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Following my return to the forum, I have been on a quest to find my original documents of Provenance. Eureka. Although I’m still searching for the original purchase agreement, I have found lots of stuff, including the original Service book that confirms my date of purchase; April 4, ‘73.

I also discovered a original BMW part. What is it for?
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It looks an awful lot like a hood release from a later car. Very similar to E36. Might it have anything to do with the sunroof?
 
HB Chris said:
Built April 25, 1972, took a long time to sell back then. Cable is not hood release which has a T at the end.
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The dealer showroom held 2cars, and service was down below. It took so long to sell that Otto used the CS as his personal demo. Not certain, but I think the price was $13+k (Can. vs. US).
 
That’s the number but other coupes I have seen have a T at the end of the cable which slips between the lever and a parallel bracket. These tend to separate and the cable can slip out. The fix is a pair of channel lock pliers to squeeze the brackets back together.
 
HB Chris said:
That’s the number but other coupes I have seen have a T at the end of the cable which slips between the lever and a parallel bracket. These tend to separate and the cable can slip out. The fix is a pair of channel lock pliers to squeeze the brackets back together.
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You guys are absolutely amazing . Many decades ago when I had my ‘70 Porsche 914, the club had a “bible” that converted original Porsche part numbers to VW, resulting in huge savings. To me, it was the club’s only real asset.:) My next car was the CS.
 
HB Chris said:
That’s the number but other coupes I have seen have a T at the end of the cable which slips between the lever and a parallel bracket. These tend to separate and the cable can slip out. The fix is a pair of channel lock pliers to squeeze the brackets back together.
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Mine has a cylindrical barrel with a hole in the middle to retain the cable. The barrel sits in the gap between the 2 sides of the bracket (which together forms a "T"). I have always assumed that was the original design but I do know that it is strong as my cable itself has snapped with the end still securely in the barrel and bracket.
 
Pinstripe inc. said:
The dealer showroom held 2cars, and service was down below. It took so long to sell that Otto used the CS as his personal demo. Not certain, but I think the price was $13+k (Can. vs. US).
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Actually, it probably was the other way around. Otto probably really liked the car and determined to use it for a while before selling it. (This was back in the day before the IRS cracked down on the treatment of demonstrators. Now both Otto and the selling dealer get hit with higher taxes, which has substantially curtailed demonstrators.)
 
DWMBMW said:
Mine has a cylindrical barrel with a hole in the middle to retain the cable. The barrel sits in the gap between the 2 sides of the bracket (which together forms a "T"). I have always assumed that was the original design but I do know that it is strong as my cable itself has snapped with the end still securely in the barrel and bracket.
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Mine is the same. 71 2800CS
 
Pinstripe inc. said:
Following my return to the forum, I have been on a quest to find my original documents of Provenance. Eureka. Although I’m still searching for the original purchase agreement, I have found lots of stuff, including the original Service book that confirms my date of purchase; April 4, ‘73.

I also discovered a original BMW part. What is it for?
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I have been looking for a manual for my 2800CS, built date March 15, 71
Hard to find in English.
 
DWMBMW said:
Mine has a cylindrical barrel with a hole in the middle to retain the cable. The barrel sits in the gap between the 2 sides of the bracket (which together forms a "T"). I have always assumed that was the original design but I do know that it is strong as my cable itself has snapped with the end still securely in the barrel and bracket.
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Ah, so the barrel is separate, my coupe isn’t here to check. I don’t see a separate part in the Orange book.

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Ohmess said:
Actually, it probably was the other way around. Otto probably really liked the car and determined to use it for a while before selling it. (This was back in the day before the IRS cracked down on the treatment of demonstrators. Now both Otto and the selling dealer get hit with higher taxes, which has substantially curtailed demonstrators.)
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While I don’t know how Canadian DMV treated a demo, I do know that the first registration was made after the car was sold to me. Even with a few thousand miles on it, I got a lousy discount and nearly walked away. In the end he upped the trade in value of my ‘70 Porsche 914.
 
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