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Hi all,
An old gentleman has asked me to find out the possible value of a 1973 BMW 30.si. It has been parked in a barn for 20 years or so.
it is covered in bird poo but looks pretty sound apart form the corners of both front wings which heve rotted through.I have taken a few photo's and will try to put them up if it is considered worth it.
Phil
An old gentleman has asked me to find out the possible value of a 1973 BMW 30.si. It has been parked in a barn for 20 years or so.
it is covered in bird poo but looks pretty sound apart form the corners of both front wings which heve rotted through.I have taken a few photo's and will try to put them up if it is considered worth it.
Phil
I love them, there's a link http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... already running on the classics forum, I'd suggest putting the photos on there.
Are we talking about the E3 saloon, like this?
If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
Edited because this is clearly an E3, not an E9 (the coupé, my bad!).
If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
Edited because this is clearly an E3, not an E9 (the coupé, my bad!).
Edited by CYMR0 on Monday 18th June 23:14
CYMR0 said:
Are we talking about the E9 saloon, like this?
If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
I do like the look of those.If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
CYMR0 said:
Are we talking about the E9 saloon, like this?
If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
I have tried for an hour to put up some pictures and am giving up.If so, about £1k if rotten but salvageable, up to £8k for a very nice example ... £3 - £4k for tidy, useable everyday cars.
They're surprisingly powerful, too - 200hp in something that weighs 1,300kg - and nearly 40 years old.
Yes it is the same as your photo but is right hand drive.
If you can tell me in very simple words how to get the pictures out of my album I will try again tommorow.
Phil.
PS I'm not very bright but I can pick up heavy things.
Go to http://tinypic.com
Use the image uploader to upload the pictures you want, as if you were opening them on your PC.
Paste the text from this box:
into the forum post.
Preview it.
You should see the image. You can do as many as you like in one post, or just click submit because you've succeeded!
Use the image uploader to upload the pictures you want, as if you were opening them on your PC.
Paste the text from this box:
into the forum post.
Preview it.
You should see the image. You can do as many as you like in one post, or just click submit because you've succeeded!
CYMR0 said:
Go to http://tinypic.com
Use the image uploader to upload the pictures you want, as if you were opening them on your PC.
Paste the text from this box:
into the forum post.
Preview it.
You should see the image. You can do as many as you like in one post, or just click submit because you've succeeded!
Thanks for your efforts but I have failed yet again.Use the image uploader to upload the pictures you want, as if you were opening them on your PC.
Paste the text from this box:
into the forum post.
Preview it.
You should see the image. You can do as many as you like in one post, or just click submit because you've succeeded!
I have the photo's in my outbox And I wondered if I had an email adress I could forward them to someone who could then post them in the right place.
Many thanks
Phil
Its a lovely car and an intriguing find especially as a rhd 3.0. Sadly I suspect that for any given condition level it will cost more to recommission or restore than it will be worth. In other words its got the most 'profit' in it as is. But that just means it will sell to an enthusiast over a trader. Hopefully someone who loves the e3 and doesn't cannibalize it for a 3.0 csl rep.
Although you can't tell from the pics, that looks like it may not be catatrophically rotten. The inner wings look good and I'd say a day spent cleaning it up would do wonders. I'd fire WD40 down the bores to get it turning over, and then spin the engine on the starter with the plugs out to build the oil pressure up before going for as fire up. Black vinyl trim is good too as the cloth used on these was normally shagged by the time it was 10 years old.
Is the missing air box present?
An early 1973 build date means it will almost certainly be 1972 build. My 1972 L plate manual 3.0S had a November 1971 build date.
Is the missing air box present?
An early 1973 build date means it will almost certainly be 1972 build. My 1972 L plate manual 3.0S had a November 1971 build date.
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