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No, this isn’t a LeMons car. Nor is it some hillbilly answer to the age-old question, “What good is an old German luxury sedan?” Rather, it’s a Kamerawagen, designed for filming of some sort. Presumably it was converted back when the six-cylinder, five-speed E32 “Siebener” on which it is based was new.
More pictures and a link after the jump; thanks to Mirko for the heads-up.
The 730i was produced between 1988 and 1994, putting out a relatively tepid 188 horsepower in Euro trim. TTAC’s Best and Brightest can no doubt figure out if there was a US-market pickup which would have delivered more for less; obviously the first-gen SVT Lightning would have bitch-slapped this Kraut back to the Ardennes.
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Isn’t there a guy somewhere who has a mullet but drinks lattes that NEEDS this? Or perhaps the richest couple in the trailer park needs something different to park in front of their triple-wide?
But seriously, I find myself trying to figure out the perfect sight seeing use for this sucker.
I can only assume it was used in TV/Movie production, the German answer to something like this: http://www.shotmaker.com/shotmaker-hd.html
It should become a LeMons pace car.
In the years before Bangle , the 7-Series was a very elegant car. Unless someone came along and butchered it , of course.
Sure a pickup might have been cheaper and faster, but what if you needed to film something going around turns?
The ride would be smoother as well.
Speaking as someone with a ton of miles of driving experience in these cars… it ain’t much better.
I would have thought an automatic would have been better for firm work. I’ve seen old Citroens used in this manner before but never a BMW.
Could be someone thumbing his nose at Euro-snob culture, or just some bored and retired hack with too much time on his hands. Or some guy who marches to a different drummer, enjoys working on cars, and doesn’t give a sh!t what the neighbors think. Actually it’s kind of ingenious.
All it needs is a trailer hitch on the back, and it would be complete.
…and truck nutz.
I think something with air suspension might be better. Claude Lelouch ddid mention that one of the reasons for using his 450 SEL 6.9 for filming C’etait Un Rendezvous was because the air suspension made it a more stable camera platform than the Ferrari whose soundtrack he dubbed in later. Come to that there are a number of Citroen based camera cars out there, because of the hydro-pneumatic suspension.
How did that thing pass the TÜV?
Stay of questionable utility, my friends.
The most interesting response in the world.
The go-pedal looks like it came out of my old Ranchero.
I remember seeing photos of a 1946-48 Chrysler New Yorker that had been converted along these lines for use as a camera car by one of the Hollywood studios.
It needs BRAT-style hand grips for the rear seat passengers. Otherwise, no weak points.
You are right, comrade Brezhnev.
If BMW design is best characterized as the same sausage, in 3 sizes, then is this the BRATwurst?l
Sorry; Couldn’t resist.
I thought maybe it was a test mule for the pope’s new ride, why would he want an EV when I’m sure BMW, Mercedes, Audi or VW would be happy to make his new papstmobile?