Registration - E24 UTE

Chassis No. - WBAEC820108188146

M.O.T. - October 2025

Odometer - 140,243

With pickups becoming increasingly popular and a more common sight on our roads, ‘E24 UTE’ offers a superb antidote to the “me too” procession of workaday trucks. This genuine, one-of-one creation retains all the charm and allure of the 1988 BMW E24 635 CSi upon which it is based but with added…….utility. ‘E24 UTE’ has undergone a professional conversion in current ownership as well as a full underbody restoration. A new OEM fuel tank, drop links, bushes and suspension components have been fitted. The brakes have undergone a refurbishment as have the Alpina turbine style alloy wheels. In its current ownership for the last 13 years and with around 140,000 covered to date, ‘E24 UTE’ retains the silky M30B35 six cylinder engine and four-speed ZF 4HP22 automatic transmission of the 635 CSi. Complete with a lever arch file of accompany papers and offered with NO RESERVE.

It will come as a surprise to many as to what a good pickup the BMW 635 CSi actually makes! Its long, sleek Paul Bracq design provides a surprisingly long load bed, more than sufficient for a big Fortnum & Mason’s hamper plus plenty more besides. The truncated cabin of ‘E24 UTE’ is standard 635CSi fare, by which we mean superbly fitted and finished. The black leather, deeply bolstered seats are finished in black leather and the signature, driver orientated VDO instruments are present and correct. Even an M-Sport, three spoke steering wheel and electric steel sunroof are present.

The E24 635CSi upon which ‘E24 UTE’ (hopefully, the appeal of this personalised registration number should by now be apparent) was one of the true hero cars of the heady 1980’s “yuppy” era. It offered a thoughtful alternative to Porsche 911’s of the era and offered true, continent crossing credentials. Few then, surely, would have envisaged the existence of a wonderfully unique and expertly converted pickup example in 2024.

In summary:

· A truly unique and professional conversion to a show stopping pickup

· Blending classic E24 attributes with a generous load bed

· Complete with perfectly matched ‘E24 UTE’ personalised registration