Recently talking with the original owner of my 1971 2800CS, Ron Wakefiled, I asked him why he did not purchase a 3.0 originally (he did have several 3.0 after my car) vs getting the 2800CS. He told me the 3.0 was not available in the US until 1973
This chart I found indicates 192 manual and automatic 3.0 were made for the US market. Is this table correct or is Ron correct?
This chart I found indicates 192 manual and automatic 3.0 were made for the US market. Is this table correct or is Ron correct?
Production numbers for BMW E9 by model and year[23] | |||||||||
Model/year | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | Total |
2800 CS USA | 43 | 415 | 183 | 641 | |||||
2800 CSA USA | 36 | 403 | 87 | 526 | |||||
3.0 CS USA | 132 | 411 | 450 | 375 | 1368 | ||||
3.0 CSA USA | 60 | 377 | 314 | 438 | 1189 | ||||