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I Bought a Euro M90 Powered BMW E12 On Bring a Trailer to Drive Home Across the Country

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Today is a video I have been very excited to make because I won this car on BAT a while ago and am just finally picking it up! One of my all time favorites, the first five aka the BMW e12 5 series. This one happens to be very cool because it is powered by a euro M90B35 High compression engine, fitted with euro bumpers, as well as an extremely rare Zender body kit. To make things even more interesting I flew out to LA to pick up my site unseen E12 and am going to be driving it home across the country to Chicago! This is the first drive, stay tuned for the trip to begin! Want to support me and my channel? Grab the E34 road-trip merch here: https://www.m3nameisjosh.com

About BMW E12

The BMW E12 is the first generation of 5 Series executive cars, which was produced from 1972 to 1981 and replaced the saloon models of the BMW New Class range. Initial models were powered by inline-four engines, using either a carburettor or fuel-injection. A year after launch, the first model powered by a straight-six engine was introduced. By the final years of E12 production, most models used a straight-six engine. There was no M5 model for the E12, however the E12 M535i is considered to be t...

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