M73, could you post the complete ad for the 74 3.0CS? In early 1988 I purchased what sounds exactly like that car. Silver, blue valour, Southern Italy. The seller was a US Navy Contractor who brought the car in to NY State and was transferred to CA. Of course CA said you must bring it up to our emissions standards. He said no way and sold it to me.
$10,400 if I remember correctly. Car was located west of Albany, NY. Drove up from Bucks County, stayed with the owner's wonderful parents, test drove, bought the car. Returned with my son the following weekend by train, how quaint, and drove my new coupe home. The rest is....