Late Brake Show (UK) 2800CS

[TG-2002-320i-328ci]

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but there is a YouTube series I watch called the Late Brake Show where the host gets invited all around the UK to check out barn finds. He often tries to get them to at least turn over. Most of his projects are British makes, but he does find the occasional Italian and German car. This week's episode was a 1970 2800CS that had been sitting since 1985. Good stuff here:

 

[Gor33]

…hey TG, thanks ever so much for posting that YouTube link, for my 2800cs.
I tried to update the forum about this video a few days ago, but I was unable to do so.
I joined the forum a few years back and made a few posts, trying to glean information about the rust, but I forgot my login information and eventually reregistered as a new member from Wales.

 

[Gor33]

…thanks guys, for your thumbs ups.
I feel sure some of you’ll will have found the video from ‘over the pond‘ entertaining.
I thought The Late Brake Show team did a great job of showing just what a beautiful car the e9 is, the video has already received many thousands of likes and comments, all in just a few days, ‘even though she‘s a bit frilly round the edges’.
Tony BMW is a very knowledgeable man and has personally restored two e9 coupes, so I was delighted that he was there to make a preliminary inspection of the car, and get the engine fired up again.
Jonny is currently talking to various bodywork specialists about the rust, and if all goes well we might even get to see another professional YouTube video on the necessary structural repairs.

 

[Mal CSL 3.0]

Great video.

Shows how bulletproof and reliable the M30 mechanicals and electricals are. I doubt many other cars that have been sat for so many years, would start up first go with one crank. That was amazing to watch.

It’s just a shame the quality of the Karmann body work did not match the quality of BMW engineering.

I hope the car gets fully restored. It’s such a wonderful looking example, in a great colour and so original.

 

[Gor33]

Great video.

Shows how bulletproof and reliable the M30 mechanicals and electricals are. I doubt many other cars that have been sat for so many years, would start up first go with one crank. That was amazing to watch.

It’s just a shame the quality of the Karmann body work did not match the quality of BMW engineering.

I hope the car gets fully restored. It’s such a wonderful looking example, in a great colour and so original.

… glad you enjoyed the video Mal CSL and I hope it put a smile on your face.

The last time she fired up was probably around 3 years ago, I’ve tried a couple of times since then, but failed miserably, most likely because of my silly mistake, connecting a loose wire to the wrong terminal.

Haha, in one way the quality of the Karman body work is exactly what saved this particular example, since if she had passed the mot back in ‘85 I wouldn’t have parked her up for all those years.

…no way can I afford a full restoration on my old age pension, but Jonny and his incredible team have many professional connections here in the UK and are currently talking to various specialist body shops about how best to tackle the structural issues, and some may be prepared to do me a deal, (especially if they can make a YouTube video featuring this beautiful old timer) so I may have to settle for a sympathetic restoration, just enough to get her roadworthy, which would make me very happy.

I’m glad they did such a nice job with the production on this video, many people in the UK, (especially the younger audience) have never seen, or even heard of a 2800cs, or BMW e9’s in general.
Presently the view count is over 200K, and it’s only been online for 5 days, already receiving many thousands of likes, and some kindly people are posting truly awesome comments, which I hope will generate more interest in e9’s, that, in turn may help this forum.
When replying to some of those comments, I mentioned that your forum had provided me with a vast amount of knowledge and was a huge help when I first joined up, many years back.
If your administrators approve, I will have a word with Jonny (the channel’s host) to see if he can somehow/sometime provide a clickable link from the video straight to e9coupe.com. Just let me know and I’ll try my best.

We are hoping to make more YouTube content showing the restoration process etc so the and the more views, likes and comments generated will really help the algorithm, (this first video has only been online for less than a week).

Kind regards and much love from over the pond.

Gor x

 

[Honolulu]

That will be some spendy rust work but with assistance of this list, parts can be sourced. I had a 2800 CS, years ago, that was in rather worse shape. I sold it.

 

[Gor33]

…thanks Honolulu, yes it will be expensive to repair the rust, but I want it done properly. They’ll be filming the whole process, so I’ll try to keep the e9coupe forum updated with the progress.

 

[deQuincey]

Ah, was it resistor or transistor ?

so sad to see in its full rusty glory
people curiosity may lead to recovery ?

good luck !

 

[Gor33]

… hey deQuincey, haha you know full well it’s called a ballast resistor.
I’m still unsure as to what all the dirt inside it was, and as to how it got there.
Possibly from the original bonnet insulation, (or should I say hood) which collapsed into the engine bay many years ago.
I’m so glad they got it all cleaned it up for me.
Peoples curiosity is amazing, but can also lead one astray, although in this case it will almost certainly lead to a happy ending.
Thanks for your kind comments.
The project is now beginning to come together after 38 years of waiting patiently, and some truly incredible people have decided to help out.
It must be done properly, or not at all.
Thank God I don’t like to rush things.
Kind regards from ‘over the pond’
Gor x

 

[wkohler]

That was a great episode. Thanks for sharing. Good luck with recommissioning the car @Gor33. Fortunately it shouldn’t be too terrible given the car didn’t really sit idle since 1985, but I’m sure it still needs everything. Cool story about how you hung onto the car and its storage being responsible for where you’re at now. Looking forward to more updates!

 

[deQuincey]

… hey deQuincey, haha you know full well it’s called a ballast resistor.
I’m still unsure as to what all the dirt inside it was, and as to how it got there.
Possibly from the original bonnet insulation, (or should I say hood) which collapsed into the engine bay many years ago.
I’m so glad they got it all cleaned it up for me.
Peoples curiosity is amazing, but can also lead one astray, although in this case it will almost certainly lead to a happy ending.
Thanks for your kind comments.
The project is now beginning to come together after 38 years of waiting patiently, and some truly incredible people have decided to help out.
It must be done properly, or not at all.
Thank God I don’t like to rush things.
Kind regards from ‘over the pond’
Gor x

good
i am over a different pond from your place, you should look south to the basque country, so instead of atlantic, should be the cantabric sea