Celebrating the BMW 6 Series

Coupe de Grace: The BMW 6 Series
Flagship luxury sports coupe of the 1970s & 80s.

Acclaimed for its simple yet graceful design, the BMW 6 Series was an instant classic. Over 86,000 of this elegant coupe were built between 1976-1989.

The 6 Series was widely viewed by the motoring press of its day as successfully filling its own unique niche between luxury Mercedes and performance Porsche coupes. BMW's flagship performed its role as a luxury sports coupe with distinction, lending its aura of class to the entire BMW line throughout its 13-year production.

As they have for nearly 30 years, 6 Series coupes continue to grace the highways of the world with their beautiful style and uniquely Bavarian spirit. Today's generation of automotive designers would do well to emulate the Sixer's combination of clean, understated design and balanced performance.

The Sixer Today
Plentiful, affordable.

              Delivery Day. Bill Fraley of Hart BMW,
               Rogers, Arkansas, hands the author the
         keys to his third Sixer, a classic '86 635CSi.

The 6 Series remains a class act, with nice examples both plentiful and affordable for the coupe aficionado. I have happily owned three Sixers: a polaris silver '83 633CSi, a sapphire blue '84 633CSi, and an alpine white '86 635CSi. My '86 had Pacific Blue buffalo hide leather sport seats, 15" factory sport rims and M Sport steering wheel. With the odometer reading 81,375 miles on delivery day in March 2000, I was her third owner. But, what goes around comes around, with my original '83 633CSi returning to my garage in 2000. Built at BMW Dingolfing in December 1982, my silbersix sold new for $40,705. Every drive is special, every turn behind the wheel an event.

Sixer Stories & Pictures
Rolling down the highway.

Tennessee Sixer. The '83 633CSi
& me in Townsend, Tennessee.

Join me as I get behind the wheel of a BMW Sixer and hit the road. These are some stories I've written over the last few years about my 6 Series experience, as originally published in the pages of Sonnenflecke, the newsletter of the Sunbelt Chapter, BMW Car Club of America. The stories, pictures and this site are my way of celebrating BMW's coupe de grace: the magnificent 6 Series. -Rick Sparks

Stories:
The BMW Purity Test - Are you a fanatic or just a poseur?
So Long, Sixer - Silbersix crosses the finish line.
Take Me Back To Wolfsburg - Old times there are not forgotten.
Looking Good - BMW styling gets back home with new 4 Series & revised 7 Series.
Silbersix In New York Times - We're SUCH a hateful website!
66 By 6 - A Sixer motors west on Route 66 (Part Three).
Looks That Could Kill - Playing with fire in Munich.
66 By 6 - A Sixer motors west on Route 66 (Part Two).
The MINI Book Of Motoring - Chapter & verse for motorists of every age.
66 By 6 - A Sixer motors west on Route 66 (Part One).
A Bridge Too Far - A look back at BMW's tragic 2002-2005 period.
Back In the Saddle Again - Let the rescue begin.
Retro Ad: 1986 635CSi - Trophies do have a certain appeal.
Southern Comfort In a Six - Late summer, a Sixer, & Southern highways through time.
Made In Germany - The legacy of the land of BMW.
Romancing the Six - Looking for love in all the right places.
Here's to You, L.A. - Where the sun always shines.
The Land of Zentrum - A Sixer pilgrimage to BMW's American Mecca.
Splendor Under the Oaks - Sunday in the park, with friends.
Silver Anniversary Sixer - The right thing to do.
Old Flames - The object of my former affection.
The Red Car - The best 45 cents I ever spent.
Hello, Sixer - The start of a beautiful friendship.
Retro Ad: 1975 530i - Father of the Sixer.
Great Expectations - Will BMW's new 6 Series keep up with the pack?
The Sixer Preservation Society - Six times around the world is enough. Or is it?
Freedom - For all her faults, America is a beautiful nation.
An Affair To Remember - Defining BMW's essence in 12 all-time great cars.
Baby's New Shoes - Treating the old girl to a new look and feel.
Mini Comes To Kansas City - Less is more for BMW's newest driving machine.

The Author

Dr. Rick Sparks (Ph.D.) is the creator of this site and former editor of Sonnenflecke, the newsletter of the Sunbelt Chapter (Oklahoma & western Arkansas), BMW Car Club of America. He is a lifelong broadcaster, educator and musician.

Photos & text ©2004 Rick Sparks
All text and pictures on this site original to Rick Sparks are
copyrighted as such. Permission is hereby granted for their non-
commercial use, provided credit is given their source and author.

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