BMW 5 E12 E28 E34 E39 (1972-2003) - альбом історія

Forewords by Kevin Bird and Allen Hardy 5

Тюнінг BMW'S 5 Series in the ' Golden Age – - Creating America's first Tuner BMWs (1975-85) 6

Introduction 7

1. Рухаючись з 1945 року до E12 5 Series 8

Difficult business times 8

BMW big comeback 12

New engineering 14

2. Експорт Ахой! BMW attacks the US market 20

Joining the 2002 & amp; 3.0 Si 20

The 530i becomes the eco friendly 528i 39

3. E12 High Tech-ecology, performance & amp; safety 42

Fuel crisis woes 47

4. Motorsport 5 Series-The early years 63

the first M car-M530 67

5. Evolutionary E28 5 Series 71

The invisible makeover 73

прибуття Bosch DME 74

Double pivot & Trac-Link suspension 78

ABS-Anti Bloc System 81

Система trx Michelin-wheels & amp; tyres 84

6. Gizmos, gadgets, and ... дизельс? 86

BMW R&D for the 1980s 86

Service Interval - Si-Indicator System 89

The ETA 5 Series 98

That Oil burning 524td 99

1982 528i Group A ETCC Racer 102

7. Atlantic crossing II 103

Hello 528e! 103

The Hi після 1983 533i 108

Thrifty 524td & gas guzzling 535l! 110

8. The end of the road 116

The M535i returns ... along with the new M5! 116

9. A clean slate - the all new E34 5 Series hits town 125

турбулентний час на BMW 1982-85 125

Contending with Mercedes 131

BMW ' S 1986 renaissance 131

E34-A bigger 5 Series 132

ASC, EDC & amp; Servotronic 140

The M50 24-valve baby sixes 147

10. 4x4 Tourings, Tuners & amp; V8s 155

The E34 Touring 155

BMW tries all-wheel-drive – 525IX 158

Here comes the M5 3.6! 166

M5 3.8-Bigger is Better 167

назад до v8 power 170

11. Lower the Atlantic 179

BMW Locks horns with Lexus 184

The 540i Sport replaces US M5 3.6 188

12. Forging ahead - BMW unleashes the new E39 5 Series 189

Multi-Link & amp; Steptronic 192

Euro E39 variants 196

V8 E39s – 535i & 540i 202

E39 520d, 525d & 530d-BMW diesel delights! 207

13. The return of a legend, and a 4x4? 210

The E39 M5 comes alive ... eventually 210

The E39 Touring & amp; E53 SUV-into new territory 216

14. BMW database 221

Meet the tuners 221

BMW’s classic M5s 222

BMW stuff 223

Галерея-BMW'S 1970s підйом до успіху 224

a look at BMW ' S 5 series in the classic era. Спостерігає за змінами і розвитком моделі з 1972 року до кінця виробництва E39 5 series. Complete descriptions and pictures of BMW Motorsport cars, plus The exotic tuner specials from Germany. BMW ' S rise in business internationally is also examined.

This book tells the complete BMW 5 series story, in the pre Bangle classic era, covering e12, e28, e34 and e39 models, The enthusiast cars that invented the modern sports sedan and created BMW’S ultimate driving machine image.

Follow the evolution of BMW’S middle child through the decades in all major markets. Marvel at the mystique of BMW ' S motorsport and exotic tuner cars reaching the 180mph milestone on V8 power.

Consider BMW ' S phoenix-like rise from the ashes of WWII, regaining its sports, luxury reputation, and powering on become the ultimate business machine under chairman Eberhard von Kuenheim.

This new edition features 150 new pictures, new specification tables, updated text, a new "Meet the Tuners" section, and a new "easy use" index. The book also contains a foreword by Allen Hardy (America's first BMW tuner), and a contribution from Kevin Bird of Birds, The uk's first BMW Hartge tuning agent.

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