Market Find: Urban Green BMW E34 540i Touring

What: 1994 BMW 540i Touring
Color: BMW Individual Urban Green (non-metallic UNI; P9P; BMW)
VIN: Unknown
Mileage: 158,600 miles
Price: $53,000
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Link: Facebook Marketplace

Some listings just grab you—and if you’re anything like us then this 1994 BMW 540iT in BMW Individual Urban Green is one of them. Located in Brooklyn, New York, with 158,600 miles and a 6-speed manual gearbox, this custom-built E34 5 Series Touring build seems to check every enthusiast box: an Alpina-inspired Touring that blends motorsport engineering with long-haul usability.

Originally a 540i Touring, the car has been transformed by builder Joe Ryder and the current owner, who completed and refined the project with a meticulous attention to detail. The result is a garage-kept, show-quality wagon with the heart and hardware of a modernized Alpina.

Under the hood lies a 4.6-liter Alpina-spec V8 bottom end with 12:1 compression, forged crankshaft, and I-beam connecting rods—hardware worthy of a proper performance build. Power is sent through a Getrag 6-speed manual from the E39 M5 to a 3.73 rear differential, with a Garagistic spherical shifter and carbon rod completing the drivetrain package. Suspension and handling are equally serious, featuring 850i control arms with spherical bearings and custom BC coilovers paired with new hubs and knuckles.

The attention to finish continues inside and out. The two-stage Urban Green paint was applied with the doors off for a factory-level result, while the cabin is lined in full Alcantara with a Recaro Pole Position driver’s seat trimmed in classic Pepita fabric on a VAC base and slider. Genuine AC Schnitzer monoblock wheels round out the period-perfect aesthetic.

Priced at $53,000, this 540iT Touring represents an obsessive blend of OEM quality, Alpina character, and enthusiast craftsmanship—an E34 that BMW never built, but should have.