Hugh Heffner's e9

[duct-tape]

Anyone seen this yet?
https://www.touchofmodern.com/sales...-1a2f-416e-9d67-d72c6eeffbe0/hugh-heffner-bmw

 

[Markos]

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Product Description

Give your collection a fun, retro twist with Hugh Hefner's 1973 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe. The beautiful car is silver in color, with blue leather interior and wood grain detailing. A stunning exhibit piece that's been housed in a museum for the past few years, this impressive collector's piece is accompanied by a photocopy of the original title page of the BMW service manual, which was dealer stamped, dated, and shows Hugh Hefner as the original owner with delivery address listed which is the Playboy Mansion. Also found inside the glovebox was a mostly illegible California registration showing model, actress and singer Barbi Benton as a later owner. Since she was Hefner's girlfriend in the 1970's, it is likely this stunning piece was a gift to her as well.

Product Details

• OriginUnited States

— 1973 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe
— Owned By Hugh Hefner
— Good Driving Condition, Previously Exhibited In A Museum For Several Years
— Includes Photocopy Of The Original Title Page Of The BMW Service Manual With Dealer Stamp, Date, + Playboy Mansion Delivery Address
— Vin #: 2240533
— Mileage Shown: 66,073

 

[HB Chris]

Strange as it’s a 73 with earlier bumpers, the paint looks more grey than Polaris and check out the seat track, looks very strange. Also looks like basketweave vinyl seats.

 

[Bmachine]

'73 with '72 bumpers?
(EDIT: Chris beat me to it... of course.)

Besides the fact that there is a photocopy of a dealer paper with someone named Hugh M Hefner, what makes this one worth being "in a museum"?

And Barbi Benton knew how to drive a manual? Good for her if yes. I guess in the early seventies it wasn't as uncommon as it would now be.

 

[Keshav]

Was discussed here almost exactly a year ago.

https://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/hugh-hefners-1973-cs.26778/#post-204304

 

[aearch]

famous people --
famous car
no brainer

 

[duct-tape]

Spare you the login prompt:

yeah, I didn't consider that part because I get their emails daily.

 

[Sooner]

Pretty sure I saw up close this car several years ago, much better in pictures, lots of typical hidden issues

 

[dang]

But the stains on the seats are great conversation pieces!

 

[Markos]

But the stains on the seats are great conversation pieces!

I thought that those were the typical Hefner “hidden issues” that @Sooner was referring to.

 

[dang]

I thought that those were the typical Hefner “hidden issues” that @Sooner was referring to.

I don't think much was hidden around Heff!

 

[bmwmadman]

Seats look fine but the hood picture makes me think he sat or mounted one too many chic's there.. Perhaps its just the reflection..

Gary

 

[m_thompson]

Looks like mine, with the license plate lights on the body and the bumper.

 

[mr bump]

Knowing who the previous owner was and read of his playfull past times, the job id do is change the seats! LOL

 

[JFENG]

rear bumper is a 72 but the front might be a 73. Look at the ends where they attach to the fenders.
No?

 

[Stan]

Strange as it’s a 73 with earlier bumpers, the paint looks more grey than Polaris and check out the seat track, looks very strange. Also looks like basketweave vinyl seats.

The paint does look more like the single stage grey. I have seen that color only once. As likely as not, car was tapped in the rear and and the bumper replaced with a more available 72 or older bumper, hence the redundant license plate lights?

 

[duct-tape]

. As likely as not, car was tapped in the rear

I mean, it WAS Barbi Benton's car

 

[Gary Knox]

Stan,

If Barbi was driving, I can't imagine that anyone would 'tap her in the rear end' HA.

Gary