M Touring Conversion

We are a specialist in BMW M Touring Conversions and we are on a mission to build BMW M3 & M5 Touring Conversions. Our goal is to restore the BMW M Touring Conversions in mint condition, with original M specifications and OEM parts. We build the BMW M Touring Conversions at the direction of our clients, according to their desired color scheme and option list.

Inspiration for our BMW M Touring conversions are the only BMW E46 M3 Touring Concept and BMW E39 M5 Touring Concept ever built by BMW M, which are kept in the BMW museum in Munich, Germany. The BMW E34 M5 Touring and BMW E61 M5 Touring did go into production at the time, two fantastic M5 Tourings that beautifully combine functionalism and sportiness. It is therefore unfortunate that the E46 M3 Touring and E39 M5 Touring have never gone into production. The reason for us to restore and redevelop these missing cars.

The basis for restoring a BMW E46 M3 Touring is a regular BMW E46 Touring and a donor BMW E46 M3 Coupé. Because the front fenders of a Touring have a different length, the front fenders of the M3 Coupé must be adjusted to be able to be mounted on the Touring. We use the rear wheel edges of the M3 Coupé to widen the rear wings of the Touring. These are taken from the body of the M3 Coupé and welded into the body of the Touring. The trunk floor of the Touring also needs to be replaced with that of the M3 Coupé, in order for the M3 exhaust system to fit under the Touring. The hood of the M3 Coupé fits exactly on a Touring and is easily transferred. Finally, the chassis of the Touring is additionally reinforced at the mounting points of the rear subframe by welding in steel strips to absorb the heavier forces caused by the higher power of the S54. Because so much bodywork is required for the restoration of an E46 M3 Touring, we always repaint the complete bodywork.

The basis for restoring a BMW E39 M5 Touring is an ordinary BMW E39 Touring and a donor BMW E39 M5 Sedan. Besides the longer roofline, the trunk floor is the only difference between a BMW E39 M5 Sedan and a BMW E39 Touring body, because of the two double mufflers of the M5 that take up a lot of space. For us this is the basic modification of the Wagon bodywork for restoring a BMW E39 M5 Touring. This means that we are looking for a donor M5 body from which the trunk floor is cut out. All technology such as the 4.9i V8 S62 M5 engine, the M5 gearbox, the M5 drivetrain and the M5 front suspension can be mounted directly on a standard E39 Touring body. The rear suspension of the E39 Touring differs from that of the M5, because the Touring is equipped with air suspension as standard and the M5 does not. But the sper-differential and the other parts of the powertrain of the M5 fit in the subframe of the Touring.

In addition, we also want to build the following BMW M Touring conversions in the same way in the near future:

•  BMW E30 M3 Touring
•  BMW E36 M3 Touring
•  BMW E91 M3 Touring
•  BMW F11 M5 Touring

Interested? Contact us to discuss the possibilities.

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