Polaris '72 3.0CS on BAT

[Minivansomeren]

1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a 1972 BMW 3.0CS 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #222,299.

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This car seems to have good documentation but I would have some questions if I were bidding. It seems one fender was replaced in 95, but why not the passenger side? We don't get to see that side unpainted during the restoration, and the non-original sound deadening makes it hard to judge the current condition. Also the drivers rear wheel well looks kind of crunchy, but we don't get good photos to judge the rockers.

Inside, its a shame the dash is so badly cracked. Also, the seat leather seems so dark that it is almost black? But it is difficult to tell since the photos were not taken on a sunny day.

Thoughts?

 

[bubukitty]

It looks to be a nice car overall with some things needing to be done to make it better. A/C should be made operational, wood refinished and tool tray filled up. I noted that the passenger side door trim is misaligned with the trim that continues to the rare quarter window and that the passenger door glass does not seem to fit well with the rear quarter window. Photo 72 and 84 Illustrate the misalignment. I'm wondering if there was some kind of an accident that may have tweaked that area?

 

[Bmwnyguy]

I saw it too not bad

 

[Tate]

Interested in seeing what the Market for this car is.

A very different example, than the last BaT listing (link below)

M30B35-Powered 1974 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed

Bid for the chance to own a M30B35-Powered 1974 BMW 3.0CS 5-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #220,420.

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[BimRLuvR]

@Tate You know, I saw this car on BAT and thought of you. Its really a pretty clean survivor and clearly has been very well cared for over the years Is it perfect? No. Is it a seemingly very solid base car? Yes, for sure. Michael said what he thought it would bring is his video: "Its not a 100K car or even a $90K car". Translation is somewhere in the $70-80K range. Of course this assumes it passes a PPI. We will see!

 

[mkekiddoc]

Well, $60,000 plus fees. Not a steal given potential issues but strikes me as a decent buy - reasonable price for seller and buyer.

 

[rsporsche]

i haven't seen any recent data on this car - since the 90s -
since it was delivered in NY, it was owned by Victor Koch in Smyrna, GA (outside Atlanta) in 1991 and then owned by Ken Bell (location unknown - Virginia?) ...