Gemballa Bmw 635csi

About this BMW, since we've just covered Gemballa itself. In the middle of the 80's a buyer from the United Arab Emirates bought the 635CSi E24, which features the standard Gemballa look that. Gemballa further added shorter springs and stiffer shock absorbers.

All told, this Gemballa-modified 635CSi cost 240,000 Deutsche Marks, roughly $160,000 today. Speedhunters is an international collective of photographers, writers and drivers with a shared passion for uncovering the world's most exciting car culture stories. Gemballa BMW M635CSi (E24).

The Gemballa E24 635CSi was a wide body kit sitting on 15" Ronal Racing wheels. Interior featured four, fully adjustable Recaro C-Seats covered in the fabric of the customer's choice. The Gemballa-conversion to widebody used to cost 150.000DM (1985).

This pricetag was for the conversion of the BMW only, so you had to bring a 90.000 DM E23 6-Series or have Gemballa buy a new one for you, so it all totalled to a staggering 240.000DM. About this BMW, since we've just covered Gemballa itself. In the middle of the 80's a buyer from the United Arab Emirates bought the 635CSi E24, which features the standard Gemballa look that includes yellow paint and an interior unlike anything else.

Far from mellow - Gemballa's BMW 635CSi 1985 brought two rather more eccentric conversions to the world's attention, the Gemballa BMW 635CSi and the Gemballa Avalanche. Back in 1981, a young man named Uwe Gemballa started a tuning company that bore his name. Before the days of aftermarket firms like Liberty Walk and Mansory, Gemballa was one of the first to go.

Gemballa BMW M635 CSi, 1985. The German tuner's version of the E24 6-series was one of their earliest projects (Uwe Gemballa established his business in 1981) which was commissioned by a client from the United Arab Emirates.