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Just received the e-letter below from Gary re next Sytner meeting


A warm welcome to our 2016 ALPINA e-newsletter - I trust you have all had a wonderful Summer and have enjoyed some memorable road trips in your ALPINA - whether your car be new, new to you, or an appreciating classic!

I joined ALPINA in August 2015, so have completed my first year with this most exclusive Brand - it is often said that time goes more quickly as you get older, but this last year has passed almost in a blur, though not too fast to prevent me from recalling some noticeable highlights!

Firstly, throughout the year I’ve had the opportunity to forge new relationships with many existing ALPINA customers and naturally many customers new to the brand. I never tire of meeting people passionate about ALPINA cars, so if you have owned ALPINAs for many years and we haven’t spoken or met yet, don’t hesitate to pick up the phone or call in if you are in Nottingham….the coffee machine never runs out!


In October 2015, in conjunction with the ALPINA Register of the BMW Car Club, we held an ALPINA enthusiasts meeting at the home of ALPINA GB here at Sytner Nottingham to celebrate ALPINA’s 50th Anniversary. The final attendance at the get-together was a remarkable 78 cars, which was an all-time record for the ALPINA Register and all concerned had a truly terrific day.



We’re planning - and really looking forward to! – our next event to be in the Spring of next year…..which, at the rate that this year seems to have flown by will be upon us a lot sooner than you’d think! As the saying goes ‘watch this space’ and we’ll communicate details in the new year.



If you haven’t been to an ALPINA meet before, there will be a number of activities throughout the day including a BBQ and refreshments, but ostensibly it’s an opportunity for you to meet like-minded fellow ALPINA owners. If you are a member of the ALPINA Register, you will no doubt see the post on the internet forum to confirm your attendance. If you aren’t yet a member, you will be more than welcome and we look forward to meeting you and admiring your ALPINA.


To commemorate ALPINA’s 50th Anniversary year, the manufacturer announced very limited and exclusive ‘Edition 50’ versions of the B5 and B6. For the UK, we managed to secure two rare B5’s and an even rarer B6 Biturbo Coupe, all of which have now been delivered to their very proud owners. These genuine 200MPH+, 600BHP supercars were guaranteed future classic status as soon as they left the Showroom!

Also in October last year, I was fortunate enough to visit the ALPINA factory in Buchloe. The tour was fascinating and what came through loud and clear from my colleagues in Germany is their consummate attention to detail and commitment to the pinnacle of absolute engineering excellence. I was also delighted to be invited to the wine cellar underneath the factory. If you didn’t already know, the founder of ALPINA, Burkard Bovensiepen has a lifelong passion (and very successful business) dealing in fine wines with over 2 million bottles of various vintages laid down in local warehousing. Burkard certainly has diverse business interests and a wonderful understanding of the very finest things in life – and this shines through in the exclusive automobiles his company has been responsible for creating over the last half-century!

In June 2016, we attended our major UK event of the year - the Goodwood Festival of Speed. If you have never been, but always promised yourself, put it in your diary now! I can guarantee you’ll have a great time. Although we endured some appalling weather this year, the festival was every bit as good as you will have imagined or read about. Goodwood was also the UK launch and unveiling of ALPINA’s flagship car, the fabulous ALPINA B7 Biturbo. I’ve now driven the car over in Germany and it was a most memorable and privileged experience….what a car!

Looking forwards to 2017, we at ALPINA eagerly look forward to the ‘LCI’ (manufacturer speak for facelift) of the D4 and B4 Convertible and Coupe. Much later next year we are anticipating perhaps seeing the D5 and B5 version of the hotly anticipated all-new BMW 5 series. Both the ALPINA 4 and 5 series will be the subject of serious scrutiny and intense comparison by the Motoring Press - and if the current models are anything to go by, will no doubt win five star road tests, so watch this space…

I genuinely hope as many of you as possible will be able to make the meeting in Spring 2017 and I’ll look forward to making new friends and renewing old acquaintances.

Happy ALPINA motoring!

Gary Lott
ALPINA Brand Manager

[shaziman]

Count me in for this, i've been itching to get to one, but always end up with an issue, or no car!
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1995 E36 B3.0 Convertible (rebodied)
1996 E36 B3.2 Touring No:20 - 1 of 5 made
1997 E36 B3.2 Touring No:36 - 1 of 5 made
Alpina, BMW and Detailing Enthusiast

[Mr-P]

I will be there as long as not working
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Now
E39 B10 3.2 # 64 Alpina Blue Metallic since 03.10
E46 330Ci Cab
And before
MX5 Mk2,E46 325ti,Mini Cooper S, Z3M Roadster, MX5 Mk1, E38 728, E36 325, Westfield SEi fitted with 240 BHP XE Redtop, Westfield WSEi fitted with Honda SuperBlackbird, Smart 4/2, Omega MV6, LS400, Senator 24v, Volvo 360 GLT, Fiesta Supersport, Porsche 2.7s (1976)First car
+ 23 Motorbikes in my younger days
www.chiltern7s.com www.trackdaytoyz.co.uk

[dtg50]

Me too.

Hopefully my B2.5 will be ready by then. It will be like its going home to mother.
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1992 E36 Alpina B2.5 Coupe
2001 E39 M5
2001 Z3 3.0i M Sport
1999 E36 M3 EVO Vert (Sold)
1990 Nissan 300ZXTT (Sold)
1995 Nissan Pulsar GTiR (Sold)

[Jervint]

Thanks Brian. Looking forward to it!

[Bertroex]

I'd love to join as well.

Cheers,

bert
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2008 E92 B3 BiTurbo #053
1976 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.o
1985 Porsche 924 S

ex:1983 E28 525I, 1985 E28 528I, 1989 E30 325I Mtec coupe, 1986 M535I, 1990 E30 320i Touring, 1990 E30 325I touring, 1990 E34 525I, 1998 Z3 1.9, 1998 E39 523I SE, 1999 e46 328CI
and 13 Porsches...

[E24man]

I'll be there; they are great occasions for genuine Alpina enthusiasts to catch up and talk nerdy stuff for the brand.
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E24man

2001 Alpina B10 V8 Touring (1 of 12 rhd)
1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L (1 of 2 rhd)
1995 Alpina B10 4.6 Touring (1 of 1 rhd)
1985 BMW M635CSi (1 of 524 rhd made, but less than half left now)
1982 BMW 635CSiA (1 of only hundreds left from the thousands made and still valiantly fighting a rusty grave)

[MCB]

Will decide as and when a date is confirmed.
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1997 E36 Alpina B3 3.2 Touring. No.66
1998 E36 1.8 Touring
1989 E30 M3.
2004 E60 530D
2004 Vauxhall Signum (for the shopping)
2002 E39 M5 (Sold)

[scalesg]

Count me in too!!
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E46 B3S Saloon
E46 330Ci
Golf VR6 loved for 7 years and then went bang at 7K rpm, sadly missed
So many other cars, faves below
Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia
Triumph dolomite 1850 (With Sprint wheels of course!)
Fiat 131 Supermiafiori
Mercedes 250CE Pillar less coupe (my first car!!)

[Norrie]

It will be interesting to see exactly when this is and what is planned. I would like to encourage some of our fellow ALPINA owners from the continent to come over. The exchange rate is move favourable, the weather hopefully will be ok and perhaps this could be extended into something as an addition to just a one day event.

I should be happy to look at that after consultation with others if anyone thinks there is merit in it?
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E65 B7 4.4 V8 supercharged No 106 (1 of 7 in UK) - purely for pleasure
E 39 523i for winter and track day - leave it anywhere
E92 325i - written off by X5 I was not driving!
E92 335D Twin Turbo - sold to Sytner Alpina
E 60 - 525D new - sold to Cooper BMW
E 60 - 530D new - sold at auction
E 39 - 520i new - sold at auction
E 30 - 316i new Touring - sold at auction

[simon13]

poor people allowed too?
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[v8 ego]

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