The second-generation BMW 5 Sequence, the E28, offered very nicely in america throughout its reign of mannequin years 1982 by way of 1988. Its successor, the E34, was larger, heavier, extra luxurious and extra aerodynamic. We hadn’t but seen an E34 Junkyard Gem, and these vehicles are getting tougher to seek out within the automotive graveyards these days, so I shot this ’91 in a Colorado yard.
1991 was the final mannequin yr for the 5 Sequence as a sedan-only mannequin; the 525i Touring station wagon had its debut right here in 1992.
For 1991, the U.S.-market E34 was out there because the 525i, 535i and M5. Worth tags had been $34,900, $42,900 and $57,600, respectively (that is $79,614, $97,864 and $131,398 in 2023 {dollars}). Meaning this automotive offered new for near 100 grand in at the moment’s cash.
This being a 535i, it has a 3.4-liter (BMW fudged displacement numbers a bit) straight-six rated at 208 horsepower and 225 pound-feet.
A five-speed handbook transmission was commonplace tools within the 1991 535i right here, however the unique purchaser of this automotive opted for the four-speed automated. Even the three Sequence was getting largely slushboxified in america by the early Nineteen Nineties.
BMW was switching from mechanical to digital odometers concerning the time this automotive was constructed, and so we will not know the ultimate odometer studying on this automotive.
The inside seems excellent at age 32, suggesting each low miles and common storage parking.
The unique proprietor’s manuals had been nonetheless within the glovebox.
With antilock brakes examined on The Satan’s Rollercoaster.
Simply the automotive for St. James Parish, Louisiana. BMW seems to have borrowed or licensed an excerpt from the 1987 Yello track, “Name It Love” to be used on this business.