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The listing below describes some of the platforms and models mentioned in Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic and is by no means exhaustive.

Alfa Romeo

Make
Year RangeCode 1966 - 1969Alfa Romeo
Year RangePlatform
Code

Model Designation(s)

Photo
Alfa RomeoSpider "Duetto"Series 11968 - 1975 2002Giulia SpiderSeries 21970 - 1982 
Alfa RomeoSpiderSeries 31983 - 1989

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Rob Siegel's 1984 Alfa Spider (photo by Rob)

Alfa RomeoSpiderSeries 41990 - 1993 

 

BMW

MakeSeriesPlatform
Code

Model

Year RangePhoto
BMW  20021968 - 1975 
BMW 

 E9

3.0CS
3.0CSi
3.0CSL

2800CS

1968 - 1975

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Rob Siegel's 1973 BMW 3.0CSi

BMW3-SeriesE30

318i
318iS

325e
325es
325i
325is
325ix

M3 

1984 - 1991 
BMW  Z11989 - 1991

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Rob's first BMW - a 1971 2002

1968 - 1975

E9

3.0CS
3.0CSi
3.0CSL

2800CS

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Rob Siegel's 1973 BMW 3.0CSi

BMW 3 Series

Year RangePlatform
Code

Model Designation(s)

Photo
1984 - 1991E30

318i
318iS

325e
325es
325i
325is
325ix

M3 

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Rob didn't own this exact E30 BMW convertible, but he did own a
1989 325i convertible for a while.

1992 - 1999E36

318i
318is
318ic
318ti

320i

323i
323is
323ic

325i
325is
325ic

328i
328is
328ic

M3 

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1999 - 2006E46

323ci
323i

325ci
325i
325ti
325xi

328ci
328i

330ci
330i
330xi

M3 

 

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BMW Z1

 

Year RangePlatform
Code

Model Designation(s)

Photo
1989 - 1991 Z1

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Steve Diamond's 1989 BMW Z1 - Rob did a pre-purchase inspection on this car for Steve
in order to facilitate Steve's long-distance purchase. 

BMW 3-Series E36 318i 318is

BMW Z3

318ic

 

318ti320i

323i
323is
323ic

325i
325is
325ic

328i
328is
328ic

M3 

Year RangePlatform
1992 - 1999 BMW  Z31995 - 2002Code

Model Designation(s)

Photo
1995 - 2002 Z3

Rob's middle son Kyle and his prom date posing in front of Rob's 1999 BMW Z3M Coupe.

BMW
 3-Series E46 323ci 323i

BMW 5 Series

325ci

 

325i325ti325xi

328ci
328i

330ci
330i
330xi

M3 

1997 - 2003
Year RangePlatform
1999 - 2006 BMW5-SeriesE39

525i

528i

530i

540i

M5

Code

Model Designation(s)

Photo
1997 - 2003E39

525i

528i

530i

540i

M5

 
    
    



 

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