page_title: Alpina
section_title: E28 B9
hierarchical_section_title: Alpina / 5 Series based Alpinas / E28 B9
caption_attribution_description: English: 1984 BMW E28 Alpina, a B9 3,5 assembled by Sytner. Listed as having 3593cc, mysterious as it ought to be 3453cc. First registration 10 October 1984, untaxed since 1 January 2002.
context_page_description: Alpina Burkard Bovensiepen GmbH & Co. KG is an automobile manufacturing company based in Buchloe, in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany that develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW cars.
  Alpina works closely with BMW and their processes are integrated into BMW's production lines, thus Alpina is recognized by the German Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, in contrast to other performance specialists which are aftermarket tuners. For instance, the Alpina B7 is produced at the same assembly line in Dingolfing, Germany, as BMW's own 7 Series. The B7's twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 is assembled by hand at Alpina's facility in Buchloe, Germany, before being shipped to BMW for installation, and the assembled vehicle is then sent back to Alpina for finishing touches.
  The firm was founded in 1965 by Burkard Bovensiepen, a member of the Bovensiepen family of industrialists.
context_section_description: The Alpina B9 was built in a small series from November 1981 to December 1985 on the basis of the BMW E28. About 500 examples  were produced.
caption: Alpina B9, based on the BMW E28
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