E3's for sale in Southern California

Two Bavarias for sale in Placentia, California

The family of Pat Braden, avid car guy, author and Alfa Romeo expert, will be holding a sale of Pat’s remaining items in Placentia (Orange County), California on Saturday, August 23rd. Among the items for sale will be:
  • Three vintage German vehicles: two '73 BMW Bavarias, one '70 Mercedes 240D
  • One '73 Alfa Berlina
  • One '03 Hyundai Santa Fe
  • Eight Alfa engines (1300s, 1600s, 1750s and 2000s)
  • Various Alfa transmissions and transaxles, starters, alternators, generators, parts and tools.
  • A large selection of 200+ books, manuals, periodicals, framed art, and posters includes BMW, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz and other marque materials, and an amazing variety of coffee table publications.
The sale will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. RSVPs are required: contact Kay at [email protected] to get the address, driving instructions and further information. Please bring cash for payment.
 
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Jay, are you going? Period posters interest me...
Anyway, SFDon's wisdom strikes again, buy it from the widow.
 
Arde said:
Jay, are you going? Period posters interest me...
Anyway, SFDon's wisdom strikes again, buy it from the widow.
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I wasn't planning on going, no. It's my wife's birthday, we are leaving for a long trip the following day, the dog ate my checkbook, etc. etc.

But yes, buying from widows is a way of finding great deals. The guy who accumulated this collection was a bit of a hoarder, so the family needs to move it out in order to sell the house.
 
Remember the joke about the woman who puts up an ad for a Porsche at a really low price. Guy knocks on the door asking about the Porsche for sale. She sells for the low price. He asks why when the deal is done why was it so low? She says my husband left me and said sell the Porsche. Revenge is sweet.
 
CSteve said:
She says my husband left me and said sell the Porsche.
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Well, this sale isn't quite that situation. Pat Braden died in 2002, his widow remained in the house until her recent death and now their children are trying to liquidate the stuff that they left behind.

Pat wrote a number of books about Alfa Romeos, mostly "how to" references for the DIY mechanic. In his professional life, he was a technical writer for various auto manufacturers.
 
Four Bavarias for sale on the West Coast:


1) '74 Bavaria 3.0s in Visalia (Automatic):

This has previously been posted from FB:
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Thread 'E3 in Visalia CA'

I couldn’t figure out how to get the Facebook link Sorry

Here's the car on OfferUp:

In my mind, I can imagine this vehicle with a 5-speed swap, and euro bumpers... that would be a really nice E3.


2) '74 Bavaria 3.0s in Rossmoor (Automatic):


3) '72 Bavaria E3 near San Diego (Manual):


4) '72 Bavaria E3 in Sherman Oaks (Manual):

This car has already been mentioned:
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Thread '4 speed Bavaria in Sherman Oaks'

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Here is the dealership link with a pretty good set of photos:
www.anytimeautogroup.com

1972 BMW Bavaria

1972 BMW Bavaria
www.anytimeautogroup.com
 
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