2800 Restoration Thread

[sfdon]

You go away forever and come back with 9 pictures!?!?

We will all have to come see you on the grass in August!

Nice - really nice looking car!

 

[rblongboarder]

1972 Olympics in Munich is significant for 3 reasons.
The BMW 2002 Elektrik, battery powered '02 used during the Marathon.
The first & last Olympic Road Rally. With the first purpose built BMW 3.0 Group 2 CSL, a favorite, @BMW Pete (my photos from 2016)
The third reason was the worst & heinously nefarious violence.

View attachment 202232View attachment 202233

Not to hijack HBChris' restoration thread, but I have question for adawil2002:

Your photos.. Is the car with the M-AH 1072 license plate the '72 Werks Olympia rally car? (I think it is.)

BMW Pete was giving me a bit of historical education after I purchased & read the Unbeatable BMW book by Jeremy Walton..

Post in thread ''71 3.0csl batmobile on Sotheby's (VIN 2211343)'

Jan 20, 2025

this is the car right after the Olympia rally car. @BMW Pete, is the rally car the other car that was referred to in the auction that went to Broadspeed? or was that 1347?

Hi Scott and Shane

Yes car is one vin after the factory Rally CSL My car never went to Broadspeed, it seems it was bouncing around BMW internally, and then in April 1972 was turned into the Rally car. The mechanics involved in my car from Motorsport, have some fun stories from back in the day with my car on a trailer being pulled by one of the three Werks Kombi's.

Interestingly, if you look at the...

• BMW Pete

• 

 

[BMW Pete]

This badge must have meant a lot to the owners, husband, wife and son on the title who had all passed when Mike found the car. It looked nothing like this when found.

View attachment 202219

I certainly can understand why they loved it - I also love that badge, but you know why .......enjoy that beauty my friend

 

[HB Chris]

A couple pics from today after the Huntington Beach Concours for my friends.

 

[CSteve]

Pristine Polaris Beauty.

Chris, the chrome wheel arches you sold me are mounted and, as with your 2800, are a subtle delicate addition. And since I am writing about chrome, I wish my '72 Bavaria had the paired chrome vents on the B pillar instead of the long slot.

Finally, I went a tad rogue and added the chrome "handle" strip that sits below the trunk button/lock on your car. Exclusive to the 2800/2500 '68-'70 models.

The grill badge is special in so many ways.

Steve