M30 Powered 1974 BMW Bavaria 5-Speed

Euro bumpers are fitted front and rear in place of the stock US units, and front side markers are removed for a cleaner profile. Bosch yellow driving lights are installed and wired through a BMW switch; front hood rain vents, stainless steel wiper arms with new blades, and a passenger door mirror matching the driver's side are also fitted. Additional exterior views are in the gallery. The passenger side of the hood shows misalignment, and the body has some paint imperfections and door dings.

The seats were reupholstered with cloth houndstooth inserts and Pearl Beige vinyl sourced from World Upholstery, with front door pockets recovered in matching vinyl and under-dash panels finished in black vinyl. The clock was converted to a quartz movement and no longer drains the battery. A three-spoke drilled sport steering wheel with a BMW roundel center sits on the column; the Getrag five-speed gets a matching BMW roundel shift knob with a black leather boot. Air conditioning was retrofitted in July 2010 with a Sanden compressor, large cross-flow condenser, Flexilite fan with controller, and custom hose mounts with o-ring seals.

A 1987 3.4L (M30) inline-six sourced from an E28 535i, converted with Bosch Motronic fuel injection, a manual-transmission E28 wiring harness, and a Getrag five-speed, keeps the same engine family as the original Bavaria; Pacific Motorsports in Portland serviced and commissioned the car following the conversion in 2009, and an Ireland Engineering ECU chip was added in March 2010. Front brakes were upgraded to 3.0Si/CSi/CSL-spec vented rotors with calipers rebuilt using a 2002ti conversion kit, new pistons, seals, and stainless brake hoses throughout, with parts sourced from Walloth u Nesch in Germany. Bilstein shocks and H&R springs are fitted; the power steering pump was rebuilt and the clutch slave cylinder replaced. A full brake overhaul followed in 2016 at Joyner's BMW in Asheville; calipers were rebuilt, rotors and pads replaced; the Bosch fuel pump was replaced in 2018, and valve adjustment confirmed good. All six injectors, fuel hoses, spark plugs, and rear transmission seals were replaced at Buckhead Motor Works in Sandy Springs in March 2020. A receipt in 2025 shows maintenance and the removal and installation of the propeller shaft.