MY2000
MY2000
EU Market Find: BMW Individual Messing Metallic over two-tone Olive leather 523i
Will·
It pleases me beyond belief to finally feature a Messing Metallic BMW as a Market Find here on Tailored Driver. And after such a personally painful wait, it's even more exciting that this Messing also features a two-tone BMW Individual interior with both Light Olive and Dark Olive leather, and a subtle yet tasteful Alpina chin spoiler.
EU Market Find: Audi exclusive Java Green A4 Avant
Will·
There is a direct line from Audi's B5-generation products to the automotive enthusiasm at the Tailored Driver offices. With the full staff having deeply special personal experiences in a B5, it's always a special moment when one of these pops up fitting the Tailored Driver mold.
Market Find: 2000 Mercedes-Benz G500 SWB Europa in Porsche Irish Green on BaT
First up, it's a repaint. We do include those here, particularly when they appear to be well done and in an interesting or popular color. In this case, the 2000 Mercedes-Benz G500 short-wheelbase hardtop you see here is painted Porsche Irish Green.
Market Find: E46 M3 Touring on Cars and Bids
Unlike Porsche, BMW doesn't have a Sonderwunsch department. However, looking over this highly OEM-looking E46 M3 Touring build on Cars and Bids, we're wondering if they aren't missing an opportunity. Yes, of course BMW now builds an M3 Touring even though we can't get it here, but we're thinking more of reimagined cars like Sonderwunsch's 993 Speedsters.
EU Market Find: BMW Individual Dakar Yellow M5
Will·
One of a claimed 11 produced over the span of production, and one of 4 said to be in Europe, this E39 M5 represents peak BMW in more ways than one. Tailored brilliantly in Dakar Yellow 2 paired with the incredibly cool M Texture cloth and without a sunroof, it’s an emphatic book-end to what some traditionalists call the golden era of BMW.
Affordable Tailored: Designo Electric Green Edition 2000 Mercedes SLK 230
At the lower end of the tailored market is this rare SLK roadster with AMG appearance and Designo Electric Green paint. For its age, this car has remarkably low mileage, though it's showing its fair share of wear and tear.
EU Market Find: 2000 Evergreen “Clownshoe”
This particular BMW M Coupé isn't low mileage, though not hatefully high. It's not a one-off BMW Individual paint, though it is fairly rare. At the time, BMW offered Evergreen with dual-tone black and green interior. That was the late 1990s / early 2000s when such combinations were kitsch cool for those in the know. The take rate wasn't high, which made them rare. And Evergreen, we'd argue, should be due to have its day again given the uptick in pastel colors we've been seeing in paint to sample catalogues.
Market Find: 2000 BMW Individual Dakar Yellow 323ti
Will·
For enthusiasts in the US, there’s often the opinion that while maybe we got a version, Europe ‘got the good one.’ While perhaps not the best representation of this sentiment, this Tailored Driver fits squarely into that category- bigger motor than was offered stateside, paired with a BMW Individual color.
European Market Find: 2000 BMW Individual Carbon Black Metallic 328i Sedan with Individual Arizona Sky Leather
Will·
Yes, in just a few days we'll be 25-year survivors of the Y2K panic. And while our computers didn't all self-destruct when asked to display '00' in a date window, the cars coming out of German and Japan were equally exciting- just in a much more controlled, less stressful way.
Color Chart: Audi TT (Mk1) Launch Palette
Back in 1999, the arrival of the Audi TT was nothing short of momentous. Audi had shown concept...