Dynamique 76
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I own a gray market 1976 BMW 3.0 CS. I don't know how many of these were made back in the day, but I know it must be rather rare, because when I tried to insure it, my insurance company said the car did not exist, so I had to bring it down to the branch to prove it to them that it did.
Anyway, I don't know much about the car before I bought it back in 1997, but I'm guessing it was brought across the pond some time in the 80's. It has some nice details... like the Euro fog light, and the old chrome bumpers, all of the writing on the dash and gauges is in German, and granatrot colored paint.
It was my daily driver for about ten years, but went into storage when I left the country for a year back in 2006, and hasn't been driven since.
The bad news is that I know that the heater core is leaking because I've got no heat and defroster proof front windshield. I've also have to keep it smogged because in California it is no longer grandfathered.
I'm getting the itch to get her back on the road, but I do wonder if it's worth the trouble to keep the stock carbs, and if I should keep the original paint color to help retain some of the value?
I live in Los Angeles, and I'm considering taking it to Bavaria Auto Repair in the valley to do the mechanical work... but it will also need some body, paint, and interior work.
If there is any advice you can give me before start the process, I would greatly appreciate any and all... and I will post some picture along the way and let you know if I have any questions.
Wish me luck!
Anyway, I don't know much about the car before I bought it back in 1997, but I'm guessing it was brought across the pond some time in the 80's. It has some nice details... like the Euro fog light, and the old chrome bumpers, all of the writing on the dash and gauges is in German, and granatrot colored paint.
It was my daily driver for about ten years, but went into storage when I left the country for a year back in 2006, and hasn't been driven since.
The bad news is that I know that the heater core is leaking because I've got no heat and defroster proof front windshield. I've also have to keep it smogged because in California it is no longer grandfathered.
I'm getting the itch to get her back on the road, but I do wonder if it's worth the trouble to keep the stock carbs, and if I should keep the original paint color to help retain some of the value?
I live in Los Angeles, and I'm considering taking it to Bavaria Auto Repair in the valley to do the mechanical work... but it will also need some body, paint, and interior work.
If there is any advice you can give me before start the process, I would greatly appreciate any and all... and I will post some picture along the way and let you know if I have any questions.
Wish me luck!