Finished in Carbon Black Metallic with a Caramel leather and burr walnut interior, ‘T396 EBW’ has no fewer than ten main dealer services under its belt. 
Which is remarkable, but not as remarkable as the fact it is still in the hands of the man who bought it from the Hughenden Motor Co.

Ltd of High Wycombe in July 1999.
The owner had heard rumours of a forthcoming M5 and rather than sit and wait he wrote to his local BMW dealer to express his interest – and he enclosed a £250 deposit to make sure they took him seriously.
He got the call about eighteen months later and ended up writing a cheque for £72,115, which is the equivalent of more than £140,000 today.
It was clearly worth every penny though and he hung onto it for the next 27 years.
Yup, that’s right; this is a one-owner-from-new BMW E39 – and an M5 to boot.
We’ve seen more hens with teeth than cars like this.
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