Group A BMW 635 CSi - a popular, solid performer - Page 40

**chunterer** · 30 Oct 2012, 14:26 (Ref:3160149)

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Originally Posted by Alex E

Jody`s car is still pure Gp A, much as raced last in `88. As for Mike Newmans car I assume it is also much as raced. BUt probably still with alloy cage. A major job to update this to satisfy current rules !

Sorry Florent I did not get what yu meant ??

Alex

Ah right ok, thanks Alex. That might explain why Newman's car hasn't been seen out yet then!

vap · 30 Oct 2012, 14:50 (Ref:3160160)

Hi Florent, my car has the solid cone shape engine mounts and I als have power steering,I believe that they started using ps with tha ra2 nrs,I have the bbs wheels light version and also, the air funnel . did you happen to have pictures of the fuel tank on nr 78

Alex E · 30 Oct 2012, 19:00 (Ref:3160258)

Quote:

Originally Posted by vap

Hi Florent, my car has the solid cone shape engine mounts and I als have power steering,I believe that they started using ps with tha ra2 nrs,I have the bbs wheels light version and also, the air funnel . did you happen to have pictures of the fuel tank on nr 78

The cars were almost driveable without PAS if they were using crossply tyres. But with radials they were much worse. So the pas arrived with the radials I think.
Alex

FLORENT MOULIN · 30 Oct 2012, 20:24 (Ref:3160285)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex E

Jody`s car is still pure Gp A, much as raced last in `88. As for Mike Newmans car I assume it is also much as raced. BUt probably still with alloy cage. A major job to update this to satisfy current rules !

Sorry Florent I did not get what yu meant ??

Alex

Dear Alex,

I meant the car is an ex Schnitzer one from 1986 which returned to BMW in Dec. 87. It is exhibited in a good many of events and very likely will not be raced again. I have the full history from that car somewhere, will post it at my return from US mid november ( have a race at Daytona with one of my Vipers

.

Dear Vap,

Please send me an email at contact@artandrevs.com I'll forward you the pix from the tank.

I have quite a lot of records about Schnitzer cars.

All the best,

Florent

FLORENT MOULIN · 15 Jan 2013, 18:01 (Ref:3189490)

Hello,

The thread is was bit quiet in the last months, here is a link to the 635 outing during the DTM Revival at the Ring in August.

http://www.artandrevs.com/oldtimer-g...--2012/en/n-33

Was a great time.

Happy new year 2013 to all of you !

Florent

zakspeed · 16 Jan 2013, 18:03 (Ref:3190029)

hello,Happy new year 2013 to all of you
new photos dijon 1989 superproduction
désolé pour la qualité , driver?

**chunterer** · 17 Jan 2013, 13:18 (Ref:3190513)

Xavier Lapeyre was always backed by Yacco. Could it be him?

Assuming this is an ex Gr.A chassis as well by the profile.

ian beckett · 18 Jan 2013, 09:23 (Ref:3190983)

Hi,car is driven by Gerard Fevrot who was 13th at Dijon.The team is Dixi Sport who raced it in Group A trim the previous year in European Touring car events when it was white with yellow and black stripes.The car also raced at Superproduction French races in 1989 at Le Mans Bugatti/Paul Ricard/Magny Cours and Rouen.

Graham Clayton · 20 Jan 2013, 08:44 (Ref:3191663)

Would anyone be able to identify the two 635s in this contemporary German advertisement?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21532948@N04/3638973426/

**chunterer** · 20 Jan 2013, 10:38 (Ref:3191694)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Clayton

Would anyone be able to identify the two 635s in this contemporary German advertisement?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21532948@N04/3638973426/

These are 2 early Schnitzer cars from 1983.

The first one is the possibly the Diester Quester car which he shared with a number of guys and the second is definitely the Hans Stuck car which I believe he shared with Walter Brun?

Ian will be able to tell us much more I have no doubt..

ian beckett · 20 Jan 2013, 12:25 (Ref:3191732)

Osterreichring 1983(from the Elan banner in the background,an Austrian company) .First car is Schnitzer,Quester/Winkelhock retired;second car is Schnitzer,Stuck/Brun 3rd,car is very dark blue backed by Eterna Watches.In case anybody is wondering why I have been 'missing',I have had heart bypass surgery and am now back to full health.Apologies to anyone who has mailed me and not had a reply,I will now try and catch up!!

KA · 20 Jan 2013, 12:29 (Ref:3191733)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ian beckett

Hi,car is driven by Gerard Fevrot who was 13th at Dijon.The team is Dixi Sport who raced it in Group A trim the previous year in European Touring car events when it was white with yellow and black stripes.The car also raced at Superproduction French races in 1989 at Le Mans Bugatti/Paul Ricard/Magny Cours and Rouen.

Thanks for identifying that one Ian- Glad to hear you've made a full recovery after the heart op!

A couple of pics here in 1988 ETCC guise at Donington and Spa, in the yellow/black/white colours you described
http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc...-04-17-007.jpg
http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc...-07-31-007.jpg

Any idea of the origin of the car before Dixi Sport? 1988 seems pretty late in the day to be debuting a new-build 635 in the ETCC, so I'm guessing it had some prior race history? Dixi had been an Alfa team in 1987 IIRC

ian beckett · 20 Jan 2013, 12:44 (Ref:3191735)

Hi KA,thanks for the best wishes.Yes it was a brand new car built(by Hartge) for the team which had run Alfas.Car debuted at Monza '88,ran most of the season in ETCC before switching to French Production.I also find it odd that they should think a brand new 635 would be competitive particularly having seen the M3 be so strong in its debut year.Maybe they got a good deal on a car which otherwise could have lain unused? Ian.

Graham Clayton · 13 Aug 2013, 22:28 (Ref:3289467)

Excellent footage of the dice between the Bob Jane 635 driven by Johnny Ceccotto/Roberto Ravaglia and the Neal Lowe/Kent Baigent 635 at Bathurst in 1985:

http://youtu.be/7vx5qql5bxA

**John Turner** · 18 Aug 2013, 09:14 (Ref:3291255)

Great cars and great driving, thanks, Graham. What a fabulous car the old 6 series was (and still is!)

Shipper · 3 Oct 2013, 04:48 (Ref:3312094)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KA

I wonder if it might have been part of the same deal? Tony Viana who was one of the drivers in the car at Silverstone was a well-known BMW racer in South Africa- If the car raced in South Africa, could Viana have leased it for some South African races, and taken in the TT as well?

There were 4 South African drivers at the TT, all running cars leased from UK teams, with sponsorship from 'Scope'- Viana with Niccolo Bianco in the Sytner 635, and Charles Brittz/Peter Lanz in a Terry Drury Alfa GTV6.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendaman/6283280520/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mendama...n/photostream/

It seems to have been a totally one-off deal, as I don't think I remember any of them appearing in Europe again- they certainly weren't amongst the various South African drivers who were fairly regularly seen in Europe in single-seaters or sportscars during the 80's/90's- We had a thread on South African drivers in Europe a little while back.

I know Tony raced the 745i in South Africa. Reason being that it came with the M88/3 motor as the European 745i, with the turbo, was left hand drive only. I have been unable to find any reference to Tony racing a 635. I'd be surprised if Tony swapped a 475hp 745i for a 300hp 635i.

The BMW car club of SA should be able to clear this up. A link to their site is one of the below.

http://www.evolution2.co.za/racing-c...-bmw-745i.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterel...en/6792032522/

http://www.pabloclark.com/?portfolio=winfield-bmw-745i

http://www.classiccarracers.co.za/fo...c.php?f=4&t=45

http://www.africanmusclecars.com/for...p?f=19&p=18169

http://www.bmwcarclub.co.za/index.ph...and-shine-2012

JAFA851 · 3 Oct 2013, 11:26 (Ref:3312254)

Can I leave this here? Yours for 148,000 Euros.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C406604

Does anyone know anything about the car / driver etc?

JAFA851 · 3 Oct 2013, 12:39 (Ref:3312321)

Google search led me to a chassis number: ra02-49.

PorscheFanNo1 · 2 Nov 2013, 16:13 (Ref:3326325)

Is there any technical information avaliable for those cars? What redline, power and so on where they running. Specs on camshafts and injectionsystems and stuff like that? Development over the years and so on?

vap · 31 Dec 2013, 18:50 (Ref:3349270)

Hi guys,I would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year for 2014

Graham Clayton · 6 Jan 2014, 11:23 (Ref:3350857)

The 635 sponsored by Maxell and driven by Jelle Veld in the 1988 Dutch Group A championship:

http://cms.autosport.nl/images/stori...elle_veldt.jpg

**chunterer** · 6 Jan 2014, 17:19 (Ref:3350956)

Gorgeous liveried 1983 Schnitzer Macau 635s and a 1984 car that appears to be sat outside the works in winter.

FLORENT MOULIN · 22 Jan 2014, 09:11 (Ref:3356983)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Gorgeous liveried 1983 Schnitzer Macau 635s and a 1984 car that appears to be sat outside the works in winter.

Hi,

Great post, very rare pix with that livery.

All the best

Florent

clarko1230 · 2 Jun 2014, 11:38 (Ref:3414184)

Hi all:

One of the prettiest liveries of a BMW M635
Silverstone 86 Sasiambarrena

Does someone have more photos of it?

Alex E · 30 Aug 2014, 16:53 (Ref:3449091)

We have very nearly finished restoring the `85 Schnitzer Spa winning 635. It was driven at Spa by Berger, Ravaglia, Surer.
Hope to give it a run in the next few weeks.

alex

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