72 3.0 CSi in Michigan $14,900 (very rusty)

Curious, my car is ~300 prior to this one and it is titled as a 1973....so why is this car is titled as a '72? BMW should be able to tell when this car was born, my guess is that it is a 1973.

Two side notes:

1) That Italian plate is probably the most appealing part on this car
2) Why 15K? With that amount of rust you are buying a headache and I can't imagine that 40 year old worn out trim, engine, gears, is worth that much.

I know prices are up, but where is the rational in the actual parts you are getting. The correct answer might be that you are buying the vin/title of the car, but that is a lot of body work or very expensive parts IMHO.

Mo
 
That is pretty sickening. I wonder how long the paint shop warranted their work for? However, I am sure that we've seen worse for sale in the flesh at a lot more money. It would seem that it is fairly unmolested and complete. If I were 5 years younger I would have a go at it in the hope of staying keen long enough to complete the task. Alternatively,worst case, it is a good basis for a parts car at half the asking price. That said, I hope someone has a run at a restoration. I wish we got sales presentations like this here in the UK instead of the habitual smoke and mirrors ads. John.
 
At the correct price I think it is a worthwhile 3-year restoration, as said below; looks mostly complete but EVERYTHING on that cars need refurbishment, just looking at the calipers front and rear tells me that every nut and bolt/wire and plug will need attention. my opinion only but I think someone is looking at 30K before rust and paint, then 15K for the car, assuming 300 hrs for the rust and 10K for paint that would bring the cost to 70-80K. Who knows it might be worth that in 3 years:-)

I think my numbers are conservative, and would be in consideration of doing much of the mechanical labor by oneself.

Using the logic above and more probable appreciation the owner would be doing everyone right by simply giving the car to an enthusiast :-)
 
m73 wrote: "Curious, my car is ~300 prior to this one and it is titled as a 1973....so why is this car is titled as a '72? BMW should be able to tell when this car was born, my guess is that it is a 1973".

It is probably correct that it is a '72, and yours is a '73, unless they were both sold in the same country - primarily in Europe. A car like yours may have been an early production car (built between July of '72 and year end '72), while the CSi listed was built later in '72, then purchased and registered in a European country in 1972. That registration is what makes it a 'European model year '72.

Since it is a CSi, and has velour seats with no AC, it is essentially a certainty that it was originally sold in Europe.
 
Per our Registry, which has numbers built by year and model, both coupes were built in 1973, and they are both euro CSis.
 
I keep my car in my garage which has a concrete slab floor that sweats like hell. I run a dehumidifier for this reason. I postulate that this car sat on a moist slab with a car cover for years.
 
HB Chris said:
Per our Registry, which has numbers built by year and model, both coupes were built in 1973, and they are both euro CSis.
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Chris,

I believe you are right, but what would be ideal is getting the info from BMW archives (down at the moment).

I know mine is a May 1973 car & at a rate of about 200 csi's/month my guess is this is a late June or early July car.

Just a guess mind you, but that's what BMW Munich is for 8)

-Mo
 
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