David_R04

Hey Chris My names David Rerak. I believe we have met before, but I am on the team that's currently working on it. If you're ever in town I can definitely show you around, and I can keep you posted on the dates that we take it racing, and I'll maybe see if we can get you some seat time around the track if you're interested. 

What a small world!! My son (David_R04) is at Platteville with the the AEC.  And of course, once they saw his E34, got drafted into working on "the euro".
Anytime your in the area get with David. He would be glad show you around.
 

Hadn’t checked in on “the euro” in a while, first videos I’ve seen of it running and driving but it’s been back together for a few years now with the M30B35 swap I sold with it. Car sounds great, I’d love to see it in person. 

just saw this car on the east side of MKE. lookin good!

Weird line up. 

We made it!  Not a single hiccup ( except for the Indiana roads beating us up) and even managed about 28mpg! 
The cars are rolling in from all over... Amazing cars.... I need to find myself a 2002 now, lol.
We're off to Greer SC today to attend "50 years of M" at the BMW CCA and check out the production facility and performance center.
Tomorrow is the big show, expect a big photo dump!
 
-Timmer 

It sucks that he didn't have insurance,  but at least he stopped so you got his info. Most these days wouldn't.
If I was you I'd go buy some lottery tickets, hoping your luck is still holding out.
From reading your account of the accident. I would have figured the "M" was toast, and you had his bumper in the side from the rear door handle up to the roundel on the hood.  You got lucky.
I had a tangle with box truck about 30 years ago. Hit me in the same corner,  but hard enough to send me spinning like a pinball, bouncing of 2 other cars and finally t-boned by a van. Wound up in a ditch with the van teetering on the edge ready to roll over on top of us any second. My Mustang didn't have a straight panel left and the passenger seat was ~9" wide.   I'm lucky to be alive. 
Looks like most of the damage was simple bolt on stuff, and with a good paint match it will look better then new. 
Good to see everyone was OK,  M is on it's way to healing, and the upgrades continue.
 

So it's an 1995 bmw 540i it's an automatic for now it will be swapped to manual hopefully before winter, I bought it outa Idaho and it was in Cali it's whole life so it's completely rust free, has 131,000 miles. It's a father son project so that me and him can both have 540i manuals grew up in the back of one and loved them (the Calypso one at the bottom is his)
thanks for asking:) 
 

the e34 looks great @David_R04 and looks like you have yourself the #1 e34 mentor. 

If you guys haven't guessed, David is my teenage son. They say this addiction can be hereditary. I have 2 that can attest to that, and my wife thinks we're all nuts.  We have a  three E34 family among other BMWs.
 
RobZR

So it's an 1995 bmw 540i it's an automatic for now it will be swapped to manual hopefully before winter, I bought it outa Idaho and it was in Cali it's whole life so it's completely rust free, has 131,000 miles. It's a father son project so that me and him can both have 540i manuals grew up in the back of one and loved them (the Calypso one at the bottom is his)
thanks for asking:) 
 

So it's an 1995 bmw 540i it's an automatic for now it will be swapped to manual hopefully before winter, I bought it outa Idaho and it was in Cali it's whole life so it's completely rust free, has 131,000 miles. It's a father son project so that me and him can both have 540i manuals grew up in the back of one and loved them (the Calypso one at the bottom is his)
thanks for asking:) 
 

more pics/info on your e34! 

Saw this beautiful e28 today at Marcus theaters in oak creek thing looked immaculate, and had temp tags so hopefully I see it around town some more