Slotted, classic BMW 518i (E12) in sky blue from Russia!

Recently updated on February 23, 2022 at 11:03 am

Even in its day, it was the number 1 sports sedan when it came to driving dynamics in connection with comfort and prestige. Back then, at the time of the “Sharknose” BMWs, who have never heard of the giant kidney grille of today's models, dad was more than happy with the E34 BMW. It comes from an era of the automobile in which no one thought about electromobility. Back then, the sporty dynamic driver drove a BMW, while the dignified, conservative gentleman driver picked up a Mercedes. And that's still a little bit like that. Because there are still fundamental differences between a five-car BMW and a Mercedes E-Class. But both are now much closer together. Nowadays, the customers of both are almost identical.

Subtle tuning on Oldie Bavaria!

We don't know whether the Russian tuner Anton could also warm up to a Mercedes instead of his sky-blue BMW 5er (E12), which we are going to present to you in more detail today. But we wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. But let's go closer to the classic one Five-BMW one, the one from Anton from Moscow, who is also online at @fsd_tony (Link see end of post) has been modified.

In order to be as low as possible and to achieve a wow factor in traffic, the 5 Series received a Custom Airride chassis, which is equipped with air bellows all around, and has a Android bluetooth controller can be controlled by Airfactory from the interior. In addition, the classic in the original sound of BMW "Biscaya Blue" repainted and he received one BBS front spoilerto spice up the deep look. In order to get the classic look, were also three-piece 17-inch alloy wheels from Spell rival with the brand name Mesh built on the front axle tires in the format 195/45 R17, and rear tires in the format 205/45 R17 of the type Joyroad Sport RX6. The honeycomb look of the rims is strongly reminiscent of classic BBS rims, which gives the car a certain contemporary dynamic that makes the difference.

Furthermore, were on the front axle Four piston brake calipers Installed by ATE to bring the load to a safe stop even at high speeds. On the other hand, they seem a bit strange Pane grille by the company Trixie which were probably not originally developed to be used in vehicle tuning, but as Restraint system for dogs. Nevertheless, the tuning is successful from our point of view and you can be seen with the vehicle at every brand-open tuning meeting.

Interior was only slightly changed!

In the dynamic and driver-oriented interior, everything stayed in its usual place. Just a wooden one Steering wheel from Victor, which has a diameter of 360 mm, a wooden one shift knob as well as a Blaupunkt Bavaria S radio system were installed in the five. So you can find your way around straight away and enjoy the classic feeling to the fullest while cruising on the country road.

1,8-liter four-cylinder suction gasoline engine

The engine is except for the installation of one Dellorto DHLA-40 double carburetor remained completely series, but we do not know how big the increase in power and torque is due to the new carburetor. So we can unfortunately not give you any exact performance information. The power is transmitted via a Five-speed manual from Getrag to the Rear wheels.

Our Conclusion for the BMW 5 Series:

You don't need a lot of power to glide comfortably on the country road. It would be a shame if a piece of automotive history were to come to an abrupt end in the guardrail with such a classic. We think the project is a success, and it shows that historic vehicles can also be tuned in a contemporary and stylish way without breaking the budget. If you also liked the BMW, you can take a look at the picture gallery that we have attached to the article. If we get more information about the changes, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

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Slotted, classic BMW 518i (E12) in sky blue from Russia!
Photo credit: @fsd_tony

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