BMW E3 Classic

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currently on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E3-2500-AUTO- ... dZViewItem

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Lovely!!

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A great looking car with lots of character. Would love to have one of these.

[pnd]

yes great looking car way cooler than a seven series and I like the early sevens would benefit from a 3.5 and manual swap then you would really hve a fun retro car.

[Mox3d]

Used to have a Lumenition fitted 3.0si here. Wonderful cars, I love e3's

[B7]

Just been watching the sweeney 2 film on ITV4 and one of the getaway cars was a 3.0i in silver. Classy car in their day.

[jam172]

My E3 3.0si

[mattyb240]

Got one being race prepped!

[78dude]

They was the beast of the Autobahn back in the old days! I like them a lot, and you can use them for every day classic even if they are over 30 years now!

[alex-e30]

didnt even know this car exsisted, classy

[B7]

My E3 3.0si

Now how much class does that ooze??? You can stick your mercs of the era!

Jam, That is lovely and I'm not a million miles from you. Fancy giving me a ride in it one day? Never been in one, would be another BMW boxed ticked and I'd treat you to a pint.

My earliest BMW memory was being given a lift to school in the local estate agents 3.0csi coupe. I was 7 or 8, it was about 1971/72 so it could well have been new. I remember thinking, "I like this car". and it was the same colour as your i Jam.

[jam172]

My E3 3.0si

Now how much class does that ooze??? You can stick your mercs of the era!

Jam, That is lovely and I'm not a million miles from you. Fancy giving me a ride in it one day? Never been in one, would be another BMW boxed ticked and I'd treat you to a pint.

My earliest BMW memory was being given a lift to school in the local estate agents 3.0csi coupe. I was 7 or 8, it was about 1971/72 so it could well have been new. I remember thinking, "I like this car". and it was the same colour as your i Jam.

Thanks for the compliments, an E3 3.0si is a bit special it has exactly the same running gear as the Coupe and 200BHP, not bad for it's day .They still classic race them in the States and they have a huge following over their. Suprisingly they handle better than the coupe and in 1973 one would have set you back £5750 (you could buy a semi detached house for that then :mad:My Dad had an E3 like the one at the start of this Thread a 2500 auto in Fjord Blue (as mine is). Today there are less than 40 still registered in the Uk, and i'd be glad to tick your BMW box for you, if you are interested i will be taking it to The Sherbourne meet in the events callender, you could always navigate, it's a great show and my wife won't go anyway

[bss325i]

Jamie that is stunning!

[shane325i]

My E3 3.0si



Jam, That is lovely and I'm not a million miles from you. Fancy giving me a ride in it one day? Never been in one, would be another BMW boxed ticked and I'd treat you to a pint.

if you are interested i will be taking it to The Sherbourne meet in the events callender, you could always navigate, it's a great show and my wife won't go anyway

You should start charging for rides Jamie,what with my blast in the 528 and my upcoming thrash in the M5 you could make a fortune

[pacerpete]

Must agree, stunning looking car. Many years ago i fragged a factory gloss black 3.3lia with white leather, it had been abandoned in hendon and the frag yard wouldn't sell me the whole car it had to be fragged in their compound. I cried as i dismembered it.
I still vividly remember trying to cram all of the interior into my inca orange 2000 touring !

[bss325i]

Must agree, stunning looking car. Many years ago i fragged a factory gloss black 3.3lia with white leather, it had been abandoned in hendon and the frag yard wouldn't sell me the whole car it had to be fragged in their compound. I cried as i dismembered it.
I still vividly remember trying to cram all of the interior into my inca orange 2000 touring !

[Mox3d]

Lovely example there Jam. Gorgeous. Never sell her!

[jam172]

Lovely example there Jam. Gorgeous. Never sell her!

Mox3d, thought of selling her recently, trackdays are taking their toll on now limitted funds, couldn't quite bring myself to do it though.

[AlexBaur325]

Stunning....what sort of money do they fetch now?

[jam172]

Not enough, mine is insured agreed value £7500, the equivilent car in Germany would be £15000-£20000, they are very sought after in Germany and USA (yanks call their's Bavarias), but as demonstrated by a previous post on this thread, most people in the uk have never even seen one.

The model that Pacer Pete fragged, a 3.3lia was the Limo (L being long wheel base and a being auto) these are as rare as hens teeth now, no wonder he cried. A 1974/5 car with aircon, cruise and full leather, very nice.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

My E3 3.0si

Now how much class does that ooze??? You can stick your mercs of the era!

Jam, That is lovely and I'm not a million miles from you. Fancy giving me a ride in it one day? Never been in one, would be another BMW boxed ticked and I'd treat you to a pint.

My earliest BMW memory was being given a lift to school in the local estate agents 3.0csi coupe. I was 7 or 8, it was about 1971/72 so it could well have been new. I remember thinking, "I like this car". and it was the same colour as your i Jam.

I've seen this in the flesh, it's awesome, meticulously well looked after. Proper cool car.

[Alex]

yer i saw that it looks and i bet its still fast

[anothere21323i]

Lovely example there Jam. Gorgeous. Never sell her!

Mox3d, thought of selling her recently, trackdays are taking their toll on now limitted funds, couldn't quite bring myself to do it though.

Mate if you decide to sell let me know. I had a '72 on a K plate 3.0si in Ceylon gold whch was such a cool colour. Never stopped regretting selling her but at least I know she's being restored.

Believe it or not, I'd happily sell my 320is for funds for your si!

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Jam- I remember when you last posted those pics up of your E3....I needed smelling salts to bring me round.
When are you next up Harrogate?.... Would love to see it. Hats of to you

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That's what I love about this site. There's people who keep an ACE up their sleeve and just when you think you've seen them all....out comes a stunner.

Still after 5 years of ownership my car still makes me go weak at the knees. I Just love the old school BMW's

Please some one give me kleenex I'm filling up here!

[old_skool]

Jamie, show us a picture of the factory tool kit. You won't believe what it has got in it

[jam172]

Thanks for all your kind comments about my E3, i don't have a picture of the tool kit to post at the moment and to tell you the truth i am having a less than good week; some twat in a VW Polo has driven into my Touring and i'm waiting to hear if they are going to write her off

The touring is by no means mint but has IS running gear and is used daily and i love her

I'll keep you posted.

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Jam sorry to hear about the accident. Hope you weren't hurt?

And sorry about the car too.

[jam172]

Thanks for that, had my wife and 5 year old daughter in the car when it happened, fortunately no-one was hurt, the damage to the car is not even that bad, n/s rear quatre panel and rear bumper that's all but you know how it is, once they deem the cost of repair is getting close to the value of the car,it's a write off.

[bss325i]

Sorry to hear about that Jamie but at least you were all ok. E30's get written off all to easily these days due to their low book value. It breaks my heart to see crappy 5 year old euro hatches that wont be worth a w*nk in when there 10 years old, have less damage but get repaired. I've seen a few e30's in the ast couple of years get written off for as little damage as a wing and bumper!

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Bloody shame. Best of luck with the Insurace Co

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Completely agree with you Barry. Insurance co.s don't know shit when it comes to owning a decent E30.
Pisses me off.

[anothere21323i]

Sorry to hear about your accident, but at least nobody was hurt - that's the main thing. But I do hope you beat the c*"k in the Polo to death!!

[jam172]

Jamie, show us a picture of the factory tool kit. You won't believe what it has got in it

Here's the tool kit, engine bay and dash layout, complete with steering wheel from the Titanic

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Jamie. Are you sure that tool kit is from your car and not something from Srewfix??


I 've got to hand it to you fella that is some tool kit you have there. And as for that engine....spot on

There's nothing wrong with Titanic steering wheels too - lol. Just like a wallace arnold