Facelift B3 Cabrio #244 ?

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Facelift B3 Cabrio #244 ?

Post by SRM » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:02 pm

Saw this B3 Cabrio advertised last week and just thought it had been modified with facelift bonnet , wings and lights but now I've seen a facelift 3Bs with the same number so can anyone else shed any light on this oddball?

Heres the for sale ad http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-Alpina-B3 ... 4d15ce9a76

confirmation of sorts with the Alpina-Archive http://www.alpina-archive.com/?p=7704&n ... Cabrio-244

and the facelift B3s which got me thinking.. http://www.thealpinaregister.com/photo/b3/s/244/01

TIA chaps

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Post by MarkWG » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:31 pm

They are two separate cars: as you say, it's possible the B3 3.3 has been modified, or maybe it was ordered after the facelift was announced & the original owner requested the facelift shell: it's a 2002 car & the facelift occurred around that time: the last few B3 3.3's were facelift, I believe.

It's also possible it's seen the other side of a hedge, & was fixed using facelift parts...
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Post by jonny320is » Fri Dec 13, 2013 2:08 pm

That's had the front end face lifted as the rear bumper and lights are pre face lift. Maybe they liked the look or maybe its hiding an accident.
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Post by jolls » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:12 pm

My B3 no.265 has the same bumpers front and rear. It also has the same rear lights. It was registered Dec. 2002. So it may be a case of crossing over to 2003 spec as suggested by MarkWG.

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Post by jonny320is » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:25 pm

That is strange, half a face lift, why would BMW do that?
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Post by jolls » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:45 pm

jonny320is wrote:That is strange, half a face lift, why would BMW do that?
I also would like to know the reason behind it.

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Post by simon13 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:28 am

shes had some action/story to tell is the most likely cause imo

The 3.3 coupes and cabs were all pre facelift.

There were about 2-3 B3s pre facelift cabs made, not sure on coupes
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Post by Pad » Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:21 pm

10 pre facelift coupes I think... I know I've got one!
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Post by jolls » Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:56 pm

After further research No.265 does NOT have the facelift bumpers :oops: I was under the assumption that it was for some reason. Sorry for any confusion caused.

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Post by SRM » Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:14 pm

Thanks for everyones informative posts, I'm inclined to agree with that the facelift front end has been fitted due to some sort of accident damage rather than a cosmetic upgrade by a previous owner.


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