Classic BMWs can be quite appealing, especially if we talk about past generations of the 7 Series flagship. Jakub Berthothy, a BMW enthusiast from Slovakia has a passion for the model, having purchased not one but fifteen examples of the 7er.
Jakub’s obsession with the Bavarian luxury sedan started at a young age. The second-gen BMW 7 Series (1986-1994) codenamed E32 was the first imported government car used by the (then) Czechoslovakian authorities, looking like a spaceship compared to other cars of the region at the time.
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Thus, it is not a coincidence that an E32 with a couple of modifications by AC Schnitzer was Jakub’s choice for the first car he bought with his own money. Jakub also loves the first generation of the BMW 7 Series (1977-1986) codenamed E23. In fact, his collection of 15 cars consists of many E23 and E32 models, in different colors and trims. While many consider the third-gen E38 (1995-2001) as the most beautiful among the 7 Series, it is hard not to like the design of its predecessors.
Jakub is fond of cars from the ’80s and the ’90s, but his father Bystric Berthothy loves classics from the ’60s and the ’70s. Both of them spend a lot of time in their garage which is filled with BMWs from the old era, ranging from the sought-after E9 (1968-1975) to the more recent E39 M5 (1998-2003). The new generation – Jakub’s two sons – is following in the same path, occasionally sitting behind the wheel of the models and checking out their engine bay.
The Berthothy family believes that classic cars are an eco-friendly passion compared to the more modern and technologically-advanced vehicles. The reason is that used cars have already been produced – thus saving a lot of energy and emissions – while they can run for a very long time with proper maintenance. In any case, most petrolheads will agree that the pictured E32 is a lot sexier than a brand-new G70. This probably applies to most BMWs before the Bangle-era E65 appeared in 2002.
