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St. Louis, Missouri, USA

1981 BMW 528i

Modified

195k mi TMU

Manual

LHD

Last Asking

$16,900

Bimmers Curated

Dec 12, 2025

Savannah, Georgia, USA

1981 BMW 528i

Original & Highly Original

137k mi

Manual

LHD

Last Asking

$12,900

Motorcar Studio

Dec 1, 2025

Aiken County, South Carolina, USA

1981 BMW 528i

Original & Highly Original

142k mi

Automatic

LHD

Last Asking

$6,500

Private Seller

Jun 16, 2025

Roselle Park, New Jersey, USA

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

Original & Highly Original

137k mi

Manual

LHD

Sold

$3,528

Bring a Trailer

Jul 30, 2024

Farnborough, GBR

1981 BMW M535i

Original & Highly Original

114k mi

Manual

RHD

Sold

£11,380

Historics

May 11, 2024

Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

Original & Highly Original

171k mi

Manual

LHD

Sold

$14,400

Hemmings

Apr 10, 2024

FRA

1981 BMW 520i

Project

127k km (79k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

€2,400

Catawiki

Mar 16, 2024

FRA

1981 BMW 520i

Project

127k km (79k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

€1,700

Catawiki

Feb 24, 2024

Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

Original & Highly Original

171k mi

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

$11,300

Bring a Trailer

Feb 16, 2024

France

1981 BMW 520i

Project

127k km (79k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

Catawiki

Nov 11, 2023

Italy

1981 BMW 520/6 - 5-speed

Original & Highly Original

95k km (59k mi)

Manual

LHD

Sold

€8,400

Catawiki

Mar 2, 2023

Italy

1981 BMW 520/6 - 5-speed

Original & Highly Original

95k km (59k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

€7,000

Catawiki

Feb 9, 2023

Elmbridge, GBR

1981 BMW M535i

Original & Highly Original

115k mi

Manual

RHD

Sold

£22,640

Historics

Nov 26, 2022

United Kingdom

1981 BMW M535i

Original & Highly Original

176k mi

Manual

RHD

Sold

£29,812

CCA

Sep 24, 2022

Spain

1981 BMW 525

Original & Highly Original

172k km (107k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

€7,500

Catawiki

Aug 4, 2022

Agoura Hills, CA, USA

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

Original & Highly Original

158k mi

Manual

LHD

Sold

$14,666

Bring a Trailer

Jun 28, 2022

San Mateo County, CA, USA

1981 Alpina B7 Turbo

Original & Highly Original

147k km (91k mi)

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

$57,750

Bring a Trailer

Aug 18, 2021

Stockport, GBR

1981 BMW 528i

36k mi

Manual

LHD

Not Sold

Collecting Cars

Apr 12, 2021

CONCORD, NSW, AUS

1981 BMW M535i

59k mi

Not Sold

Collecting Cars

Apr 8, 2021

Vale of White Horse, GBR

1981 BMW M535i E12

109k mi

Not Sold

£16,000

The Market

Jul 27, 2020

Houston, TX, USA

1981 Alpina B7 Turbo

133k km (82k mi)

Manual

Sold

$80,000

Bring a Trailer

Aug 21, 2019

Portland, OR, USA

1981 BMW Alpina B7 Turbo

144k km (89k mi)

Manual

Sold

$57,500

Bring a Trailer

Aug 17, 2018

Calgary, AB, CAN

1981 BMW M535i

139k mi

Sold

$18,000

Bring a Trailer

Oct 15, 2014

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1981 BMW 528i

1981 BMW 528i

1981 BMW 528i

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

1981 BMW M535i

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

1981 BMW 520i

1981 BMW 520i

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

1981 BMW 520i

1981 BMW 520/6 - 5-speed

1981 BMW 520/6 - 5-speed

1981 BMW M535i

1981 BMW M535i

1981 BMW 525

1981 BMW 528i 5-Speed

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1981 BMW 528i

1981 BMW M535i

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