The 1970 2800 Project

A hearty thank you to Lucas for posting this video:

A German Hot Rod.

A great story about an equally great car.
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It's awesome to hear another car owner express their passion and motivation.. and to be honest about how long the build took.

Love that sound.
 
While searching Craigslist, I found an '87 E24 for sale... the side profile photos illustrate something I've been thinking about..

IMHO, the body line looks much better with a rear spoiler.. my favorite is the spoiler that was on my '85 Euro E24... (the 3rd photo is not of my former vehicle)
 

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I found this little nugget on eBay.. a NOS Bellino JerryCan that fits in the spare tire. Hat tip to German eBay vendor kolder01 who sold this to me for 80 euros.

It's in my garage, filled with 2-cycle engine gas for my lawnmower...
 

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I’ve always wanted one of these except I keep spare parts under my tire in the well where that would go. Nice find.
 
what i remember about these cans is they fit on the spare tire spindle (inside of the spare tire wheel) ... whether the tire is put on the spindle upside down and the can on top of it ... or reversed is what i don't remember
 
I was very inspired by the attention to detail in this project:
E3-3.0Si

Thread 'Sierrabeige 1977 3.0Si Restoration in the UK'

So after 10 years of ownership (and about 10k very happy miles) I have finally decided to commit to the full restoration that my E3 has really needed. When I bought it, I was immediately struck by the fact that it was in mechanically excellent condition, and that the bodyshell was pretty straight. The downside was that pretty much every panel had filler in it - a lot of filler, and that at some time in the car's past it had received some very poor quality welding. This isn't necessarily surprising; here in the UK, E3s spent so long being worth virtually nothing that most people didn't want...
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The body re-work photos are very useful.
 
There are some useful external body shot photos in this recent cars for sale post. The Blue 2800 is a Series I, like my vehicle:
70sRescueGuy

Thread 'E 3 ‘s For Sale anyone ??'

Friendly Hello Everyone…..thomas from Westchester County NY here…literally just began new account here (with HUGE help from “cSteve, of Bucks County PA) ….i have 10 vintage bmws mostly of 70s/80s variety including 4 diff e3s, at least 2 of which I’m now just listing for sale here and perhaps in next few weeks on BaT…..1974 bavaria in GranotRot, original 53k, automatic, rather nice condition AND is nice spirited Driver. I bought in 2024 from very nice female (Artist / Educator) and had been listed for a while on CL Boston area. I bought and proceeded to mechanically fix quite a bit, bad...
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Hat tip to BinksE9 (Ed) for selling me some good stuff...

Front windshield & gasket, rear windshield, chrome trim and a new black carpet kit.
 

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I randomly stumbled onto this little nugget... the Bellino gas tank.

I use this as the JerryCan for my yard tools...
 

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I continue to find awesome nuggets hidden here and there on this site.

I was very intrigued by this rear diff / brake setup and the 2800cs chassis:
Shawn Essex

Post in thread 'Never seen that before!'

Inboard rear brakes & operable side grills.
Shawn
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Shawn Essex

Post in thread 'Never seen that before!'

Yes it is mine, 1970 2800cs
Finishing it up, should be on track end of year for sorting.
More details/pics to follow at completion.
Shawn
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A search led me to some footage of Shawn Essex's 2800cs on the track:
Shawn Essex

Thread 'SVRA Laguna Seca 5/4/2025 - Essex BMW 2800cs - Group 6/12'

Couple laps at the start of Sunday's race. End up chasing a 68 Ford Mustang till end of the race.
Not sure why a modern Lamborghini race car came out in our group, but it was humbling for all us vintage guys.
Always good to be at the track.

Shawn




Also a link to the SVRA/Trans Am live broadcast (start at 2:10:30 for Group 6/12).
One of the announcers really liked the 2800cs (not a lot of screen time, but some memorable mentions)



Couple still pics by Chris Green
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Shawn Essex

Thread 'ALL GERMAN RACE - VARA OKTOBERFEST 2020 - ESSEX'

https://youtu.be/3nPGTjTxry4
1970 BMW 2800CS
#670 / Shawn Essex
VARA Oktoberfest 2020 - ALL GERMAN RACE

Spent most of the race a distant 3rd.
Great as always racing with VARA!

Happy Thanksgiving from brothers ESSEX - Shawn, Shanon and Shad
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Nice mini-documentary on the Luigi BMW. Thank you Steve for letting my son sit in the driver's seat during Laguna Seca Historics 2024.
lafngrvy

Post in thread 'Waiting for the Racing to Begin'

Shawn Essex said:
....the waiting is the hardest part.
oh the shame, parked and unused in the front garage where the suburban usually goes...surrounded by "stuff".
Hopefully back out there this summer down here in SoCal.
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Hey Shawn come on up north a bit. We'd love to have you at some races up here. In the meantime here's a little something to fill the empty hours:

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