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1987 BMW 535is

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Listed byRonP
Duarte, California 91010Manual
SoldMar 22, 2019
Sold for$32,500

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Summary
This 1987 BMW 535is has been extensively modified with an S38 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and suspension components from a US-market E28 M5, and was featured in Bimmer Magazine. It boasts a reupholstered black Nappa leather interior, European-market bumpers, and shows 71k miles on the M5 instrument cluster.
Trait
Quantity
Most Recent Sale
Year
154 (21%)
10/23/2026
Color
Cinnabar Red
15 (2%)
5/10/2025
Transmission
460 (62%)
10/15/2026
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Listing history

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  • 3/22/2019
    Bring a Trailer
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    $33k
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Top Comments
RonP @SFvintage: if you are the winning bidder, I will gladly remove it for you.
Biotequity So its a 1987 535i turned into an M5 ...at 2x the sweat equity cost of just buying an M5. If this is not love, i ... View more
48230M5 @pldlnr Someone correct me if I’m wrong. SAAB moonroof is an upgrade not a negative. It’s the same size as stock panel ... View more
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