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Euro 1972 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1972 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #200,259.
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The 5-speed in the driving video is never used, and the driver never takes his foot off the clutch.
 
The car needs about $500 to $1500 worth of miscellaneous parts to get to the next level. The tach is from a 2800CS-no big deal. Door puffers would help. The toolbox needs to be added. The 4-slat grill is wrong. The door seal rubber needs to be replaced on the driver's side. Both doors are missing the edge rubber.
But all of that can wait until the A/C is working correctly in a black/black Coupe unless the new owner lives in Canada, Norway, Finland, or Siberia....
 
Drew Gregg said:
The car needs about $500 to $1500 worth of miscellaneous parts to get to the next level. The tach is from a 2800CS-no big deal. Door puffers would help. The toolbox needs to be added. The 4-slat grill is wrong. The door seal rubber needs to be replaced on the driver's side. Both doors are missing the edge rubber.
But all of that can wait until the A/C is working correctly in a black/black Coupe unless the new owner lives in Canada, Norway, Finland, or Siberia....
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Drill some studs through the tires and drive it on the ice lakes at all four locations...

I've always wanted to do one of those ice tracks, looks like fun. Studs or no studs I like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3's (I think LT3's) on my 4Runner and Tacoma TRD Pro. I switch both vehicles tires out every year during Winter driving season. Amazing ice/snow tires (I go no studs). Didn't have to use 4wd once here last Winter, and that is very rare.
 
Nachtycoupe said:
Drill some studs through the tires and drive it on the ice lakes at all four locations...

I've always wanted to do one of those ice tracks, looks like fun. Studs or no studs I like the Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT3's (I think LT3's) on my 4Runner and Tacoma TRD Pro. I switch both vehicles tires out every year during Winter driving season. Amazing ice/snow tires (I go no studs). Didn't have to use 4wd once here last Winter, and that is very rare.
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I ice raced my brand new 1969 Fiat 124 Spyder in Pittsfield, Mass., back in 1970. I had studded snow tires and a 50 lb. sandbag in the trunk. That's how I drove it on the lake and roads throughout the winter. Didn't need any A/C back then. It was fun since the races were timed and you weren't racing with other cars.
 
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! I knew they were timed. Probably not a great idea to race on ice against a full field unless it was demolition derby style racing!
 
Drew Gregg said:
I ice raced my brand new 1969 Fiat 124 Spyder in Pittsfield, Mass., back in 1970. I had studded snow tires and a 50 lb. sandbag in the trunk. That's how I drove it on the lake and roads throughout the winter. Didn't need any A/C back then. It was fun since the races were timed and you weren't racing with other cars.
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I had a 72 spyder (in 1982)- Rust was all that was keeping ot together. loved that revy 1.6 litre, 9:1 compression - super fun car.
 
Nachtycoupe said:
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about! I knew they were timed. Probably not a great idea to race on ice against a full field unless it was demolition derby style racing!
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I ran some SCCA ice time trials and wheel to wheel races with the Michigan Ice Racing Assoc (MIRA) in the 80's. MIRA was as much fun as you could have in a car with your clothes on. I had a couple of Sciroccos'. It was all rubber to ice (no studs). I managed to win one feature in what we referred to as the Shitrocket. In paved track racing tires are consumables. In ice racing sheet metal is a consumable but since it was rubber to ice the contact was never very hard, but sometimes someone would create some waviness in the bodywork. We typically got more than an hour and a half of track time per driver on a race day so it was a real workout.
 
this coupe closes in a couple of hours - looks better than most of the other recent cars that have been basket cases (that's not a high bar). this one is at 26.4k with 2:40 to go. i'm predicting 45k RNM.
 
$48,988 - Originally an east coast car but now registered in Ontario. Looks really nice for the money but I would wonder if it would have been an issue registering it in CA. Maybe since it was originally a US car it wouldn't be?
 
well, it was close to my estimate, but it cleared reserves. it is NOT a USA car, it has a 221 series VIN which is a euro car. so the issue of registering in CA may or may not be an issue ... depends on how close CA considers a euro 3.0 CS to be different than a USA 3.0 CS. not much different specification wise.
 
Any 68-75 coming in from out of state or out of country will be an issue. If it was originally a CA car things get much easier. They want to see the NHTSA door sticker and EPA/DOT sticker along with VIN verification. I only use an independent and licensed VIN Verifier. Never go to the DMV first or all will be lost. I have successfully registered a CSL last January.
 

I used to take our 535i XDrive Sports Wagon M Sport out when we had a healthy dump of snow her in Idaho, granted not as extreme, but it handled amazing! So much fun! Stumbled on this regarding the ice racing, I know not the same, but still fun!

After all, it was the wife's car....Shhhhhhhhh
 
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