M30B35-Powered 1973 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed sold 2020 back on BAT

I like Megasquirt setups and getting rid of the restrictive and slow response AFM - but why would you place an open cone filter right above hot exhaust manifolds? Needs a box or flipping the throttle body to the oposite side like the early Alpina intake manifolds IMHO...
 
Lest my unsullied reputation become besmirched by the association of this cobbled together stew of a CS due to its location in our dear home town of Shawnee KS, I advance the following disclaimer:
I have never seen this car, I have never worked on this car, I have never smelled or tasted this car and I have no association with anyone or their offspring who have worked on this car. Anyone who claims otherwise is a low-born cur of a cad who should be forced to drive an Isetta cross-country. Respectfully, Harold L. Boyles, Esq.
 
Hagerty is saying that the market for late 60's muscle cars is off by between 10 and 13% depending on the car over pre-pandemic prices. When the stock market is strong people aren't investing in cars.

A declining market can be self fulfilling. People stop buying in anticipation of lower prices later and the more prices decline the more buyers stay home. I recall some years ago the market for brass era cars collapsed as those who were interested in them died off and it never really came back. Those cars aren't as useful (nor as much fun to drive) as the cars of the 60's, but those of us who came of age in the late 60's are getting older and getting out of the hobby. Lots of folks want the car they lusted over when they were young and couldn't afford and now they've had it for some time, don't end up driving it much and if the price is up or they think it might go down they figure it's time to get out while prices are still close to the top.

True classics will stay strong as the supply is tiny and there are always folks with big wallets who are willing to pay for them, but outside of CSL's, E9 were built in sufficient numbers as to keep them from becoming really rare. The first thing to fall off will be cars that need a lot of work since you'd be way upside down trying to restore one. Next will be cars that area decent drivers and the last will be truly well restored examples, but I don't think the market for E9's hasn't bottomed yet. JMHO and qualified as such.
 
ElGrecko said:
Hagerty is saying that the market for late 60's muscle cars is off by between 10 and 13% depending on the car over pre-pandemic prices. When the stock market is strong people aren't investing in cars.

A declining market can be self fulfilling. People stop buying in anticipation of lower prices later and the more prices decline the more buyers stay home. I recall some years ago the market for brass era cars collapsed as those who were interested in them died off and it never really came back. Those cars aren't as useful (nor as much fun to drive) as the cars of the 60's, but those of us who came of age in the late 60's are getting older and getting out of the hobby. Lots of folks want the car they lusted over when they were young and couldn't afford and now they've had it for some time, don't end up driving it much and if the price is up or they think it might go down they figure it's time to get out while prices are still close to the top.

True classics will stay strong as the supply is tiny and there are always folks with big wallets who are willing to pay for them, but outside of CSL's, E9 were built in sufficient numbers as to keep them from becoming really rare. The first thing to fall off will be cars that need a lot of work since you'd be way upside down trying to restore one. Next will be cars that area decent drivers and the last will be truly well restored examples, but I don't think the market for E9's hasn't bottomed yet. JMHO and qualified as such.
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Interesting. Re: numbers produced. Of course CSLs will always be important and rare and command $$ but personally I like the lines of the “basic” E9s better.

I recently made a spreadsheet of production numbers for various chassis. And you have to look at Maserati and Aston and such to find 60/70s collector cars that were made in smaller numbers. Even the Mercedes W108 and W113 Pagoda were made in higher numbers, and maybe haven’t lost as many to the rust bug?

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Why did you choose only Bavaria and 3.0S? Over 25,000 e3 sedans were built for the ROW including the US and over 220,000 in total. And the e9 total is 30,565 and not 30,000. Not a big deal of course but internet searches could bring up this data at some future date.
 
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