E12 5 Series

The market for old-school Alpina models is really a niche one. You can barely find one in Europe, let alone in the US, where such cars had to be imported back in the day and…

With the BMW 5 Series E12, the first generation, BMW starts a six part series about BMW’s successful upper class model. In the seventies the 5 Series was a statement in the upper midrange class….

The E12 was the first car to bear the 5 Series moniker, denoting BMW’s fifth “New Class” platform. BMW produced the E12 between 1972 and 1981 before it replaced by the equally famous E28 5…