I just received this note from Jud Spencer - the BMW 8 Series Registry Agent Emeritus - 8/2010. This is a huge accomplishment to Reinhard and the 8 Coupe Registery Team:
Because of Reinhard’s tireless devotion along with worldwide team, the 10,000 mark of cataloged 8er’s was crossed last month. The charts and stats are remarkable. If you feel so inclined, be sure to share this link in Bimmerforums and elsewhere. It’s an amazing achievement.
As the article hints at, we may be nearing a time when our ability to catalog 1,000+ new 8’s per year to the archive may be hampered by age/years of the 8’s themselves. A large majority of the 8’s to be cataloged are in Europe where identification and vetting are more difficult than elsewhere. Anyone that can help the effort is most appreciative.
One more statistic. It seems 75%+ of the 8’s in North America are still on the road after the 1990-97 importation. We have verified that statistic through various reports (e.g. AutoCheck, etc.).
Here is the link to the article: http://www.8coupe.com/About/Ne…e-8Coupecom-archives.aspx
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