Knives Out movie CSi is for sale

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NMNA $129K asking price. It should be on BAT,
Maybe they could not agree on a reserve. How much value is added because it was featured in a well known film? Beats me. But if Steve McQueen had driven it…

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Didn't it belong to a member here?
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Hello From Seattle-Knives Out 1972 E9 CSi

I am new to this forum and just purchased the 1972 BMW CSi that was in the Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film Knives Out. Actor Chris Evans drove this BMW in the film. It has factory installed power windows, AC and Blue Velour Seats. This is my first vintage BMW. I also own a 2014...
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NMNA $129K asking price. It should be on BAT,
Maybe they could not agree on a reserve. How much value is added because it was featured in a well known film? Beats me. But if Steve McQueen had driven it…

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Owner didn’t want to put on BaT. He was considering a seat redo but looks like he moved forward.
 
The seats really need to be restored to get that kind of $$. Does being in a movie make the car more valuable??
 
Perhaps it's just me, but I really can't see spending anywhere near that kind of money on anything sold on FB Marketplace. Not sure why, but I'd never even think of looking there.

Certainly true about the seats. They don't look all that much better than the original ones from my car that were removed owing to their condition.
 
The seats are the least thing to be concerned about. I inspected and drove this car at Copley Motor Cars in Mass about 6-8 years ago. After that it was loaned out to the film, and then later sold. There is significant corrosion under the front fenders, which appear original. The car otherwise is lovely and drives beautifully. Even the patina of the seats is kind of nice. It feels "lived in"



There are three cars in this video, and the crusty one is this car. The restored car is my old green one that I sold on BaT, and the original car belongs to @bfeng.

This silver Csi is not a bad car, and might decay less quickly if the new buyer lives in the desert, but it has rust that eventually will need to be addressed.

And it has value, but it is is not $129k. It was for sale back then for 75 ish, which is probably fair today. Unless someone is dying to have an artifact from the movie.

Caveat emptor
 
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