73 hot rod E9 from Canada on BAT

[teahead]

M30B35-Powered 1973 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a M30B35-Powered 1973 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #101,954.

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A bit of a mess. Especially that awful woodgrain sticker stuff on the interior, ugly seats, and stupid roll bar, but fairly easy stuff to remedy.

Not sure what the extra roof is for. Be a shame to cut off the sunroof roof and put that slicktop on.

Anyone tell what trans that is?

 

[Thomas76]

Eclectic build... That's all I got.

 

[HB Chris]

It was owned by decoupe, Doug Churchill. Sadly he passed away. Sunroof was aftermarket with motor in trunk so he deleted it in 2010 according to our Register.

 

[teahead]

Ah, I see. So he sealed the aftermarket sunroof w/goop

and is offering a slicktop roof to replace if wanted.

I totally get it now.



I dunno, I think I'd have another aftermarket sunroof w/a GLASS panel there.

 

[Markos]

Especially that awful woodgrain sticker stuff on the interior

I believe that all of the wood in the car is real zebra wood.

 

[jmackro]

I believe that all of the wood in the car is real zebra wood.

I agree that it probably is real zebra wood and not just stick-on vinyl. Clearly some effort and investment went into this car, so I doubt the builder would have cheaped out on the dash. Still, as Thomas76 points out in post #2, the build is eclectic. For example, the radio installation seems a bit sloppy.

The lack of a headliner will also hurt it among the BaT bidders, though I can understand that if the next owner is going to do a top transplant, there's no need finish this area now.

 

[Pinstripe inc.]

Vin 2240524 is close to mine, 2250144.

 

[NFK]

224 are manual
225 are automatic

 

[Pinstripe inc.]

224 are manual
225 are automatic

guess that I’m never too old to learn something new

 

[Arde]

Different car, yet impressive.

 

[BimRLuvR]

Being a track rat, this car has one significant flaw that should be adressed: that roll bar has a HUGE gap from the backside of the roof to the hoop itself. If one were to rely on that hoop to protect you in the event of a roll over on the track, it likely won't do much for you. The gap should be business card tight, not the size of an orange. I also wonder how it is secured to the floor? Welded or bolted? Can't tell from the pics. All that said, I like that this car is designed to be tracked. Also notice the slicks in one of the pics. I wonder if they have been mounted to this car and if the car has alreayd been tracked. I for one would LOVE to take it for a spin at say Watkins Glen, Road Atlanta, or Lime Rock!

 

[vince]

The sunroof looks like the right size and shape to be correct Golde unit. I'd keep it.

Agree with the others on the wood, it looks real to me.

 

[day66]

The inside shots of the roof show what look like the remains of the tabs that would have held the inner frame in, so it does look like a factory sunroof was fitted but with the internal structure cut out - either way it’s a lot of work to put it “right”

 

[Markos]

I also wonder how it is secured to the floor? Welded or bolted?

Rollbar Installation

I did my first performance driving session last June using a friends hopped up WRX STi - which was an amazing car to start with but whose limits are so far beyond mine that I need to start over and grow into the sport. To that end I’m going to continue to modify my ’73 CS into a more trackable...

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[autokunst]

Rollbar Installation

I did my first performance driving session last June using a friends hopped up WRX STi - which was an amazing car to start with but whose limits are so far beyond mine that I need to start over and grow into the sport. To that end I’m going to continue to modify my ’73 CS into a more trackable...

e9coupe.com

King of the data!

 

[Drew Gregg]

Where is the battery?

 

[3.0CSI-RHD]

224 are manual
225 are automatic

Does 226 have any significance?

 

[Markos]

Does 226 have any significance?

226 = CSI = manual = euro only