E9 Newbie and his 2800CS

[FGS]

Hi all,

I'm Francesco from Italy. I'v just bought my first BMW, an almost "garage queen" 2800 CS (1970) with 36,000 kms from new. I bought it from the second owner which had it since 2000.
It's Tundra green and it's basically untouched (at least I hope that): it's equipped with a Becker Grand Prix too. All tools and owner's manual. The exhaust only need to be replaced and one rear power window doesn't work, but I think it's a very good car: please let me know your opinion.

Cheers

 

[FGS]

More photos.

 

[HB Chris]

Congrats, she looks gorgeous!

 

[tmason]

Welcome to the Forum and it looks very nice.We loved your Country and I'm sure it's a head turner when driving though the country side!

 

[CSteve]

Truly a virgin. Looks great. Love the velour.

 

[FGS]

Thank you guys, I'll post more photos of the car as soon as possible.

My plans are to not touch it as it would be a crime: I'm however tempted to put some bigger wheels under it: an easy reversible modification.

I found a set of 16" Rial rims, they are 7" RT23 on the front and 9" ET11 on the rear, they should accomodate respectively 205/55 and 225/50. Do these sizes fit under the car without massaging the wheel arches?

Anyone has sizes like these under his car?

 

[CSteve]

I ran the 205/55 on track tires and had no problems with arches. Steve

 

[MyFemurHurts]

Welcome! Gorgeous coupe.

I run that same wheel size with no rubbing or mods.