
BMW E30 - Rotterdam, NL
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N 51° 55.469 E 004° 28.476
31U E 601399 N 5753665
Uit 1982, 2e generatie BMW E30. Wankelend op het randje van de Dakrand.
Waymark Code: WM15782
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 10/29/2021
Views: 6
In 1982 came the second generation, the E30. This car was immediately available as 2-door, 4-door and Baur TC. Initially, the line consisted of the 316, 318i, 320i, and 323i. In 1988 came the facelift and at the same time the Touring, an estate car. The last sedans came off the production line in 1991, and the last Touring was made in 1994. The convertible had already been replaced a year earlier. The 'Red BMW' is a striking pop art-like art object that has been hanging on (or off?) the facade since 1987. So for over thirty years! The shiny backdrop of the mirrored architecture around the BMW is a great place for this work of art. “The gray city needed a bombardment of color”, according to Cor Kraat, one of the three men of the art collective Kunst & Vaarwerk who are responsible for this work of art. Kunst & Vaarwerk was an artists' group consisting of Cor Kraat (1946), Hans Citroen (1946) and Willem van Drunen (1947) and existed from 1979 to 1992. It was a Dutch pop art variant, which used humor and irony (and a bit cheeky) returned to the harsh urbanity. The group collaborated with the Rotterdam business community to finance the projects and has created several works in public space.
Car make/model: BMW E30
 Interaction with car: no
 Admission price: no
 Is the car an original?: yes
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