Lovely Fjord over tan in Vermont

[Dohn]

Here's a new listing from Hemmings. Beautiful car with tasteful mods.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/bmw/3.0cs/1979545.html?refer=alert#&gid=1&pid=4

Doesn't mention the a/c in the ad, so I wonder if it works, but the rest looks very nice (not crazy about the black back bumper, but whatever).

 

[inovermyhead]

Wow, that's nice and seems very keenly priced. That would be a 100k car down under no problem, although it needs a 5 speed.

Cheers. John

 

[rsporsche]

well at that price, its already 62500 oz dollars.

 

[GolfBavaria]

That's a nice looking ride. Looks like it has some pep....

 

[jefftepper]

Agreed, beautiful car. Quick question, there is a plate mounted on the radiator support above the battery with three round knobs. Any idea what this it?

 

[jmackro]

there is a plate mounted on the radiator support above the battery with three round knobs. Any idea what this it?

I am guessing that those are aftermarket fuseholders.

Like this one:

Notice that there is also an aftermarket circuit breaker mounted ahead of the voltage regulator. So a previous owner has done some free-lance wiring here.

 

[Eiremon]

(not crazy about the black back bumper, but whatever).

That's a $6k whatever to get chrome bumpers installed on the car! Interesting choice to seal the bumper mounting holes on the front bumper. I wonder how much additional work has been created if you want to install a front bumper on it?

 

[jmackro]

That's a $6k whatever to get chrome bumpers installed on the car! Interesting choice to seal the bumper mounting holes on the front bumper. I wonder how much additional work has been created if you want to install a front bumper on it?

I'm not defending this car - I think the black rear / missing front bumpers look silly too. But remember, this is a 1974 model, with the 5 mph bumpers. I guess the restorer wanted to do something about them.

That back bumper may just be flat black Rustoleum over a pre-'74 stock bumper, which could be removed with $3 worth of paint stripper (or perhaps not, but one can hope). The underriders do appear to be missing.

Oops, my mistake: the front bumper mounting holes have been sealed. So yes, if you wanted to back-date the car's appearance at both ends, you'd have to remove the spoiler, make the necessary fixes to the valence and acquire a new pre-'74 front bumper.

 

[Eiremon]

I would expect to see this:

 

[Eiremon]

Oops, my mistake: the front bumper mounting holes have been sealed. So yes, if you wanted to back-date the car's appearance at both ends, you'd have to remove the spoiler, make the necessary fixes to the valence and acquire a new pre-'74 front bumper.

It's less about back-dating - for me, the chrome finishes on these cars are one of the selling points in the design. I like the pre-74 bumpers.

 

[Bill Sawyer]

I notice poor panel fit on many of these cars, especially the hood and trunk. Is this a common problem? Is it hard to correct?


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[jmackro]

It's less about back-dating - for me, the chrome finishes on these cars are one of the selling points in the design. I like the pre-74 bumpers.

Maybe "back-dating" wasn't the right term. I wanted to say something more politically-correct than "the owner obviously wanted to lose those ugly 1974 bumpers", as we do have owners of '74's on this forum.

Do the 1974 models use the same holes in the valence for the bumper mounts as shown in your post #10 below? Somehow, I'd think those huge bumpers would require a more massive mount to the frame.

 

[GolfBavaria]

I notice poor panel fit on many of these cars, especially the hood and trunk. Is this a common problem? Is it hard to correct?


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It does seem to be a common problem. That is a pretty open ended question and answer I guess, but is it hard to correct? Can be......can be expensive if you are not a body guy. I had to spend some time on mine. Don't be afraid to put some muscle into it and bend some metal, lots of adjusting on the hinges, it is an art for sure. Too much and you did more damage then when you started. So be very careful with that ball of wax.....Very careful! Be patient and let an expert help you at the very least. But there are plenty of E9's and E3's with nice gaps.

 

[Markos]

Notice that there is also an aftermarket circuit breaker mounted ahead of the voltage regulator. So a previous owner has done some free-lance wiring here.

The orange thing? I believe that is factory.

 

[Stevehose]

No, the thing just below the black relay with 2 posts and wires.

The orange thing? I believe that is factory.

 

[Dohn]

As the owner of a '74 with the dreaded big bumpers, I've tried to convince myself the no-bumper look would be better. Then I look at the uninterrupted expanse of beautiful sheet metal that forms the fenders and nose and imagine them being the first thing that meets a careless parker. These bumpers look better every day.

 

[rsporsche]

looks to be some form of grounding posts.

 

[jmackro]

looks to be some form of grounding posts.

As I noted in post #6, the component ahead of the voltage regulator is an aftermarket circuit breaker. Out of the car, they look like:

 

[Ohmess]

Is that for the entire car, sort of link the fusible link in later BMWs? Or is it power distribution, perhaps to an aftermarket stereo?

 

[E911]

The more I look at this car the more I like it... Fully loaded with working air, power windows / sunroof and rust proofed from new.