1975 Pastell Blau 2.5 CS

Then etch, sanding, high build primer, sanding, seam sealer and more primer....

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The front half was then stripped back again , and after a time I'd rather forget was bought in line with the rear....



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So with the bulk of external bodywork torture taken care of it was time to get into some serious self abuse......

The underfloor stripping of all the wax, sound deadener, surface rust was something I had been putting off but knew had to be done, most of this was done on my back on a creeper and after a few long nights I had removed 90% of it, I finally got the car onto a hoist to take a deep breath and get all the last really hard to get to spots done...
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Some pics from when I bought it from the family......

I was educated enough at the time to know what level of disaster those brown stains on the fenders would equate to....

But not that the 3.0 badge was incorrect, the grandson was adamant that the boot badge had never been changed but the VIN numbers state otherwise.
To start with I was freaking out that it was not what I thought I was buying but I soon settled on a view that the 500cc lower engine size
was balanced out by the less common model / colour etc

The small sticker above the LH tail light is an Autohouse Muller logo from sometime in the 70's

Unoriginal things I spotted on the car at this stage were;

Fuel Filter
Airhorns
That weird lock above the LH indicator

and one that I missed and am really annoyed about...... Im sure you E9 eagle eyes will get it straight away

while your at it anything else out of place ?

The Blaupunkt radio Cassette player - 1975 ? looks more 80's to me, I'm assuming that may have been an upgrade, I've got it out currently but haven't had a good look yet.
All thumbs up for the car and your decision to keep it as it was built. The versions with the smaller engines are most underloved which is a pity. The 2.5 CS as well as the 2500 four door are by no means less exciting cars than the ones with more horsepower. The 2.5 CS may have been the economy model then but 844 in total (600+244) makes them rarities of their own. Only E9 with factory steel wheels (except for some early 2800 CS when BMW were short on alloy wheels) and only E9 without rear overriders (together with the CSL).

Pastellblau 044 is a hell of a colour, I love it so much. There are rare colours, and there are beautiful colours, Pastellblau is both. In the BMW E3 Limousinen Club (German-based) we have only two running cars in Pastellblau. I am looking forward to our gathering in September; one of the owners has promised to come after several years of absence (lack of time).

Very curious how your 2.5 CS will look when she is finished and how you feel driving her.
 
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