Greetings to All~
I am a So Cal motorhead with a long history involving vintage Porsches and Ferraris. The looks of the E9 BMW's have always talked to me and I think the cars are aging rather gracefully. In fact, when staring at a 3.0 from behind, I can't help but be reminded of a Ferrari 330GTC.
With the recent escalation of 911 prices, I think the 3.0's are grossly undervalued in today's market. Thus my search began......
.....and ended with my purchase of a 1972 3.0CSi previously owned by an occasional poster here by the handle of snj015.
I flew to Ohio to inspect the car and realized that most of my criteria were met: it was a real Italian market CSi that was originally painted tundra green. I liked the fact that it had been properly converted to a 5 speed, had headers and exhaust upgraded, refinished wood and reupholstered interior, chrome fender trim, 16 inch Alpinas and a fully sorted out suspension. Oh yeah... she runs superbly too!!!!
Now the challenges... she needs some love! At some point, if the market continues to firm up on these cars like I expect, a full restoration will be economically justifiable. In the meantime, I just need to freshen up what I can without getting buried and simply enjoy her as a nice driver. I will be looking to do the following:
- replace upper and lower dash
- add a tool kit
- convert to leather interior
- put in the Euro speedo
- Fix the clock like every other CS owner!
- Lots of little electrical fixes
I am new to the CSi world, but I really enjoy resurrecting old cars in need of a little love. I hope to learn a lot on this board and make some new friends along the way. Best regards to all!
Rob
I am a So Cal motorhead with a long history involving vintage Porsches and Ferraris. The looks of the E9 BMW's have always talked to me and I think the cars are aging rather gracefully. In fact, when staring at a 3.0 from behind, I can't help but be reminded of a Ferrari 330GTC.
With the recent escalation of 911 prices, I think the 3.0's are grossly undervalued in today's market. Thus my search began......
.....and ended with my purchase of a 1972 3.0CSi previously owned by an occasional poster here by the handle of snj015.
I flew to Ohio to inspect the car and realized that most of my criteria were met: it was a real Italian market CSi that was originally painted tundra green. I liked the fact that it had been properly converted to a 5 speed, had headers and exhaust upgraded, refinished wood and reupholstered interior, chrome fender trim, 16 inch Alpinas and a fully sorted out suspension. Oh yeah... she runs superbly too!!!!
Now the challenges... she needs some love! At some point, if the market continues to firm up on these cars like I expect, a full restoration will be economically justifiable. In the meantime, I just need to freshen up what I can without getting buried and simply enjoy her as a nice driver. I will be looking to do the following:
- replace upper and lower dash
- add a tool kit
- convert to leather interior
- put in the Euro speedo
- Fix the clock like every other CS owner!
- Lots of little electrical fixes
I am new to the CSi world, but I really enjoy resurrecting old cars in need of a little love. I hope to learn a lot on this board and make some new friends along the way. Best regards to all!
Rob
