Gallery: highlights from the first ever BMW E30 Owners show

Hundreds of owners of the E30 BMW 3 Series gathered from far and wide to showcase their classic cars last weekend in Osterley Park, west London. Even though it was the E30 Owners club UK’s first event, it was the biggest E30 meet to date in the UK in the last 15 years.

And Owners did not fail to disappoint, showing off their classic Eighties and Nineties 3ers... just in time for the ULEZ expansion.

Show-ready, project, track and daily cars were all in force, showcasing everything from stock to restored cars to highly modified examples. Awards were given out for different categories including best in show, best wheels, best modified and best OEM.

Naturally there were more than a few rare beauties too, including the M3, Alpina E30s, design editions and even some with retro working Motorola phones still installed.

Which iconic E30 BMW would you take home?

Photography: Katie Potts