Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #63,454.
ceylon 1973 csi on BaT
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Way to ante up early!
Excellent, Scott!
i'm not going to buy it ... just thought i would put in a hopeful bid. i've been outbid and not going in any further. but in a quick look, i like what i saw ... and oh, i like ceylon. there are a lot of little things wrong, but haven't seen too much that couldn't easily be fixed
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m5toureg
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Oldendaal restorations usually have ,a lot of little thing's wrong’…..
still, very nice car…. good buy then, better sale now….(?)
seems obvious (to me)……good luck, it is a free world….
still, very nice car…. good buy then, better sale now….(?)
seems obvious (to me)……good luck, it is a free world….
I think the best kind of project is the car with a bunch of “little things wrong”. The car runs and drives fine, but needs minor corrections from an enthusiast to take it to the next level. Many members on here buy cars like this (generally not e9’s). They turn them into something really special.
I wish I had the opportunity to get a car like this. Instead, I’ll always be dealing with the “everything is wrong/neglected/broken” type of projects.
I wish I had the opportunity to get a car like this. Instead, I’ll always be dealing with the “everything is wrong/neglected/broken” type of projects.
If you look at the seller's history, he's not hurting for funds. Spent ~2m on BaT cars. Doesn't seem like the type to cut corners on anything required. Only visual thing I see painfully wrong is the clashing gold centered bbs wheels. Silver would look soooo much better. Regardless, the car will find a buyer. It's getting close to what he paid for it with 6 days left. Here is the previous auction. The 16" Alpinas look nice. The Weds would also look nice...
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Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #34,401.
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Rex Kapriellian
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He’s not at all!If you look at the seller's history, he's not hurting for funds. Spent ~2m on BaT cars. Doesn't seem like the type to cut corners on anything required. Only visual thing I see painfully wrong is the clashing gold centered bbs wheels. Silver would look soooo much better. Regardless, the car will find a buyer. It's getting close to what he paid for it with 6 days left. Here is the previous auction. The 16" Alpinas look nice. The Weds would also look nice...
Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #34,401.
For E9 expert this car is for complete restoration as due to the chrome condition but - what is most important - paint bubbling. Body repair looks to be performed only for sale and car was not correctly prepared for it in the past.
For E9 newbie is just a fun car for daily driving.
It's tidy enough for this purpose and should be for some years.
For E9 newbie is just a fun car for daily driving.
It's tidy enough for this purpose and should be for some years.
Color matched BBS Style 5’s are all the range!
I kid, these wheels are in Australia now.
I kid, these wheels are in Australia now.
One of the hardest wheels to keep clean, I had black (especially hard to keep clean), & polished lips like yours color matched to my old e34 and man did I hate cleaning those things....LOL. Hate might be a strong word, I liked detailing my cars but it sure was a lot of work.....no doubt.Color matched BBS Style 5’s are all the range!
I kid, these wheels are in Australia now.
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The color-matched wheels might be the rage, but my attention went to the plywood sunroof.....Color matched BBS Style 5’s are all the range!
I kid, these wheels are in Australia now.
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I'm not sold on the bonnet scoop either.
Hey man those are cardboard boxes, the sunroof and the hood scoop. You should have seen my coupe after Christmas. Leaning tower of empty Amazon boxes.
Cars in the garage tend to become shelves. My 2002 has a BMWCCA cover on it and the trunk is covered in polishing and cleaning towels. The roof has Mercedes parts and the hood has fishing hats...
Ayeee! anathema
Did awfully well at $102k not including fees.
So was it the "a lot of little things wrong" that kept it from 150k?
Left $25k on the table due to terrible wheels and low quality pics.
Color MAYBE. People like Fjord and Polaris for big money. Of course Turkis, Granatrot, and Taiga gets the big $$$.