Now before you head to the comment section to call for my head on a stick for claiming that the E38 didn’t come with a manual, let me stop you right there. The E38 7 Series was available with a five-speed manual in a few markets. However, the US market — where we at BMWBLOG live — the E38 did not come with a manual. However, the E32 7 Series was available in the ‘States with a manual gearbox.
In this specific instance, a 1988 BMW 735i is for sale with a proper three-pedal ‘box in the good ole US of A. Being a 735i, it sports a 3.5-litre naturally-aspirated inline-six with 208 hp and 229 lb-ft of torque, all of which is sent to just the rear wheels. With only 141,000 miles on the odometer, it’s also quite fresh for a 1988 car.