E3's for sale in Southern California

Larry Louton said:
Wait a minute, it’s not the original color, but it is a color I have seen on a E3 before. Look at the under hood shots, looks like a white car.

Larry Louton
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Larry, that under hood paint is the Florida Green. It is a very light shade of green.
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1967 BMW 1600 Florida Green 41k Orig. Mi Survivor SoCal

Price: $29990 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Description: I figured since we started listing this across the web today, it would end up here. Most of the local SoCal BMW vintage community knows this example and the owner. Here are the details: 1967 BMW 1600 2 Door Sedan Low Original Miles/Rare Survivor...
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Love the Florida Green...especially with that color interior. :love:

Here's another nice one that was on BaT in December...

bringatrailer.com

1968 BMW 1600-2

Bid for the chance to own a 1968 BMW 1600-2 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #92,528.
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Here's a '73 Bavaria for sale at BHCC (VIN #3106764):

www.beverlyhillscarclub.com

1973 BMW Bavaria with Moon Roof | Beverly Hills Car Club

1973 BMW Bavaria with Moon Roof Introducing this 1973 BMW Bavaria that is finished in its factory color Chamonix combined with a Blue interior. Equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission, inline-six engine, power steering, single exhaust outlet, VDO instruments, sunroof, fender-mounted antenna...
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Looks like one of the last manual transmission 1973 3.0S Bavarias according to:

BMW E3 Club | E3 Fahrgestellnummern

Liste der Fahrgestellnummern sortiert nach Modellen
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rblongboarder said:
Here's a '73 Bavaria for sale at BHCC:

www.beverlyhillscarclub.com

1973 BMW Bavaria with Moon Roof | Beverly Hills Car Club

1973 BMW Bavaria with Moon Roof Introducing this 1973 BMW Bavaria that is finished in its factory color Chamonix combined with a Blue interior. Equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission, inline-six engine, power steering, single exhaust outlet, VDO instruments, sunroof, fender-mounted antenna...
www.beverlyhillscarclub.com
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1972 BMW Bavaria | Beverly Hills Car Club

1972 BMW BavariaPresenting this 1972 BMW Bavaria finished in a distinctive color scheme of Macaw Green with a black interior. Equipment includes an automatic transmission, Zenith dual carburetors, power steering, air conditioning, quadruple headlamps, Michelin tires, chrome bumpers, Blaupunkt...
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They also have this one in “Macaw” green!
 
love the pic with the crooked front license plate ... you would think that if you were going to put your own BHCC plate on the front that you would spend 10 minutes to straighten the bracket
 
The E3 does not hide its rust like the E9. What you see is what you get. I see lots of surface rust, no shots from below though. Pending the undercarriage, looks solid.
 
Given that I could have bought the Sahara car (which was really, really nice) that sold recently on BaT for barely more than that (sigh...), that seems overpriced by a good bit, despite the maintenance given in the post. Car appears to be in approximately Humboldt Park (I can see the 606 in the background, and a quick ride can get me the cross street) so it very local to me. If someone is interested, I could take a look.
 
This one is in CA, if it were here on the east coast I would go check it out...

Listed as a "Bavarian", but it appears to be a 3.0. It is sitting low in a field, so rust is likely to be an issue...

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1973 BMW, Bavarian - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive...

1973 BMW Bavaria, beautiful leather interior needs a paint job motor has been disassembled and is complete believe it had a blown head gasket, this is a beautiful BMW would be a great restoration...
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@rblongboarder - My 2 cents to you looking for a '71 Bavaria, as much as I love them, buy one that is already restored, maybe one that needs minor personal tweaks, little things here and there. Restoring a coupe vs. a Bavaria, the cost in restoration is relatively the same assuming the wood on the coupe is in decent condition. The trend in coupes prices (in general) seem to be coming down quite a bit, even from a couple years ago. So now is a good time to get into one.

My advice is to buy the best coupe you can for the money and spend time on it, restoring the coupe. The resale value when you are done will be way more than a Bavaria. Just the fact that a coupe is two door vs. four door. Not to mention such a beautiful design on the coupe. But I understand the barrier to entry price wise. It is what made me go down the Bavaria route, that and a couple other things.

But in hindsight, I would have gone with a coupe. The rust issue however (again, in general) seems to be much better on a Bavaria. The coupes that have not been redone, 50 years of wear and tear and weather generally isn't kind to a coupe. However, looking at these Bavaria's the rust issue looms large as well.

Anyhow, again, just my 2 cents. Good luck on your search!
 
I'm still looking at E3's.. here's a few more I found...

Here's a 1972 E3 in New York (VIN #3101827)
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1972 Bmw 3 for Sale in Huntingtn Sta, NY - OfferUp

Fair, Car has 97475 miles. Needs restoration but in good shape. 4 speed manual. 3.0 liter. All original parts are there except for passenger side rear body molding and ac compressor. . Make an offer!;
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The CL ad for the 1972 E3 in New York:
longisland.craigslist.org

1972 Bmw Bavaria - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

1972 bmw bavaria 3.0, 97575 miles, 4 speed manual, car needs a restoration. Runs and drives. Asking 8000
longisland.craigslist.org


And a modified 1974 E3 also in New York:
newyork.craigslist.org

1974 BMW E3 BAVARIA 3.5L 4-SPEED - cars & trucks - by dealer -...

PCARMARKET is proud to present this 1974 BMW E3 Bavaria. Created at the request of legendary car importer Max Hoffman, the BMW Bavaria was a sporting version of the E3 sedan produced exclusively for...
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Did anyone ever get a reply from the seller of this 1973 E3 in Southern Florida?
tampa.craigslist.org

1973 BMW Bavaria Project - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle...

Here is a 1973 BMW Bavaria project....odometer shows 40,728..it has been sitting on jack stands, in a temp-controlled garage for 25 years...body looks relatively rust-free...passenger side fender,...
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Here's a 1974 Bavaria in Missoula:
missoula.craigslist.org

1974 BMW Bavaria - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

All Stock. Over $7,000 in receipts for parts and machine work alone, not service! Complete engine and transmission overhaul, also steering, brakes, suspension, exhaust... Needs Body and paint. Worst...
missoula.craigslist.org
 
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There is still a ad running on the black one in the Tampa ad. If your interested I can go up there and give you a unbiased review?

Larry Louton
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