1971 Polaris 2800 on BaT obligatory post

[ablank135]

1971 BMW 2800CS 5-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a 1971 BMW 2800CS 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #54,376.

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Originally Turkis. Would be nice to see a shot of the VIN stamping on the firewall. The registry has this as Schwartz, from an Ebay listing in 2012. Carl Nelson pedigree is nice to have. The (repro?) VIN plate looks...I dunno...?

 

[Markos]

Originally Turkis. Would be nice to see a shot of the VIN stamping on the firewall. The registry has this as Schwartz, from an Ebay listing in 2012.

The Karmann tag and the ad says Agave.

 

[sfdon]

Is this the “ I gotcha thread”?

 

[HB Chris]

Lots of shortcuts on this one! Carpet was $125 for materials and are too short, seats look like cheap covers (World?), pics show auto tranny, brackets on engine and other ancillaries appear to be rattle canned, wonky front bumper, all that work and not much to show for it. Receipts showed no fluid in trans or diff, wow.

 

[ablank135]

The Karmann tag and the ad says Agave.

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Ah, yes. Agave, Markos, not Turkis. My bad. Still curious if the registry entry is wrong on the Schwartz.

 

[dave v. in nc]

Lots of shortcuts on this one! Carpet was $125 for materials and are too short, seats look like cheap covers (World?), pics show auto tranny, brackets on engine and other ancillaries appear to be rattle canned, wonky front bumper, all that work and not much to show for it. Receipts showed no fluid in trans or diff, wow.

The bumper draws a crooked smile. Maybe that's the shot that shows the character of the car...

 

[Stevehose]

Is this the “ I gotcha thread”?

If you tilt your head the knobs straighten out.

 

[sfdon]

It just seems like stuff isn‘t where it belongs…..

 

[coupedegrace]

Is this the “ I gotcha thread”?

Nothing wrong with the AC controls. That was the ultra-rare dual zone climate control system from the factory. One knob points at the driver and the other the passenger.

 

[HB Chris]

Check his last BaT listing from last year, a 2002Tii, it was a real shitshow.

 

[teahead]

Is this the “ I gotcha thread”?

Looks like the switches are jammed in there to where they aren't fitting right. I wonder if they have the wrong switches in the wrong location?

 

[teahead]

Never seen rear elephant skins look like that.

That from the heat?

 

[bavbob]

A seller should know that an E9 buyer would be sharp and catch most of this stuff so why do it? It makes the restoration that much harder.

 

[Drew Gregg]

The driving video would have been more exciting in a Yugo....should have swapped out that 5 speed for an automatic.

 

[dave v. in nc]

Never seen rear elephant skins look like that.

That from the heat?

I'm guessing one of two...
DIY with flat pieces and a heat gun...
or..tried to heat shrink existing plastic skins to wheel wells with heat gun. Hold my beer, I'm gonna try something...

 

[HB Chris]

Take a few moments and read about his last car for sale, it will explain everything.

1972 BMW 2002tii

Bid for the chance to own a 1972 BMW 2002tii at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #33,173.

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[coupedegrace]

Take a few moments and read about his last car for sale, it will explain everything.

Hmm, in some pics it has AC while in others it doesn't. Also in some pics it has earlier grilles while others have later ones. The stance in pic 10 makes the car look like it's got traction bars (and clearly shows the weird front bumper angles).

 

[sfdon]

Hopelessly fubarred...

 

[m5toureg]

hhmmmmm…..?? VIN 2280 434 -

1971 BMW 2800 CS CSA E9 Coupe

Rare BMW Automatic Version, Original Miles Unmolested, ONLY 2 OWNER, 1971 BMW 2800CS CSA Coupe Classic E9 Auto Rare Low Production,OVERALL THIS 1971 2800 CSA E9 BMW IS AMAZING WITH ONLY 2 OWNERS ORIGI

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[HB Chris]

Maybe on eBay before BaT. Same body shop used where Alex Cartio sold his $175,000 CSi with lots of bondo on tail panel three months ago.