1973 Baikal 3.0CS

[tightbox]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Other-3...c3849ff82&item=121203457922&pt=US_Cars_Trucks


Looks fairly nice overall, with tons of records.

Was white leather a factory option color? I see NOS white door handle supports in one picture, but the back seats seem to be dyed and fading, and the trim on the front door panels has tan piping.

 

[phead82]

I forgot to count how often the seller stated that everything's original - yet it's not... plus it's missing all the money shots.
Was white leather really ever an option? It certainly doesn't look right, at least not to me.

 

[Simufly]

Interior

Yes white leather was an option, in the Uk anyway.

 

[dave v. in nc]

ol' blue

Looks pretty nice from the pics, but there is no such thing, as we know, as "superficial rust bubbles"...I've seen the white interior before...thought it was usually on nichtblau (sp.?), but this looks original...as he says...but a car is usually a one-owner only once...
Dave V. in NC

 

[Sooner]

White Leather

My 70 has white original leather

 

[adawil2002]

Wonder what a PPI would turn up for the buy it now price. May be a good entry level driver for someone.

 

[floridabmx]

Gorgeous car!

 

[tightbox]

This particular shade of Baikal is quite striking! I have a '72 Fjord and a '73 Baikal in need of a repaint.

There was a recent thread discussing the different paint colors over the years (or was it different vendors) - all called Baikal. I'd be more inclined to keep mine original if it came out in this exact hue. Right now I'm leaning towards Fjord as some Baikal cars look too boring.

I'm also glad to hear that white was an original interior color. My '72 is a bit over the top with a fjord/white combo - I thought some drug dealer in Miami pimped it out. The new one will be Fjord or Baikal with a dark Merlot leather to better suit my tastes.

Sooner - mind sharing a picture of your original '70 white interior?

 

[Sooner]

INterior

On the front page of the site, the coupe with the interior showing is mine