A few photos...
Stripping and painting a car correctly is very expensive at easily $10-$15K.
Plus the cost for the full Injected 3.5 Liter /5 Speed with the Suspension upgrade is around $10-12K
But as I look around I see that someone spent an enormous amount of Money restoring this car...
There are just so many trim pieces that are brand new like ALL (6) pieces of the Belt Moldings, ALL (3) front Grilles, ALL of the Hood/Side Grilles, ALL of the Windshield and Rear window Moldings... and ALL of the body and door rubber...
I would guess that even 5 years ago all of that stuff from BMW/Mobile Tradition probably cost $3,500-$5,000...
There was another very nice 1974 3.0CS that just SOLD on Ebay on November 2nd for $14,600... Ebay is a great place to sell and this car brought ALL the money at $14,600 with 36 bids... Based upon ALL of the 3.0CS that are being offered that are in amazing condition that have NOT sold it is clear that $15,000-$18,000 is what these cars are worth in perfect condition...
Also when I went to look at the car there was a Classic Car dealer from a place called West Coast Classics in Santa Monica already there before me... He had first option on the car but thought it had too many issues and he PASSED and was NOT interested in the car even at the $18,000 or best offer price...