hplug
Well-Known Member
Okay long story short I have 3 e9s up for sale and this is the first one. The story is I bought these 2 years ago, the seller misrepresented the cars, then hired some random orangutangs to load and secure the cars. The cars showed up and all three were loaded in a box truck and secured with furniture ties, needless to say all three cars sustained damage. After 2 years of arguing with insurance and shippers and brokers and shady people I am done with these 3, you guys get first shot.
This one is a 1974 3.0 CS automatic sunroof car. This one was damaged on the passenger side rear quarter panel, I suspect the orange haired monkeys caused this while loading the car. The rear bumper was also damaged but limited to the rubber and not the bumper itself. The shippers had an explosion of intelligence and discovered the easiest and most secure way to tie these cars down was thru the wing windows, this tore up the rubber seals, although still useable, and the ratchet strap, one of two used, rubbed on the driver side front fender so there is a spot lacking paint. This new way of strapping down the cargo lead to the beltline trim being removed by force which I do have and is in pretty good shape although all the mounting tabs are probably laying along I-70 some place. The overall paint has micro scratches everywhere and could use a strong buffing to bring out a shine, but this is nowhere near a great paint job there are "fisheyes" in various places. The trunk has some bubbling along one corner, there is also a small bubble on the driver's side front fender.
The interior is interesting on this one, the seats are recovered and in true leather, but the stuffing was not rebuilt before installation for some reason. I believe the passenger side wood is missing but the rest is there and overall, in good restorable shape. Carpet looks pretty new, for some reason this guy loved new carpet. Headliner is junk but there is a newer one in a bag that will come with.
Mechanical. I was told all 3 cars ran and drove good, but this is the only one that succeeded in both. I did drive this Malaga coupe 2 years ago. I did not get to interstate speeds just fired it up and drove around for a few miles. It did shift as it should thru all gears, brakes seemed spongey and could defiantly use some sorting.
The big talk structurally. This car is surprisingly not super rusty of course I was told it was "rust free", but this is not the case. As you can see the trunk has a bubble on the corner and the front drivers fender has a small bubble, but the undercarriage is in much better than expected. There is some thick undercoating which I peeled off a good-sized section and underneath looks really nice. I am not an expert but I do know these cars well and tried to picture the whole under carriage. This E9 was also equipped with custom inner fender skirts, haha.
Money. I lost a lot on this little venture, and it is not over yet but these need to go to another home and start a new life. I know everyone hates "make an offer" but I am at a loss here both financially and what value is appropriate.
I will be posting the other 2 cars over the next few days, 1971 2800cs manual slick top in light blue, 1973 3.0cs sunroofish, manual I think it is Atlantic blue. Of course, a package deal is available if one so wants.
Pictures. https://link.shutterfly.com/tzydD5PteMb
This one is a 1974 3.0 CS automatic sunroof car. This one was damaged on the passenger side rear quarter panel, I suspect the orange haired monkeys caused this while loading the car. The rear bumper was also damaged but limited to the rubber and not the bumper itself. The shippers had an explosion of intelligence and discovered the easiest and most secure way to tie these cars down was thru the wing windows, this tore up the rubber seals, although still useable, and the ratchet strap, one of two used, rubbed on the driver side front fender so there is a spot lacking paint. This new way of strapping down the cargo lead to the beltline trim being removed by force which I do have and is in pretty good shape although all the mounting tabs are probably laying along I-70 some place. The overall paint has micro scratches everywhere and could use a strong buffing to bring out a shine, but this is nowhere near a great paint job there are "fisheyes" in various places. The trunk has some bubbling along one corner, there is also a small bubble on the driver's side front fender.
The interior is interesting on this one, the seats are recovered and in true leather, but the stuffing was not rebuilt before installation for some reason. I believe the passenger side wood is missing but the rest is there and overall, in good restorable shape. Carpet looks pretty new, for some reason this guy loved new carpet. Headliner is junk but there is a newer one in a bag that will come with.
Mechanical. I was told all 3 cars ran and drove good, but this is the only one that succeeded in both. I did drive this Malaga coupe 2 years ago. I did not get to interstate speeds just fired it up and drove around for a few miles. It did shift as it should thru all gears, brakes seemed spongey and could defiantly use some sorting.
The big talk structurally. This car is surprisingly not super rusty of course I was told it was "rust free", but this is not the case. As you can see the trunk has a bubble on the corner and the front drivers fender has a small bubble, but the undercarriage is in much better than expected. There is some thick undercoating which I peeled off a good-sized section and underneath looks really nice. I am not an expert but I do know these cars well and tried to picture the whole under carriage. This E9 was also equipped with custom inner fender skirts, haha.
Money. I lost a lot on this little venture, and it is not over yet but these need to go to another home and start a new life. I know everyone hates "make an offer" but I am at a loss here both financially and what value is appropriate.
I will be posting the other 2 cars over the next few days, 1971 2800cs manual slick top in light blue, 1973 3.0cs sunroofish, manual I think it is Atlantic blue. Of course, a package deal is available if one so wants.
Pictures. https://link.shutterfly.com/tzydD5PteMb
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