E3's for Sale in the USA (edited title 20250917)

[rblongboarder]

Here's a ceylon bavaria in Sherman Oaks, CA. This vehicle has been mentioned before. Now $8k:

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[rblongboarder]

'72 Bavaria rolling shell in the Los Angeles area:

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/north-hills-1972-bmw-bavaria-e3/7911008980.html

 

[rblongboarder]

Here's an interesting Bavaria:

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[rblongboarder]

Here's the FB ad for the rolling shell:

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[rblongboarder]

Here's a '70 2500 with a M30B34 swap:

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[bmw2800cs]

Here's a '70 2500 with a M30B34 swap:

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25k?

 

[rblongboarder]

A '72 Bavaria in Calgary, Canada:

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[rblongboarder]

Here's 1970 Bavaria with a M30B34 & EFI swapped:

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[HB Chris]

Not at that asking price.

 

[Dick Steinkamp]

Not a Bavaria.

 

[rsporsche]

totally agree with Chris ... no where near a 25k e3. that car is a bit rough

 

[rblongboarder]

Here's an interesting '73 3.0s Bavaria in AZ:

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/glendale-1973-bmw-30-bavaria/7922937391.html

40k original miles claimed...

 

[rblongboarder]

Here's a '73 Bavaria (w/ sunroof) parts car up in the Missoula, MT area:

https://missoula.craigslist.org/pts/d/stevensville-1973-bmw-bavaria-parts-car/7923219342.html

Body panels and glass look pretty good.

 

[JMinPDX]

Here's an interesting '73 3.0s Bavaria in AZ:

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/glendale-1973-bmw-30-bavaria/7922937391.html

40k original miles claimed...

This one appears to be an unmolested original car in a nice color combo. No engine photos is a bummer. Differences between a base Bavaria and the more rare and better optioned S models are obvious in the photos:
Standard S items like Leather, rear head rests, power windows, padded steering wheel, wood trimmed door cards, wheel arch trim, door jam lower trim, trunk lid trim, alloys etc. And it has a power sunroof.
Could be an easy restoration and well worth it.

 

[boonies]

This one appears to be an unmolested original car in a nice color combo. No engine photos is a bummer. Differences between a base Bavaria and the more rare and better optioned S models are obvious in the photos:
Standard S items like Leather, rear head rests, power windows, padded steering wheel, wood trimmed door cards, wheel arch trim, door jam lower trim, trunk lid trim, alloys etc. And it has a power sunroof.
Could be an easy restoration and well worth it.

You should be able to negotiate hard. It was a recent auction sale.

 

[rsporsche]

excellent point Lance ... 1400 to 9900, there's a lot of headroom there. gotta think that their estimate of 45k to 50k for restored condition is a little overestimated ... and it would probably take 50k+ of work to get it to that value.

bottom line, someone who purchased this car for 1400 had a great leg up to paint the body reasonably well and then sell the car for 25k to 30k. obviously not a concours paint job but better than Earl Scheib

 

[otter74]

I love the red interior. It's too bad the driver's seat is hammered, but a sheepskin can take care of that until/unless you feel like redoing it in leather. Once the rest of the car was nice enough to be reliable, I'd probably just leave the paint alone.

 

[Paulaner]

Bummer it's an auto though and $10k is a bit much. Maybe 6 or 7 tops is about right

 

[rblongboarder]

Awhile back, someone mentioned a Bavaria for sale in Tucker, GA. I was curious so I called to ask questions:

'74 Bavaria, VIN #3280190

https://www.amynmotors.com/Inventory/Details/ee7bec05-e0e5-420b-b196-5eef188b5a00

'72 Bavaria, VIN #3101686:

https://www.amynmotors.com/Inventory/Details/a7313953-9386-405f-9a86-d855afc24f6d

Manual 4spd
109k miles
$25k
Blue w/ Saddle interior
Single driver's side Flag mirror
Purchased as part of an auto collection

If you're looking for a high quality Bav, this '72 might be worth looking at. They texted me a few photos..

 

[rsporsche]

those cars have been there for a long time. i remember asking if anybody was interested in them over a year ago. Tucker is about 10 to 15 minutes from the house (depending on traffic).