3 Series (E30) The BMW E30 Coupe (Baur-Kohl) & BAUR E30 M3


The BMW E30 is the second generation of BMW 3 Series, which was produced from 1982 to 1994 and replaced the E21 3 Series.

Matski

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So, doing a little investigation into Baur Karosserie recently, I came across two prototypes I'm not familiar with. Most Bimmer fans are aware of the mainstream Baur models, but these caught my eye...

Firstly, where the E30 2 door model was generally speaking, a 2 door saloon, not a coupe, Baur Karosserie and Autohaus-Kohl built what they considered to be a genuine coupe. 4 of these were built apparently... pretty they are not, interesting they are...

These photos are from e30zone.net... I'd seen one of these pictures years ago, but disregarded it as a bad photoshop...

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But there do appear to be more photos out there now...

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The other model that caught my eye... a Baur E30 M3 cabriolet. The E30 M3 convertible is already a fairly rare beast, this looks to be a one off... again found via e30zone...

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While there are other aftermarket "M3" re-bodied Baur's out there, that's the only example I can find of the existence of a legit E30 M3 Baur conversion.

For fun, I'll also throw in this...

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4 door TC2 based on the E30. Perhaps lesser known than the weird E36 TC3 Landaulet.

I love these oddities.
 

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