Well, it's come to this.
My last project was a 1999 BMW 323i. I had the delusion that it would make a nice daily driver to get me back and forth to work.
Two tow truck bills later I had had enough. I decided that if I were to own a car that can only be driven under the proper circumstances, it should have the following attributes:
- Open air: Convertible, T-Tops, or Targa.
- Pretty
- Fun to drive when it runs
Going through the classifieds, I found a gentleman selling some Beta Spyders. The looks of the car grabbed me immediately. I waited nearly a week before I reached out to him, hoping that the itch would go away. I even went as far as to re-watch the Top Gear Botswana Special, hoping that Clarkson's experience might shake some sense into my skull.
To no avail.
I went and looked at the vehicles last night, and will be giving all three (yes 3) a new home.
I have a few general question regarding the Special Editions that maybe someone here can answer. One of these vehicles is one of the 75 SEs imported into the US. It currently has no engine, but looks mostly complete otherwise. The current owner told me that one of the other two might also be an SE, but it had been repainted blue by an owner before him (Seemingly with a roller and brush
).
So the questions:
- What are the chances that I now own two of the 75 SEs that were imported into the United States?
- Is there any way to tell if a car is a Special Edition other than the paint?
- What other features did the SEs have?
Thanks in advance, This looks like a really fantastic site and I'm looking forward to talking to all of you about my lack of mental health!
