Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #144,282.
Money spent but those style lines are horrific.
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Money spent but those style lines are horrific.
The dealer/seller is certainly putting on the full court press early in the auction. Hopefully he runs out of superlatives soon. 
Has this car been on BAT before?
Would it be difficult to register this one in California?
A huge problem.
is this the car BikeRider bought?
is this the car BikeRider bought?
day66
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... and looking at picture 47, there's more evidence of "issues"Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed
Bid for the chance to own a Euro 1973 BMW 3.0CSi 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #144,282.bringatrailer.com
Money spent but those style lines are horrific.
And superlative comments section sponsored by Oldenzal. I find 95% of the comments redundant from auction to auction. "The best color" "These rust" "Would love to buy this" "This car's a winner" blah blah.The dealer/seller is certainly putting on the full court press early in the auction. Hopefully he runs out of superlatives soon.
and then you get ones like @sfdon that make me spill my coffee onto the keyboard!
Bueller?? What’s this? Bueller? Anybody?
The listing does not indicate "Alumni," so presumably not.
I think I need to wear my hip waders with all over the top commentary being thrown around by the seller without regard to the facts of this car - and there are several facts that are in question.
E9 windows are a known weak spot. It would be a good thing if they had been upgraded as described below.
The blocked off line below the expansion tank that @sfdon saw ... Regardless of leaking or not - is NOT confidence inspiring.
There have been several cars here (and elsewhere) that have had work done by Oldenzaal Classics. They do decent work. They are not perfect though – some cars have been completed to a higher standard than others. Case in point here - there is no documentation on the body during restoration and paint. That and the missing shadow/crease line missing on this car (or at least it appears to be).
Also - the transmission..... With all the effort (I presume) that was put into this car - the installation of a 5-speed trans would be expected...
I'm not going to be the bad cop (at least not yet) on the auction. Will see where it goes... I might chime in there though and put a plug in for the forum here. LOL
E9 windows are a known weak spot. It would be a good thing if they had been upgraded as described below.
The blocked off line below the expansion tank that @sfdon saw ... Regardless of leaking or not - is NOT confidence inspiring.
There have been several cars here (and elsewhere) that have had work done by Oldenzaal Classics. They do decent work. They are not perfect though – some cars have been completed to a higher standard than others. Case in point here - there is no documentation on the body during restoration and paint. That and the missing shadow/crease line missing on this car (or at least it appears to be).
Also - the transmission..... With all the effort (I presume) that was put into this car - the installation of a 5-speed trans would be expected...
I'm not going to be the bad cop (at least not yet) on the auction. Will see where it goes... I might chime in there though and put a plug in for the forum here. LOL
More to the point, why pinch a tit, just to add another on the wrong side?
Those can be baaad.
I think they forgot to install a part... the part that creates the distinct body lines. Can't remember the Partnumber though.
They did install a nice upwards sweeping line in the rear quarter panel, between the door and wheel.
They did install a nice upwards sweeping line in the rear quarter panel, between the door and wheel.
Lucky to have nice 20 gauge dash warning light wiring to protect our 25 amp fuse….
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Did someone forget the door seals?
Some people attach fender grills from the back and some from the front…
And some like extra hardware…
Special “Long Shift“ kit has been installed!
