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      08-28-2020, 11:18 PM   #4
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I too had an E21 many ages ago. In the mid-80s I had already had my Bavaria (1972 E3 3.0 sedan) for many years, my wife had an E28 535i, and I wanted something to replace the Bavaria for daily duties (it was a beast of a road/track car at the time and not to happy commuting). I bought a local friend's 1977 E21 320i
Wow. You must be around my vintage. I bought mine in '85, a '76 320 in glorious golf yellow. It did turn it to be a bit of a dodgy car with reliability issues but then I got another a couple of years later. Again golf yellow but this one has those tiny gold BBS Mahle wheels. It was a joyous car to drive and I will forever have a soft spot for it. Beautiful looking car too.

I later had a 2002 in Colorado with the round tail lights. That was also a delight but I still think the e21 trumped it. Maybe as it was my first car and there's that irrational bond.

And yes, those US bumpers were horrifying!
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