Vehicle Description
1974 BMW 3.0CS - Numbers Matching 3.0L Inline 6-Cylinder - 5 Speed
Manual Transmission - 27k Original Kilometers (16k Miles) -
Restored in Factory Inka (Orange) Paint - BMW Certificate of
Authenticity (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1974
BMW 3.0CS on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of this
vehicle due to website limitations. To be sure you access all the
more than 240 photographs and a startup/walk-around video, please
go to our main website: GarageKeptMotors.) The definition of grace.
�€"Gabriel Nica, BMW Blog dot com The BMW Blog site backed up their
accolade for the BMW 3.0CS model by noting the car's interior and
exterior distinctiveness. Inside the car: The dash is the main
attraction... hosting four analogue gauges wrapped in wood right
behind the big, airbag-less steering wheel. They went on: The seats
feel as if you're sitting on a couch in your living room. The back
seats look even more enticing, with their stitching and bucket
shapes, and The windows are huge, offering you an open-air feeling
and impeccable visibility in every direction. This is where one of
the key design features of the E9 comes into play. Since this was a
true coupe back in the day, it didn't have a B-pillar. The effect
that has on the onlookers, especially if you roll down all the
windows, is just fabulous. Internet automotive site, Jalopnik, in a
2015 Raphael Orlove retrospective review of the 3.0CS cars put it
this way: These E9s are just about perfectly proportioned, with
just enough charming little details to be interesting but not too
many to be overdone. They have a good name, and they have a good
pedigree, racing successfully in FIA endurance racing in Europe
through the '70s. The first BMW art car was a 3.0CSL painted up by
Alexander Calder for one of his gentleman racing buddies at Le Mans
'75. Hard to get a better history than that. So why would you buy a
car that isn't a BMW E9 coupe? What possible justification could
you have? On the E9's racing pedigree-which directly gave rise to
The Ultimate Driving Machine advertising-another respected internet
site, Ate Up With Motor, chronicled: (The racing version of the CS)
suddenly became a fearsome contender. It won its class at the 24
Hours of Le Mans in 1973 and went on to dominate European racing
until 1979.... It won a total of five European Touring Car
championships and was highly successful in various U.S. events as
well, seriously challenging Porsche's previously unassailable IMSA
domination. BMW E9s, like the 3.0CS offered here, are very special
cars indeed. But this beautiful Inka-over-black example is more
special than most. First, Inka is arguably the most desirable
classic BMW color, and it is the color this 3.0CS was born with
(and faithfully re-applied during restoration). Second, a BMW
Classic Zertifikat included in the sale documents the car's origin,
original equipment, complete specifications, and overall
authenticity (with other German documentation also included).
Third, and most amazing of all, according to its chassis number
(432001), this is the very first of only 860 3.0CS(A) cars produced
for model years 1973 through 1975 (out of a total run of 3,667 over
the model's five years of production according to the E-9 Driven
Worldwide Registry). Finally, the car was beautifully restored
inside and out with a 4-speed manual transmission professionally
installed to replace the automatic (with full documentation
included). This 3.0CS really is a feast for the eyes. The Inka
orange paint was professionally applied, and the finish is
virtually perfect across every surface, including under the hood.
Euro bumpers were added front and rear. The condition of all chrome
trim-including the iconic fender vents-is superb. Glass, lighting
lenses, and mirrors are free of imperfections, as are the BMW
roundel emblems. Alpine-style wheels with proper Alpine center
