Inca e9 on Ebay

[vince]

Says it was born Inca...

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[Stevehose]

What kind of VIN plate is that? Does it say 3.0 Si ??

 

[HB Chris]

Sure look like it and it has been restamped so they started with the wrong plate.

 

[Thomas76]

I think that car has come up here already, been for sale for quite a while. It's in my neighborhood.

 

[rsporsche]

love that they put the VIN plate on with screws instead of rivets. bad plate though

 

[NFK]

they also have a Ceylon CSi on their website

 

[ablank135]

they also have a Ceylon CSi on their website

This one: https://e9coupe.com/forum/threads/euro-ceylon-csi-for-sale-in-us.42497/#post-374142

And this Inka one is also from TheOnlyOne's collection. Looks like both of these made it to Michigan.

For memory-lane and fair-warning purposes: https://bringatrailer.com/member/theonlyone/

 

[wkohler]

love that they put the VIN plate on with screws instead of rivets. bad plate though

Makes it easier to fix!

 

[Christoph]

What kind of VIN plate is that? Does it say 3.0 Si ??

Looking very closely, it should read "30 S A", i.e. 3.0 S Automatic (E3).

Sure look like it and it has been restamped so they started with the wrong plate.

Please help me, I don't see traces of restamping.

The whole thing seems funny, not even talking about the screws. "TYPE" is an E3, "Raamnummer/Chassis No" refers to a 3.0 CS A. A Belgian expert would be needed to tell to what model the type approval "41264" belongs. The maximum weight "1870 kg" is correct for the 3.0 S (& Automatic) ECE Series 3 until late summer 1975.

If the VIN was accurate and belonged to the car, you all know that, this would be the first 3.0 CS Automatic Series 2. A 3.0 S Automatic would start with 211. I don't know what is going on here.

 

[HB Chris]

It is an e9 with a VIN plate from an e3 (3.0 S A) stamped with the e9 vin. I have never seen a 3 on a VIN plate like this one but it is the Netherlands.

 

[NFK]

we call them the “Käsköpfe“
(Cheese Heads)
oh well, guess I get beaten now

 

[Christoph]

It is an e9 with a VIN plate from an e3 (3.0 S A) stamped with the e9 vin. I have never seen a 3 on a VIN plate like this one but it is the Netherlands.

Not sure I understand what you mean. The VIN plate is an ordinary Belgian one, strangely half E3 & half E9. Dutch delivered cars did not have it but the usual German VIN plate, authorities in the Netherlands apparently did not want anything special.

 

[HB Chris]

An e9 VIN plate should say 3.0CS, not 3.0 S A.

 

[Candia4441]

An e9 VIN plate should say 3.0CS, not 3.0 S A.

Hello Chris,
do you know what was the problem with the E9 2800cs on BAT sold for 60K
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-bmw-2800cs-23/
and the other one sold for 158K

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and there is the nice one sold for 70K the deference is to much it sold more than a double
and there is the a another one that sold for 148K
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-bmw-3-0csi-9/
I am just trying to learn since the one it sold half the price is not that bad compere to the one that sold double the price will you explain please

 

[HB Chris]

The higher prices were for CSi coupes in Fjord which is a very desirable color and both were restored to a pretty high standard not that they don’t have minor issues. The 2800 was Sahara which is not as desirable although it is nice and the underside wasn’t pretty and it was not recently restored. And bidders were aware of its more recent sales price.

 

[Candia4441]

The higher prices were for CSi coupes in Fjord which is a very desirable color and both were restored to a pretty high standard not that they don’t have minor issues. The 2800 was Sahara which is not as desirable although it is nice and the underside wasn’t pretty and it was not recently restored. And bidders were aware of its more recent sales price.

Thank you so much, I need a lot to learn.

 

[eriknetherlands]

we call them the “Käsköpfe“
(Cheese Heads)
oh well, guess I get beaten now

well, I'm kinda linking that name. only downside is if yo ever eat cheese anywhere else, then it doesn't compare to ours....

But the Dutch had nothing to do with this plate, did we? 'Kontich' on the plate is the city of the Belgian importer.
I agree that I've never seen that font used on a E9, and from that I'd be hesitant & research it if i was to consider buying this car. I do love the Inca though. the BMW certificate that is depicted in the BAT listing does show the engine number as being original Inca.

(small chance): It may be that Belgian cars were stamped at the Belgian dealer, being in Kontich? If so, they may have used different stamping tools compared to the BMW's birthplace? It would need different Kontich cars to confirm/reject this brain fart...

 

[mulberryworks]

we call them the “Käsköpfe“
(Cheese Heads)
oh well, guess I get beaten now

They could also be called Filister heads, but it's a minor distinction. McMaster-Carr (mcmaster.com) calls both head profiles - either rounded head or flat head, cheese heads on their website, in spite of their little diagram on the same page.