BMW E21 323i Baur wins HERO-ERA Summer Trial

I've been interested in HERO (The Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation) since owning my red E21 and had intended to enter that car in one of the smaller events, as they host a few throughout the year. The big one is the Summer Trial in June and it was nice to see another E21 taking first place this year. A Baur cabriolet no less. Better late than never to throw up a pic of Angus McQueen and Mike Cochrane's HERO winning 323i...

Pic: Classic & Sports Car Magazine, Aug 2021

HERO EVENTS & ERA EVENTS - The Original Classic Rally - https://www.hero-era.com

If I had the money...

Classic & Sports Car Magazine is full of things you'd give your right arm for, but this ex Spa prepared E12 530i touring car caught my eye. I've been hankering after an E12 for a good while now, but the engine swap / new turbo on my E60 means I don't have the 45k odd Euros lying around. Shame, as it has the M1 developed straight-six engine (M30) that made it into the M535i and would sure give a modern M5 a run for its money...

If you fancy it yourself and have deep pockets, here is the link to it on French auto-salon HistoricCars.fr - http://www.historiccars.fr/bmw-530-juma-bastos-24h-spa-francorchamp-1981.html.