Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

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Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by woolley11 » Wed May 19, 2021 9:11 pm

I was chatting with a friend about my 3.3 Touring #047 at the weekend.

He asked how many were left, being now all about 20 years old. I said I thought there were about 70 built both RHD and LHD for foreign markets as well as UK.

Of the UK ones then, how many are left as I had no answer for him? Also do we know the car numbers out of interest?

Is there an archive on this forum somewhere?
BMW 5 Series Touring G31 - dealer spec
Alpina B10 3.3 Touring
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
VW Golf MK1 GTi Campaign
Vauxhall Omega 3.0 MV6 (pre-facelift)
MG ZT+
Volvo 850 T5-R estate

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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Bob » Wed May 19, 2021 11:16 pm

The simple answer is, no-one knows for sure but I've probably got as good a view as anyone. There isn't a single source of all the info you asked about, but the two starting points are the Archive (https://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=20) and the Register (www.thealpinaregister.com/register)

The Archive is a global view which is primarily updated based on vehicles seen for sale and through contact with owners, but vehicles that haven't been seen aren't published online (you will notice there are many gaps in the sequences). The Register is more UK focussed and was primarily updated by owners registering their own cars. There is also the Stats page (https://www.thealpinaregister.com/uk) which has production stats provided by Sytner but that seems to cut off around 2017.

For the UK, there are supposed to be nineteen 3.3 Tourings but I have only been able to ascertain eighteen specific build numbers to date. These are split eleven pre-LCI & seven LCI, and of LCI cars only one was manual (#054).

For the eighteen cars:
1 x Dismantled after Fire (#006)
1 x Exported (#026)
3 x Have held a valid MOT in last 5yrs but currently expired (#004, #013, #021)
9 x Hold a current MOT (#003, #010, #011, #014, #037, #047, #051, #057, #059)
4 x Don't know current VRM (#015, #054, #058, #068)

Also, interestingly, #011 is rumoured to have been first owned by Chris Harris' wife and #058 was last seen running air-ride and a supercharger.
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by ttrill » Thu May 20, 2021 10:35 am

CaesarBob wrote:
Wed May 19, 2021 11:16 pm
#058 was last seen running air-ride and a supercharger.
#58 ended up having a cracked piston so is currently getting a fully forged setup with mahle motorsport pistons - not sure if it still has the air-ride.
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Bob » Thu May 20, 2021 2:34 pm

ttrill wrote:
Thu May 20, 2021 10:35 am
CaesarBob wrote:
Wed May 19, 2021 11:16 pm
#058 was last seen running air-ride and a supercharger.
#58 ended up having a cracked piston so is currently getting a fully forged setup with mahle motorsport pistons - not sure if it still has the air-ride.
Do you know it Toby? Is it still with the guy who fitted the 'charger?
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by ttrill » Thu May 20, 2021 4:08 pm

CaesarBob wrote:
Thu May 20, 2021 2:34 pm
Do you know it Toby? Is it still with the guy who fitted the 'charger?
I don’t personally know the owner however it is still the same owner that fitted the supercharger
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Bob » Thu May 20, 2021 4:11 pm

I think he avoids the ALPINA Community these days ... he got quite a hard time when he announced he'd fitted air-ride and a few other mods. :lol:
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by dickdasterdley » Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:00 am

Hi, it seems like I have the 19th car! Number 69, Avus blue Touring...I've had it a couple of weeks

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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Toasey » Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:12 pm

Congrats Dick. Hope you have a long and enjoyable ownership.
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by dickdasterdley » Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:12 pm

Toasey wrote:
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:12 pm
Congrats Dick. Hope you have a long and enjoyable ownership.
Cheers! I'm very much in love! Its replaced an e39 540i and I have to say, its a real step up!

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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by hap » Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:23 pm

Any pics of this not one I’ve seen dint think

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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Bob » Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:06 pm

hap wrote:
Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:23 pm
Any pics of this not one I’ve seen dint think
It's this one hap: viewtopic.php?f=57&t=23663
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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by hap » Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:18 pm

Cheers Bob yes have seen it before

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Re: Numbers of E39 Touring B10 3.3

Post by Bob » Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:21 pm

Thought I'd update this, in case anyone is interested.
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