenters need a little bit of a humour injection though 😊
They're German, so that's not likely to happen.
This is the m102 engine and thus not original. It should be the m106 ;)
Can you get Bmw classic to start re producing more parts for these cars, as well as the e24 🤷🏼♂️🤦♂️🥲
Seconded, I have lots of E24 parts on backorder now, we want to be ambassadors for BMW history but need parts supply to keep them on the road.
still proud owner off a e30 pfl and fl e36 touring! both 1.8 manuals 5 speeds. m10b18 and m43b18. both 8 valve engines NOT beloved by most bmw fans:( i disagree. its fun on a cheaper way. i modded the suspention with only parts of oem m3 and well? this is also fun to drive/steer.. and both run GREAT and very economical at fuel lol.. people dont understand these engines.. iff 1 part fails ore iff a vacuum leak apears? then they run bad. 6 cilinders also BUT they could run better with minor leaks.. the 4 cilinder petrol looks almost ''dying" in idle... both cars run max 195 plus minus so not bad for a old m10 engine and a m42 stationwagon... i want iff i have the money to go at the bmw museum at gemany! i love bmw so mutch! from the basic models to the fastest.. every old bmw have a special caracter of driving... driving old bmws for me? its almost "alive" with you. like a nice warm coat! and driving make my senses active. every corner a bmw wants faster. i dont like to drift and make donuts with bmws.. bmws are autobanh machines for speed and connering. my opinion.. also city driving and common stuf! love it!!
Warum nicht in Deutsch. Abo von mir gekündigt 👍
Our SA 745i was much quicker than the German version! 🇿🇦
alpinweiss
Das war noch ein sehr schöner 7‘er, wenn ich den aktuellen 7‘er sehe wird mir schlecht
Greetings gentlemen, I just posted an inquiry on a short video from April 29, 2021 which featured the 1973 3.0 csl 'batmobile'. If you and Mark would be so kind as to indulge my query, stated within the comments of said video, I would be forever in your debt, as the information I require is critical to the next stage of my custom bmw project. Thank you for looking into the comment I posted on that episode.
You guys should shoot over here and give me a hand with my 745I Turbo.....lol .... it needs very little to get back on the road.... so the invitation is extended...lol.
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Am really surprised this guy is unaware that the front of this car was designed exactly like the e24, and that they only changed it in 1982 or 1983 for aerodynamic reasons.
It’s really annoying when people don’t know “their” subject…
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