BMW South Africa did produced between 1984 and 1987 a couple hundred 745i SA, a E23 series, with a M1 engine (the European 745 turbo couldn't be made in RHD). I remember seeing one in Metallic Strawberry in front of the Lord Nelson Hotel in Cape Town back in mid-'80s. South Africans were serious BMW enthusiasts!
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