Taiga CS on Facebook
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He's getting beat up on Facebook! 
New member, and he took an impressive 5 seconds to write an ad and ask top dollar.
The car is the color of money. The Petri steering wheel has the official Pep-Boys plastic wheel cover. The hood has the official CSL prop. The engine "runs good" w/o a battery.
I'll bet there's still German air in the tires....
I'll bet there's still German air in the tires....
Oh dear.
That kind of money for a good CS in Australia isn't out of order - and by good I mean a tidy car that still has issues.
You'll pay almost 80k AUD for a project here on the open market. Just look at the last two Shannons Auctions.
That said, suspect it's far easier to find a coupe in the US than Australia?
Take Tasmania for example. I own 50% of the coupes here and 100% of the CSL's
On the upside when @sfdon is here I don't have to form an orderly line for his services..
That kind of money for a good CS in Australia isn't out of order - and by good I mean a tidy car that still has issues.
You'll pay almost 80k AUD for a project here on the open market. Just look at the last two Shannons Auctions.
That said, suspect it's far easier to find a coupe in the US than Australia?
Take Tasmania for example. I own 50% of the coupes here and 100% of the CSL's
On the upside when @sfdon is here I don't have to form an orderly line for his services..
Stan you & I have given Nate Keyawa sound, solid & good advice. on his 2 FB posts which he has willfully ignored. Reality will take care of his delusion.
I think the car has promise but he did not prepare it adequately. He could get good money but not what he is asking.
Disclaimer: VIN math often doesn’t work.
It would be interesting to get the production info on the car.
Firstly, I don’t think anything is wrong with
the VIN, and this ultimately doesn’t matter. In Europe it is common to have a 1st registration later than the model year. We have seen that date carry over to US imports. It usually doesn’t happen in reverse however.
The Taiga is clearly a Euro ‘73+ facelift CS, as indicated by the VIN and the design elements of the interior. It is listed and likely registered as a ‘73. Although VINs aren’t sequential, this car is 60 numbers away from the last 3.0 CS built. Euro build specs for 1974 are 267. The Euro CS run finalizes with 263 cars built in 1975. Take the final 263 away from the last VIN of 4300618 and you get an estimated 1975 start VIN of 4300355 (based on factory production numbers).
Although VINs aren’t sequential they usually aren’t off by more than a month or two. I’m guessing this car was built in ‘75.
4300093 - Built January 1974
4300130 - Built March 1974
4300436 - Built April 1975
4300557 - For Sale - Listed 1973
4300575 - Built September 1975
4300602 - Built December 1975
It would be interesting to get the production info on the car.
Firstly, I don’t think anything is wrong with
the VIN, and this ultimately doesn’t matter. In Europe it is common to have a 1st registration later than the model year. We have seen that date carry over to US imports. It usually doesn’t happen in reverse however.
The Taiga is clearly a Euro ‘73+ facelift CS, as indicated by the VIN and the design elements of the interior. It is listed and likely registered as a ‘73. Although VINs aren’t sequential, this car is 60 numbers away from the last 3.0 CS built. Euro build specs for 1974 are 267. The Euro CS run finalizes with 263 cars built in 1975. Take the final 263 away from the last VIN of 4300618 and you get an estimated 1975 start VIN of 4300355 (based on factory production numbers).
Although VINs aren’t sequential they usually aren’t off by more than a month or two. I’m guessing this car was built in ‘75.
4300093 - Built January 1974
4300130 - Built March 1974
4300436 - Built April 1975
4300557 - For Sale - Listed 1973
4300575 - Built September 1975
4300602 - Built December 1975
Expanding foam in the floor pan is a big detractor for me. The foam takes on water and exasperates issues. A floor pan is easy to fix but one has to wonder where else it might reside.
Dood is obviously smoking crack.
Taiga maybe adds 20%, but where's the proof that's it's even an original Taiga-ordered car?
Taiga maybe adds 20%, but where's the proof that's it's even an original Taiga-ordered car?
So if a restored Polaris or Fjord car fetches $100,000.00 on BaT a Taiga car should fetch $120,000.00?
Honestly I think that is a reasonable hypothesis. Face it, there are very few Taiga’s on the road. My guess is that there are a number hiding under different paint. I know of at least two members with original Taiga’s painted a more subtle color.
The last Taiga to sell on BaT went for $118. My all time favorite auction.
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL
Bid for the chance to own a 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #2,587.
Honestly I think that is a reasonable hypothesis. Face it, there are very few Taiga’s on the road. My guess is that there are a number hiding under different paint. I know at least two members with original Taiga’s painted a more subtle color.
The last Taiga to sell on BaT went for $118. My all time favorite auction.
1973 BMW 3.0 CSL
Bid for the chance to own a 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #2,587.bringatrailer.com
I am not arguing that it isn't a more desirable color for some; but 20% is quite a bit.
Well, there is no data to support @teahead’s estimate. I think the theory falls flat quickly when the car needs everything.
Using your example comparison however. There is a lot of data showing that polaris cars don’t do particularly well on BaT. Despite being the most commonly color sold on BaT (25% of all auctions), it still hasn’t exceeded $85K.