Description
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
9th October, 2024 13:00
2000 BMW Alpina B10
Highly desirable manual gearbox example
Estimate
£11, 000 - £13, 000
Registration No: B10 AXA
Chassis No: WAPBA33L09FE45044
MOT: July 2025
Build Number 44 of a reputed 112 B10 3. 3 saloon models worldwide
Rare and highly desirable manual gearbox example
Current ownership for eleven years and just five former keepers
Supplied with a history file including documented service history
The Alpina B10 3. 2, 3. 3, V8 and V8S petrol-engined models were built in saloon and estate body styles based on the E39 from January 1997 to May 2004. The BMW Alpina B10 3. 3 produced 276bhp @ 6, 200bhp and 335Nm (247 lb ft) of torque @ 4, 500rpm. Alpina only made 112 of the B10 3. 3 saloon models worldwide, from a total E39 B10 production run of 472, split across six-cylinder and V8s, saloon and touring models. Alpina really threw everything at this model! Unlike the earlier 3. 2 version (which used a 528i engine as a base), the 3. 3 Alpina took the legendary S52B32 engine from the US-spec E36 M3 and then increased the stroke to up the capacity to 3. 3 litres. It was then fitted with lightweight MAHLE pistons with a ported and polished cylinder head, with a new crankshaft with torsional vibration dampers and revised ECU software.
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