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With its cream leather interior, Harrington’s 733i isn’t exactly suited to the messy, monster-fighting antics of the Hawkins kids, but the rear-wheel drive sedan had the right equipment under the bonnet: a 3.2-litre straight-six outputting 197hp, or 146kW, and the choice of manual or automatic transmission.
While a 2022 BMW 7 Series is priced from just over $200,000 before on-road costs, the first 733i was priced in the now-defunct Deutschmark (a sign of the times) and cost 38,600 DM – or roughly $AU30,975 in today’s money. In Australia, buyers in 1978 forked out $38,145 for a new BMW 733i, the first year BMW’s flagship sedan was on sale locally.
Susannah’s background is news journalism, followed by several years spent in celebrity journalism, entertainment journalism and fashion magazines and a brief stint hosting a travel TV show for Channel Ten. She joined Drive in 2020 after spending a year and a half at the helm of Harper’s BAZAAR and ELLE’s online platforms.
Susannah holds a Bachelor in Media and Communications from the University of Melbourne and cut her teeth as an intern for Time Inc in New York City. She has also completed a television presenting course with the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and her one-year-old son who, despite her best efforts, does not yet enjoy a good road trip.
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