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  • Offered from single-family ownership from new
  • Acquired new by Mr Petitjean’s aunt, Alice Petitjean
  • Repainted in its present Green in Alice Petitjean’s ownership by a BMW distributor
  • Originally finished in blue; retains its original Beige interior
  • Less than 60,000 km from new


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1974 BMW 3.0 CSi | The European Sale featuring the Petitjean Collection | RM Sotheby's

1974 BMW 3.0 CSi for sale at RM Sotheby's The European Sale featuring the Petitjean Collection
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Is that interior beige? It looks like it might be white leather - which is pretty rare. Not sure if I have seen in a CSi before.
 
On the other hand more owners increase the chance that one of them decides to clean the engine bay.

I like the color, I see no traces of blue.

Less than 60.000 km requirers evidence beyond the odometer picture. At least bucketize the owner into one of the possible classes that explain low miles:

a) collector
b) served decades in jail for hard crime
c) owns lots of cars
e) does not drive stick
f) hates the car
g) memory problems, forgot he owned it/lost the keys
h) too lazy to fix the garage door


sandhu said:
One owner .. wow
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Arde said:
On the other hand more owners increase the chance that one of them decides to clean the engine bay.

I like the color, I see no traces of blue.

Less than 60.000 km requirers evidence beyond the odometer picture. At least bucketize the owner into one of the possible classes that explain low miles:

a) collector
b) served decades in jail for hard crime
c) owns lots of cars
e) does not drive stick
f) hates the car
g) memory problems, forgot he owned it/lost the keys
h) too lazy to fix the garage door
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i) worked abroad for many years and had the car in storage (as was the case with my car).
 
Chris, according to the VIN chart from e9-driven, euro CS cars starting in 1/73 had a 43xxxxx number. don't know if that is mistake but the other numbers ended in 12/72. i always thought it was 74 and on as well, but i saw this when looking up something earlier in the week on colors

From 01/1973 Thru 12/1975
3.0 CS
4300001​
4300618​
618​
3.0 CSA
4320001​
4320860​
860​
3.0 CSi RHD
4350001​
4350207​
207​
3.0 CSiA RHD
4330001​
4330215​
215​
From 01/1974 Thru 12/1975
2.5 CS
4305001​
4305600​
600​
2.5 CSA
4315001​
4315244​
244​
3.0 CS/USA
4310001​
4310393​
393​
3.0 CSA/USA
4335001​
4335451​
451​
3.0 CSi
4340001​
4341429​
1429​
 
Interesting that Sotheby's would list (and photograph) a car so in need of a simple engine compartment cleaning. I could see if it was a barn find, but all this says to me is that the owner didn't care, which is a red flag as to what other maintenance was left undone. Which leaves us with a couple other categories of ownership:

j. I clean my car regularly, but never figured out how to open the hood. Or,
k. I detail my engine with used gear oil.
 
i remember that color on 630 csi + 530i from back in the day. i'm sure that 320i might have come in that color as well, but i don't remember having seen one
 
My VIN is 2262695 built in June 1972 & titled a 1973.
2266471 is 3,776 cars after mine.

That odometer has been around a few times, Each 100,000km is 62,137 miles. Looks like a well used engine bay for under 38,525 miles/60,000km, so those claims are dubious at best.

Since my engine was cleaned over the winter of 2015-2016 I've put well over 38,525 miles/60,000km on it, and it's much cleaner. My odometer is on its' second way around since November of 2011.
 
bavbob said:
Even if she got the car at age 20 , I would not expect a 65 yo to clean the engine bay................unless of course she was a forum member. But, someone should have before presentation.
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Auction house should detail the car & show before & after.
 
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