E3 3.0 Si

Thanks for posting. Cool car, looks pretty rusted out though. Some interesting features, I've never seen those seat's with the Black covering before, nor the wooden ash try. Definitely looks like it should be saved with rare color and all the parts and being a 73' SI. Curious where the price ends up.
 
GolfBavaria said:
Thanks for posting. Cool car, looks pretty rusted out though. Some interesting features, I've never seen those seat's with the Black covering before, nor the wooden ash try. Definitely looks like it should be saved with rare color and all the parts and being a 73' SI. Curious where the price ends up.
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Euro spec cars had wood ashtrays I still have one left over somewhere
 
It's definitely an interesting car and probably would get snatched up here in US quick, even with rust. So is that typical for 73' Euro Si's to have the bumper horns on front bumper with the rubber pointing up like all the other years? US delivery is different. I don't typically see the bus steering wheels wrapped in leather either, not sure if Euro only. And the wood along the door cards is a nice touch. Subtle differences, the Euro versions look a little more refined than the Hoffman imports. Nice spare too, different, is that stock for Euro or off another older BMW like a Neue Klasse?

73tiiguy - I like that Li wood on your dash. Is that veneer or a solid darker wood? What kind it is? I was thinking of having some real wood cut out for the dash instead of the veneer, much simpler to do than the coupes.
 
GolfBavaria said:
So is that typical for 73' Euro Si's to have the bumper horns on front bumper with the rubber pointing up like all the other years? US delivery is different.
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Yes, the funky '73 bumper guards are U.S.-only, to meet the new crashworthiness regulations that went into effect that year. Essentially a stopgap between the earlier style and the diving board bumpers that we got in '74. Euro bumpers remained the same from '69-77. Notice also no rear bumper guards, which is typical for Euro-spec E3s.

GolfBavaria said:
I don't typically see the bus steering wheels wrapped in leather either, not sure if Euro only. And the wood along the door cards is a nice touch.
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My steering wheel is leather-wrapped - not sure if it's factory, but it seems at least as old as the car, if not original. U.S.-spec 3.0S/Si got the wood trim on the doors (and I think the ashtray, too), although they never to my knowledge got the rosewood trim that the European L/Li cars got, as seen in 73tiiguy's photos.
EDITED TO ADD: Looking at the pictures, my leather-wrapped steering wheel lacks the metal trim between the spokes and the rim, so mine's probably not a factory job - either a dealer add-on or aftermarket. The leather wheel that the advertised car has was probably used on the U.S.-market 3.0S in 1973, before the switch to the four-spoke style in '74.
 
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Yes I meant to mention the rear bumper guard delete, I noticed that. Funny if that really was the reason for the front 73' only rubber bumper guard change because they almost seem less sturdy than the pre-73' models, if anything the same in terms of safety. Well, BMW got away with it at least for one more year.
 
GolfBavaria said:
It's definitely an interesting car and probably would get snatched up here in US quick, even with rust. So is that typical for 73' Euro Si's to have the bumper horns on front bumper with the rubber pointing up like all the other years? US delivery is different. I don't typically see the bus steering wheels wrapped in leather either, not sure if Euro only. And the wood along the door cards is a nice touch. Subtle differences, the Euro versions look a little more refined than the Hoffman imports. Nice spare too, different, is that stock for Euro or off another older BMW like a Neue Klasse?

73tiiguy - I like that Li wood on your dash. Is that veneer or a solid darker wood? What kind it is? I was thinking of having some real wood cut out for the dash instead of the veneer, much simpler to do than the coupes.
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I don't really know if the wood was solid or vaneer (probably the latter) - Rather then have the wood crafted for you, it would be easier to search the European ebays or check https://www.wallothnesch.com from time to time.
 
I actually wanted to do a unique touch instead of the original veneer or the Li which I'm sure is impossible to find anyways and choose a really pretty wood for it since the craftsmanship on it shouldn't bee too difficult (Especially compared to a coupe, all the curved lines etc.). Just something I am toying with in the future, other priorities right now...But thanks for the inspiration, the Li wood is much richer look. Looks very nice. My Dad has some hard to find Koa wood laying around that he used to use years ago in sculpture bases that I might try and pry away from him.
 
I looked up the VIN - 3208846 - on Realoem. It shows a US 735. Same on bmwarchive.com. I guess just an odd error in BMW records??
 
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