GTP Cool Wall: 1975-1983 BMW 3 Series (E21)

[Snikle]

Poll 1314: 1975-1983 BMW 3 Series (E21) nominated by @Neddo

Body Style: 2-door sedan, 2 door convertible
Engines: 1.6-2.0l M10 I4, 2.0-2.3l I6
Power: 74-141 BHP
Torque: 110-190 Nm
Weight: 1020-1180 kg
Transmission: 3-speed ZF 3HP22 automatic (318-320), 4-speed Getrag 242 manual, 5-speed Getrag 245 manual with either overdrive 5th gear or close ratio gearing
Drivetrain: FR
Country: Germany

Spoiler: Additional Pictures

 

[Snikle]

This is a very pretty car from a time when many were not. The convertible is a bit strange, but I'll hit this with a high cool.

 

[MatskiMonk]

This is a very pretty car from a time when many were not. The convertible is a bit strange, but I'll hit this with a high cool.

One of the landaulet style convertibles from Baur, that spanned from the '02 to, bizarrely, the E36 Saloon.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Would've been Meh 45 years ago but cool now, in a hipster kind of way.

 

[JohnBM01]

I'm not going to call "Sub-Zero," but a very strong Cool. It just doesn't hit hard enough to be "Sub-Zero" to me.

(NOTE: I voted "Cool," but somehow, my mouse or something clicked on "Seriously Uncool" instead. So I deeply and honestly apologize for this.)

 

[Centroid]

I find it very difficult to find 3 box saloons cool, particularly the squarer ones like this. IMHO only Italians could make them look good and even then only occasionally. Meh.

 

[Snikle]

(NOTE: I voted "Cool," but somehow, my mouse or something clicked on "Seriously Uncool" instead. So I deeply and honestly apologize for this.)

Ill calculate the results accordingly.

 

[BigShamrock]

will go for cool

 

[05XR8]

Sub Zero. My Brother gave me his hand-me-down US-spec '81 320i. Removed the front bumper, lowered and had BBS RS replicas w/roundel center caps. Had to junk it as the floor was rusted. Plus, a six-cylinder in something this small? Come now. Awesome handling car and an Alpina would be my pick.

 

[UltimateYosh]

While it isn't nearly as beloved as the E30 that followed, the first 3 series is still a solid Cool from me.

 

[TheCracker]

The forgotten small BMW. It must of been literally decades since i last saw one of these. Unremarkable enough to have largely forgotten. Meh.

 

[MisterWaffles]

That green one on the OP is probably one of the coolest BMWs I've seen recently. I love the old 3 Series a lot anyways. I've been racing the Group 5 version in AC a lot lately courtesy of the DRM pack.

 

[kikie]

Meh. It's not a bad looking car but it is so simple looking. Nothing special and the interior is