Le Mans 2003

[Michael and Stacey Rollins]

Here's the link to the one I saw the most.  Thanks for the link Zsolt!!!

http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Other/Misc/bmwm5police.jpg

Also, here's the message that was beside the pic:

Another Bmw E34 patrol car, this is a South Carolina Bmw M5. Donated by BMW
as a goodwill gesture after they openned the Spartenburg S.C. BMW
manufacturing plant. Unfortunatly (maybe) this car had been retired.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zsolt" <zsolt1 at telusplanet.net>
To: "Michael and Stacey Rollins" <mlrsrr at charter.net>
Cc: "quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: Le Mans 2003


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> Is this the one?
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2029/red.jpg
>
>   Zsolt
>
>
> Michael and Stacey Rollins wrote:
>
> >No, it wasn't an M3, it was the earlier M5 (not the most recent body).
The
> >one that had the wheels that made the tires look like they had white
walls.
> >I will post a link to a pic if I can find one.  For some reason, I think
it
> >was a pair too.  Just can't remember.
> >
> >I know they opened to build the Z3, as many of friends and relatives work
> >there.  Of course, they're now busy building X5s and Z4s.  To tell you
how
> >much the X5s are in demand, production people still cannot lease one.
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brett Dikeman" <brett at cloud9.net>
> >To: "Michael and Stacey Rollins" <mlrsrr at charter.net>
> >Cc: "quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 10:30 PM
> >Subject: Re: Le Mans 2003
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>At 5:25 PM -0400 6/3/03, Michael and Stacey Rollins wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>BMW of America gave at least one M5 to South Carolina to use as a
Highway
> >>>Patrol car when they first built the plant in Spartanburg, SC.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Actually, it was an M3- besides, the M5 wasn't in the US at the
> >>time(the plant opened to produce the Z3, to give you an idea of how
> >>long ago this was).
> >>
> >>I don't remember if it was one, or a pair.
> >>
> >>Brett
> >>--
> >>----
> >>"They that give up essential liberty to obtain temporary
> >>safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
> >>http://www.users.cloud9.net/~brett/
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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