I would love to find my dads old 1982 323i Hartge

**2002jm** · 07-19-2018, 09:27 PM

Did you contact Matt? I would ask him first. The only difference between your dad's car and Matt's is the parts he put on and the deco kit

jm

**leden** · 07-19-2018, 09:51 PM

Yeah I sent him a message, but I don't wanna bug anyone. At this point, I know I need more data to truly locate my dad's old car, but It would be nice to know what he thinks about the cool similarities.

**2002jm** · 07-27-2018, 09:54 AM

Sure would be wild if Matt's car was your dad's car

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jm

**Hartge82H3** · 07-29-2018, 11:27 PM

Well, I think it would've been kinda cool if they were one and the same, but just based on the blue cloth interior you're describing, they're probably not a match. Mine didn't come with blue fabric seats and/or door panels and it's unlikely the prior owner would've swapped interiors. Of course I could be wrong - but...

Originally Posted by leden

Yeah I sent him a message, but I don't wanna bug anyone. At this point, I know I need more data to truly locate my dad's old car, but It would be nice to know what he thinks about the cool similarities.

**Hartge82H3** · 07-30-2018, 12:07 AM

It seem a lot of people have a misconception about what Hartge did and didn't offered for the E21. Most people don't realize Hartge advertised and sold parts and upgrades for the E21 in every Hartge catalog until 1989-90'ish. The Hartge wheels on my car are tru 3-piece, 11 spoke 16" Hartge/OZ wheels that fit the E21 without any spacers. These do fit the early E30's, but because they're not a staggered set, they don't look as cool.

**leden** · 07-30-2018, 02:08 AM

Originally Posted by Hartge82H3

Well, I think it would've been kinda cool if they were one and the same, but just based on the blue cloth interior you're describing, they're probably not a match. Mine didn't come with blue fabric seats and/or door panels and it's unlikely the prior owner would've swapped interiors. Of course I could be wrong - but...

thanks for the private message Matt, I sent you a reply.

I really appreciate it. Yeah my dad'scar was imported with that cool recaro interior, but when it was sold to my uncle he changed the interior. He apparently thought it was too flashy.

**2002jm** · 07-30-2018, 11:40 AM

Hey Matt: Thanks for the reply, that clears up one question and it is sort-of- good, because that means there is another hartge e21 in the states somewhere.
Hope to build my tribute car soon....
jm

**Hartge82H3** · 07-30-2018, 03:15 PM

Well not so fast... after doing a little more research, it turns out that these two cars are actually the same. That's both good and bad - oood in that he can stop his decades of searching, bad in that there's still only one H3.

**2002jm** · 07-30-2018, 03:24 PM

Well, that is going to save the op a lot of time

. How did you find out that they are both the same car?
thanks,
jm

**Hartge82H3** · 07-30-2018, 03:32 PM

Eazy-pezy if you happen to have a detailed record of all the prior registered owners and his uncles name is one of them..

Originally Posted by 2002jm

Well, that is going to save the op a lot of time

. How did you find out that they are both the same car?
thanks,
jm

**2002jm** · 07-30-2018, 03:52 PM

Well that was easy

. Thanks for clearing that up. Good to know it is your car.
jm

**duuder** · 07-30-2018, 04:56 PM

Awesome!

**MortyCrock** · 07-31-2018, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Hartge82H3

Eazy-pezy if you happen to have a detailed record of all the prior registered owners and his uncles name is one of them..

That's awesome! Good to know this story has a happy ending!

**leden** · 07-31-2018, 08:20 PM

Wow, I just wanna say thanks for all the help. This made my decade! I've been pinching myself all day, it's very surreal. I'm thrilled just knowing the my dad's car still exists, but I would love to see it in person again.... and if Matt ever decides to sell it someday, I hope to have a chance at bringing it home. Thanks again guys!!

**Hartge82H3** · 08-01-2018, 12:51 PM

Well, it was probably easy for him to find because there is only one H3 to be found. Although it's a crying shame about what happened to the original interior - that would've been worth some $$$. It runs great, but sadly I don't get out and drive it much anymore and so it's become a covered garage fixture.

Originally Posted by 2002jm

Well that was easy

. Thanks for clearing that up. Good to know it is your car; btw. how is the h3 running; get much time to drive it?
jm

**2002jm** · 08-01-2018, 04:02 PM

Yes, that interior would have been nice to save, but the one in the car now is pretty nice too

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Sounds like your car gets to sit like my h26 gets to sit in the garage

. Nice cars, but at least for me, not going
to work as a daily driver.
jm

**Somjuan** · 08-01-2018, 07:43 PM

So did you guys swap out the dash pod for the Zender(?) one? If so do you still have that other one? I'd love to pull some measurements and save myself some time on for the printable model I'm making

**Hartge82H3** · 08-03-2018, 01:53 PM

Don't have a Zender pod, sorry.

Originally Posted by Somjuan

So did you guys swap out the dash pod for the Zender(?) one? If so do you still have that other one? I'd love to pull some measurements and save myself some time on for the printable model I'm making

**hotdish** · 08-03-2018, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by Somjuan

So did you guys swap out the dash pod for the Zender(?) one? If so do you still have that other one? I'd love to pull some measurements and save myself some time on for the printable model I'm making

Did you want measurements from the Zender one or the other one? I have the Zender pod in my 323i.

**Somjuan** · 08-03-2018, 05:02 PM

The other one that sits in the map pocket. Maybe it's just mobile but I'm not finding that photo anymore...luckily I took a copy because I thought it was funny someone else had the same solution three decades ago.

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**Hartge82H3** · 08-04-2018, 05:21 PM

Love those seats. That dash pod looks similar to what's in the E28?

Originally Posted by Somjuan

The other one that sits in the map pocket. Maybe it's just mobile but I'm not finding that photo anymore...luckily I took a copy because I thought it was funny someone else had the same solution three decades ago.

IMG_2670.JPG

**leden** · 08-06-2018, 09:36 PM

Those Recaro seats are so cool, I uploaded that picture to an external site, not sure why it went away. But I figured out how to upload to the site, so here you go, I found a few more examples too.