Ceylon on Bat

[ccr2002]

No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #94,968.

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It has the chrome windshield washer nozzles that are in the glove box of my Ceylon car. Most have commented that they only came in black but here is another example

 

[rsporsche]

THANKS for posting @ccr2002 ... i love ceylon, makes me want to bid on it and have a true ceylon

 

[Keshav]

No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #94,968.

bringatrailer.com

It has the chrome windshield washer nozzles that are in the glove box of my Ceylon car. Most have commented that they only came in black but here is another example

Extreme-stly rare…….
If any one has a pair….I’m your man!
Keshav

 

[Drew Gregg]

No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #94,968.

bringatrailer.com

It has the chrome windshield washer nozzles that are in the glove box of my Ceylon car. Most have commented that they only came in black but here is another example

ccr2002--The nozzles are in your glove compartment? I guess the Ceylon car is in restoration. Please let me know if they are available. My Turkis has all chrome trim except for the nozzles. Thanks, Drew

 

[Thomas76]

I've seen a few this color recently, some are significantly different. Anyone know if this dull almost copper version is typical or is the orange a little closer to Ceylon?

 

[ccr2002]

ccr2002--The nozzles are in your glove compartment? I guess the Ceylon car is in restoration. Please let me know if they are available. My Turkis has all chrome trim except for the nozzles. Thanks, Drew

Sorry. I mis remembered. When I bought my car, there was only one chrome nozzle in the glove box. I have black ones installed. Still not sure which was original.

 

[Jon B]

It has the chrome windshield washer nozzles that are in the glove box of my Ceylon car. Most have commented that they only came in black but here is another example

The orange catalogues list both chrome and black nozzles.
Section 61/13, illustration 13:

61 66 1 353 768 Spraying nozzle kpl. (chrom)
61 66 1 354 822 Spraying nozzle (black)

My '72 still has its original chromed nozzles...

 

[HB Chris]

The orange catalogues list both chrome and black nozzles.
Section 61/13, illustration 13:

61 66 1 353 768 Spraying nozzle kpl. (chrom)
61 66 1 354 822 Spraying nozzle (black)

My '72 still has its original chromed nozzles...
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@Jon B That is the first time we have seen a photo of the chrome nozzles! The parts book does not show any use by VIN as it does for most parts. If anyone else has these it would be nice to know by build date.

 

[Jon B]

@Jon B That is the first time we have seen a photo of the chrome nozzles!

Chris, that's a photo I posted on the forum in 2014.
I'm too lazy to go take another one ;-)

Here are two used replacements I found several years ago. These are similar to the nozzles on the Ceylon car, being chromed plastic.
The nozzles on my car appear to be chromed resin??? I'll have to look at them again tomorrow.

In either case, it's obvious that the chrome didn't adhere very well to the nozzle material. The Ceylon car's nozzle has the same issue.

 

[HB Chris]

Chris, that's a photo I posted on the forum in 2014.
I'm too lazy to go take another one ;-)

Here are two used replacements I found several years ago. These are similar to the nozzles on the Ceylon car, being chromed plastic.
The nozzles on my car appear to be chromed resin??? I'll have to look at them again tomorrow.

In either case, it's obvious that the chrome didn't adhere very well to the nozzle material. The Ceylon car's nozzle has the same issue.

View attachment 154007

Do you have your build date?

 

[Jon B]

Chris, the door sticker says MFD 2/72.
The Ceylon car is later than mine.

@Jon B That is the first time we have seen a photo of the chrome nozzles!

So it might even deserve a "Like" or two... ;-)

 

[Markos]

Do you have your build date?

I was looking up adjacent cars to the one listed above. 2240356 is only a few cars off
and appears to have chrome nozzles.

2240356 - BMW CS Registry

3.0 CS , 35000 trouble-free miles, endless projects

bmwcsregistry.org

 

[HB Chris]

I was looking up adjacent cars to the one listed above. 2240356 is only a few cars off
and appears to have chrome nozzles.

2240356 - BMW CS Registry

3.0 CS , 35000 trouble-free miles, endless projects

bmwcsregistry.org

It sure does and the BaT coupe is also 8/72.

 

[ccr2002]

My Ceylon is 2240405 just 50 cars later. I really wonder if mine were originally chrome.

 

[Markos]

2240305

 

[Stevehose]

I’m 2240284 with black nozzles

 

[Keshav]

Chris, that's a photo I posted on the forum in 2014.
I'm too lazy to go take another one ;-)

Here are two used replacements I found several years ago. These are similar to the nozzles on the Ceylon car, being chromed plastic.
The nozzles on my car appear to be chromed resin??? I'll have to look at them again tomorrow.

In either case, it's obvious that the chrome didn't adhere very well to the nozzle material. The Ceylon car's nozzle has the same issue.

View attachment 154007

The original ‘chrome’ nozzles are made of solid Alu and not plastic ones with chrome ‘paint’….just saying!

 

[Stan]

THANKS for posting @ccr2002 ... i love ceylon, makes me want to bid on it and have a true ceylon

Might be faster than waiting for paint!
Sorry...

 

[Stan]

I’m 2240284 with black nozzles

2240907 with black matching the other gills and grills

 

[Mike Goble]

The Beachboys have a song about a well-tanned mariner called Ceylon Sailor...