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Hello fellow coupers:
My company reorganized me into a new division in January and required a pay cut along with that. While I'm thankful to have a job, I need to sell some assets, including my E9.
Is the new economy that bad? I paid over $18K for this car less than a year ago and I didn't even get past $11K. Below is the writeup I had on Ebay last week and you can see the car in the Youtube video link at the bottom.
Anyone looking for a nice, mechanically restored, but original condition CS? PM me if interested.
Wayne
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Up for your consideration is a wonderfully preserved example of one of the most beautiful coupes ever produced, the BMW 3.0 CS, and a reliable, mechanically restored daily driver in this case. I’m the third owner of this particular car and it has unique providence: the first owner was an Armed Forces officer and the second owner a renowned BMW independent mechanic who lovingly restored this car to top mechanical condition over the last eight years. She has 169,000 miles on the odometer but the motor and chassis were overhauled within the last 10,000 miles. Vin is 2240715 and this is a West Coast car.
I need to stress that this car is absolutely original in nearly every way, which was super important to the previous owner and me. The only exceptions are MSD ignition, an updated 9 blade fan and clutch mechanism for better cooling and a front strut tower brace. The air conditioning was removed years ago and a European style console installed in its place, along with an aftermarket audio system.
Here’s what’s been done to this car: completely rebuilt engine (about 3,000 miles ago) using original block and heads, new alternator, water pump, coil, distributor with all new ignition parts, hoses and belts. She has her original Zenith dual barrel, twin carbs intact and they’ve been removed, cleaned and adjusted to deliver outstanding starting performance and overall running (even cold start works). The radiator was removed and boiled and the transmission and differential received new fluids. She got an all new exhaust system which used expensive, original BMW parts for the center and rear mufflers. A new clutch was installed and the drive shaft was balanced for smooth top end power delivery. On the chassis side, she has all new Billstein shocks at the 4 corners, new tie rods and bushings, as well as all new brake rotors, pads, calipers and stainless steel brake lines up front (even the parking brake shoes are new).
On the exterior, all the original chrome is in great condition and you’d be amazed at the lack of dents or chips. The body panels are straight and there’s no accident damage to my knowledge. Nearly all of these cars have some degree of rust but you’ll have to look long and hard to find it here: the sills, wheel wells and other usual suspect suspects in this car are in wonderful shape. Check out the floorpan too -- the two minor surface rust areas were repaired and new undercoating applied when I bought her She was resprayed about 8 years ago in her original “Nachtblau” blue paint; honestly, a better job could have been done there since there are a few cracks in the paint as you’ll see in the photos. New Hella low and high beams were installed, another important improvement over stock since the E9 Coupes were known for poor original lamps. The glass is in wonderful condition, except the windshield, which shows some pitting and a few minor stone impacts.
How does she drive? You’d be hard pressed to know this is a 36 year old car. Strong power throughout the rev range, very refined and with great handling, steering precision and braking. Shifting is smooth and precise. Honestly, this car drives better than many new cars I’ve been in (I’m in the car business). She sounds stock too, with just enough exhaust signal to broadcast that you’ve got one of the smoothest best inline six engines ever built. She starts every time and the cold start carb mode even works! I’ve never seen the temp gauge go over the 50% range even on 95 plus degree days we commonly have out here in the Orange County area.
The interior could use restoration as the leather, wood veneer, carpeting and dash vinyl are original and worn. Remarkably, all four power windows still work, wipers, turn signal stalks (new switch was installed), as well as the heating and ventilation. In typical 3.0CS fashion, the windows are molasses slow and the analog clock (which keeps accurate time) does make charming mechanical noises from time to time. The leather color is Lotus white and you can see how it has worn down and separated in some places (mostly in the front).
Other nice advantages for this car: it doesn’t have the ugly gov’t mandated auxiliary turning lamps up front and the f/r bumpers were tucked into the body years ago for a cleaner appearance. Even the rear license plate lamps are European style. She has her original trunk vinyl with all tools (sadly, tools are there but no built in, drop down kit).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauNh2i6ZVo
My company reorganized me into a new division in January and required a pay cut along with that. While I'm thankful to have a job, I need to sell some assets, including my E9.
Is the new economy that bad? I paid over $18K for this car less than a year ago and I didn't even get past $11K. Below is the writeup I had on Ebay last week and you can see the car in the Youtube video link at the bottom.
Anyone looking for a nice, mechanically restored, but original condition CS? PM me if interested.
Wayne
--------------------------------------------------
Up for your consideration is a wonderfully preserved example of one of the most beautiful coupes ever produced, the BMW 3.0 CS, and a reliable, mechanically restored daily driver in this case. I’m the third owner of this particular car and it has unique providence: the first owner was an Armed Forces officer and the second owner a renowned BMW independent mechanic who lovingly restored this car to top mechanical condition over the last eight years. She has 169,000 miles on the odometer but the motor and chassis were overhauled within the last 10,000 miles. Vin is 2240715 and this is a West Coast car.
I need to stress that this car is absolutely original in nearly every way, which was super important to the previous owner and me. The only exceptions are MSD ignition, an updated 9 blade fan and clutch mechanism for better cooling and a front strut tower brace. The air conditioning was removed years ago and a European style console installed in its place, along with an aftermarket audio system.
Here’s what’s been done to this car: completely rebuilt engine (about 3,000 miles ago) using original block and heads, new alternator, water pump, coil, distributor with all new ignition parts, hoses and belts. She has her original Zenith dual barrel, twin carbs intact and they’ve been removed, cleaned and adjusted to deliver outstanding starting performance and overall running (even cold start works). The radiator was removed and boiled and the transmission and differential received new fluids. She got an all new exhaust system which used expensive, original BMW parts for the center and rear mufflers. A new clutch was installed and the drive shaft was balanced for smooth top end power delivery. On the chassis side, she has all new Billstein shocks at the 4 corners, new tie rods and bushings, as well as all new brake rotors, pads, calipers and stainless steel brake lines up front (even the parking brake shoes are new).
On the exterior, all the original chrome is in great condition and you’d be amazed at the lack of dents or chips. The body panels are straight and there’s no accident damage to my knowledge. Nearly all of these cars have some degree of rust but you’ll have to look long and hard to find it here: the sills, wheel wells and other usual suspect suspects in this car are in wonderful shape. Check out the floorpan too -- the two minor surface rust areas were repaired and new undercoating applied when I bought her She was resprayed about 8 years ago in her original “Nachtblau” blue paint; honestly, a better job could have been done there since there are a few cracks in the paint as you’ll see in the photos. New Hella low and high beams were installed, another important improvement over stock since the E9 Coupes were known for poor original lamps. The glass is in wonderful condition, except the windshield, which shows some pitting and a few minor stone impacts.
How does she drive? You’d be hard pressed to know this is a 36 year old car. Strong power throughout the rev range, very refined and with great handling, steering precision and braking. Shifting is smooth and precise. Honestly, this car drives better than many new cars I’ve been in (I’m in the car business). She sounds stock too, with just enough exhaust signal to broadcast that you’ve got one of the smoothest best inline six engines ever built. She starts every time and the cold start carb mode even works! I’ve never seen the temp gauge go over the 50% range even on 95 plus degree days we commonly have out here in the Orange County area.
The interior could use restoration as the leather, wood veneer, carpeting and dash vinyl are original and worn. Remarkably, all four power windows still work, wipers, turn signal stalks (new switch was installed), as well as the heating and ventilation. In typical 3.0CS fashion, the windows are molasses slow and the analog clock (which keeps accurate time) does make charming mechanical noises from time to time. The leather color is Lotus white and you can see how it has worn down and separated in some places (mostly in the front).
Other nice advantages for this car: it doesn’t have the ugly gov’t mandated auxiliary turning lamps up front and the f/r bumpers were tucked into the body years ago for a cleaner appearance. Even the rear license plate lamps are European style. She has her original trunk vinyl with all tools (sadly, tools are there but no built in, drop down kit).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pauNh2i6ZVo
