This GROUND UP RESTORED 3.0 CSI is SOLD
1971 European Injected 3.0CSI BMW Vin numbers 2260137 checked by BMW shows this is the 137th 3.0 CSI ever built by BMW.
It IS A TRUE GERMAN SPECS CSI NOT A CONVERTED NORTH AMERICA carbureted cs TO A INJECTED csi AS THE VIN NUMBERS CHECKED WILL SHOW. AND LIKELY ONE of THE LAST TRUE NO RUST structurally sound Coupes IN THE WORLD DUE TO HOW THE RESTORATION WAS DONE.
Finding
one of these coupes rust free and without owner’s body and motor modifications
has grown increasingly difficult. This is especially true
considering the mechanical uniqueness and if you can even find the costly
replacement body and mechanical parts.
Anyone
that has worked on these couples know “Paramount” is the rust issue to deal
with and they all have it even life-long ones kept in the desert.
Also
a fully restored car done correctly is not just an incredible paint job on the
top, which is effortless to see. To
preserve a car properly attention to total rust-proofing in closed compartments,
inter front fenders, closed panels plus the undercarriage it is imperative to
preserve both sides of the sheet metal for decades to come plus a strong driving
structure.
On
this CSI all costly and difficult stages of restoration are finished on this
car. Plus 90% mechanical parts replaced or updated all the way to new
brake and fuel lines. To finish it is now a job for a body paint shop
which I would have had finish for myself.
What I am "selling" here is the 137th built 3.0CSI that is fully structurally restored plus sealed properly starting with synthetic latex in all compartments. Then a rust preventive primer coat following a sealer coat including "Evercoat "undercoating in the motor compartment , trunk plus all wheel wells and undercarriage after how poorly the original paint and sealers failed used by BMW.
This
1971 European Injected 3.0CSI BMW Vin numbers is 2260137 checked by BMW
shows this is the 137th 3.0 CSI ever built by BMW.
I now have
a restoration shop in Arizona that will do a turn-key finish job on this CSI.
This is with a high quality paint job at less than half the price of California
shops and not using water base paints required in California.
This shop
is not an Auto Body Collision Repair shop but a full or partial automotive
restoration and customization shop with an owner and staff offering over 50
years of automotive knowledge to the customer.
They have done numerous cars that have been auction at the well-known
Barrett Jackson auction.
(See photos below and detailed info following)
A few layman's to the restoration process have ask the unintelligent question "if I forget to paint the engine bay or just throw some black paint in there to cover up the flaws."
No,
why after stripping the coupe, tank dropping, remove and reinstalling new body
parts would one do that, very questionable people out there.
This coupe was setup to be painted a BMW Dark Graphite Metallic in
color.
It is also setup to do the unheard of "be drove in the rain"... The undercarriage, wheel-wells, rocker panels closed compartments and the motor compartment are all water contact areas. All these areas were first coated with two gallons of Mar-Hyde synthetic latex ($35 a quart) which seals all air from contacting metal. Then coated with a rust preventive primer coat. Following, all seams were then sealed and coated including motor compartment with "Evercoat "undercoating ($25 a quart). Now it will not rust for many decades to come ever if drove in the snow.
This CSI I bought right off the boat from Germany years ago. I registered in the state of California and I have a USA pink slip. I drove for 2-3 years before starting restoration it is a complete coupe all parts are there and the car is drivable.
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You will not find after a good paint- job a few years later rust coming through from closed rusted compartments as shown below on this CSL - cs and they have numerous closed compartments.
The
car was entirely stripped including all latex and undercoating which takes
months. The body was then
tank dropped in muriatic and phosphate acid for 7-days following days in a
neutralizing tank. As many know this is the only way to remove any and all
corrosion in all compartments and as most know the correct and only way to start
for a true restored car.
You
will not find a CSI now day restored correctly like this one.
One basic reason the body parts have not been available for years and now
days restoration is only started by media blasting.
Media blasting is a good rust removable on strong metal parts although a
car body can become distorted.
Also a car body has closed structural compartments and you can only media
blast what you see.
So the sub-frame, closed rocker panels, wheel wells, door compartments,
doorpost, hood & truck compartments and more never get touched.
Most just see rust bubbles coming through their expensive new paint job
in a very short time.
Only two owners AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER EVER IN THE USA:
THE OTHER THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN GERMANY.
Car
has replaced:
New
front nose clip
New
front wheel wells
New
fenders
New
rocker panels
All
OEM BMW parts
All
were replaced after acid burn one at a time welded with a Lincoln spot welder
backed-up with mig welds every few inches. Car was on a steel car frame during
restoration.
Car
was then coated inside including all compartments with two gallons of Mar-Hyde
synthetic latex which seals all air from contacting metal. Then coated
including all compartments with a rust preventive primer coat. Following
all seams were then sealed and coated inside including motor compartment and
trunk plus all wheel wells and bottom with "Evercoat "undercoating.
Cars
motor has been rebuilt.
All new hoses & belts
New motor mounts Trans mounts
A
new set of costly stainless headers and new complete exhaust system front to
back.
New
Heavy Duty Bilsteins shocks
New
Coils
New Tie rods
Subframe Mounts
Sachs Clutch Kit Sachs Clutch Disc Sachs Pressure Plate Sachs Release Bearing Sachs Pilot Bearing
Drive Shaft FlexJoint U Joint CV Boot Kit - Inter & Outer
Driveshaft Bushing
New
brakes
New
rotors
All
calipers rebuilt
All
lines brake and fuel were replaced.
And
many more things.
Upgraded
rims with new tires although have stock rims.
Many extra parts body parts from another CS cars.
This
car was being restored for myself although after the last offer of $40,000 many
years ago by the actor Michael Douglas although then unexpectedly divorced and
moved out of the country it was hard to finish for my personal street use.
All parts are there including original BMW service manuals.
Car
has only about 10% of work left just cosmetics.
Car
has set on car stands lock in a garage in a plastic bag for years just starting
the motor.
Other
points, I have worked on many BMW’s and any that has been drove in just rain
conditions will have interior structure corrosion especially after 35+-years
since released. BMW once spot welding body parts on at the factory
in those days example such as rocker panels did not recoat the welds inside the
closed structure afterwards. These cars can look like new on the outside but
very deceiving once checked inside. Many are very questionable just to drive due
to inter structure corrosion damage especially sub-frame rocker panels and upper
wheel well strut contact area. This CSI car is not just a simple
media blasting & paint or sand blasted restoration leaving many water trap
compartments untouched plus blasting can deform body parts. It was
time consuming done correct stripped over many months then completely acid
dipped for over a week which is no long allow in most states in the USA anymore.
When
buying one of the just a small number of made CS models that still exist you
must conceder the years of corrosion that can be devastating to your investment
and lost of car in a short time as a few have shown on forums.
Only
1061 CSI’s were made in 1971 although the most popular model and most produced
by BMW between 1971 to 1975 of all the CS models.
As
said before this is the 137th ever built CSI BMW completely and correctly
restored just cosmetics left outer paint, restore seats to original and
reinstall glass. This is truly a
once in a lifetime chance to buy hundreds of hours of work restored correctly
with original OEM BMW parts that are now discontinued and no longer available.
Now all it needs is a good body shop to paint, reinstall trim and glass
plus update interior to original.
THESE CS CARS ALL HAVE RUST ESPECIALLY IN THE ROCKER PANELS SECTION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS (see Black CSI below). YOU WILL NOT SEE RUST COMING THROUGH LIKE ON THESE CARS BELOW EVEN THIS CSL. ONCE TANK DROPPED AND COATED CORRECTLY IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP RUST IN A BIG INVESTMENT.
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Please
serious inquires
only this was a
big investment and years of work. Restoration as done on this CSI now days
would be too costly to do if not impossible due to parts and materials.
Many years ago the actor Michael Douglas offered $40,000 finished when I was ready to finish it, I should have sold it to him.
Please
feel free to contact me Bob at smprp@yahoo.com
Santa Barbara
California area.