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Old 01-03-19, 12:50 PM
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Every now and them some really weird barn finds come up, giving some lucky enthusiast a chance to relive a car the way it was when it was stored, perhaps new or nearly new. That's the case with this Bulgarian stack of E34 5 Series cars. As Motor1 reports, these 11 BMWs were originally destined for a rental fleet, and for reasons unknown were stashed away instead. Ten of the cars are sedans, and one is a wagon. The storage hasn't been that great, even if the cars have been indoors, as the factory paint now has scratches from the tarps the E34s have worn for ages. At least parts hawks seem to have mostly left the fleet alone.

The sources say the narrow-kidney BMWs date back to 1994, and while they still retain factory prints and protective plastic, they're going to take a fair bit of recommissioning to become roadworthy again: there's a bit of broken glass here and there and we presume the cars have been sitting with 1994 gasoline in the system. Another thing is that not all European countries allow putting never-registered 25-year-old cars between new license plates, meaning that it's likely these cars will be exported to an understanding country such as their native Germany.

But when the factory fluids have been replaced with fresher stuff, the paintwork buffed and any missing parts replaced, the 520is and 525is can be really close to new. Motor1 says the cars may end up being sold after they've been lightly restored, and the price tags could reach 15,000 Euros or around $17,700.
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I would love to find an E34 5 Series in like new shape.
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Yeah, this is a gorgeous body style on the 5-Series
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Yeah, this is a gorgeous body style on the 5-Series
The E34 and E39 5 Series are my favorite body styles so far. The E60 and the style after it are nice but the older cars were incredible.
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I hope they check the trunk before they put it up for sale there might be some dead bodies to be found.
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