1973 BMW E12 - $1200

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Seller said: Here's a rare 1973 BMW 3.0s project. 3.0 dual carb inline six engine with good working automatic trans. it runs and drives well but needs a head gasket. It went when I was driving last week. the interior is very rough but mostly present. Car is missing the bumpers, driver-side door panel, and rear seats bottom. Also could use a couple small patches in the floor, but a very solid car overall. Starts right up. It's currently registered with a clear title in my name. $1200 call or text david at 940 442 4373 nice extra set of carbs available as well

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/3940106759.html

Isn't that a Bavaria/E3?

E12s look a-like so:

A lot of folks would say that E3 is even cooler (I want an E12...)

I was thinking Bavaria too, but they may not have called them that in 1973.

Is Dallas the new Atlanta? Man I like that!! Even an automatic so the wife could drive it.

jakeb wrote: Is Dallas the new Atlanta?

I'm beginning to think it's just wherever DukeOfUndersteer is. Not sure whether they flock to him or he's just better at finding stuff...

If that is the same one I am thinking of it is scruffy but solid.

There is a pretty cool running/driving 280sel too.

Bavaria vs. 3.0, per wiki:

In the US market, the 2500 and 2800 were introduced in 1969. The 2500 was shy of many of the luxury features included in the 2800, and with the smaller engine, it sold for about $5600 in 1970.[1] The 2800 sedan was heavily optioned with such things as full leather interior, power windows, and power sunroof, which its price of $6,874 reflected. For the 1971 model year Max Hoffman, the BMW importer for the USA, convinced BMW AG to build the 2500 configuration car but use the 2800 engine — i.e. the classic "American hotrod" formula of taking the lower option, lighter weight chassis and fitting the largest engine. This new E3 configuration was called the "Bavaria" and was unique to the US market. Hence the 1971 E3 sedans available in the US were, initially, the 2500, and 2800, then the Bavaria replacing the former models. The Bavaria is generally considered the forebear of the modern BMW high-performance sedan as it combined excellent acceleration, good fuel economy, plenty of room for four people and a large trunk. The majority of them were sold with a four-speed manual transmission, reflecting the sporting nature of the sedan. With a fully independent suspension along with four wheel disc brakes, the E3 was well ahead of its time in the early 1970s.

For the 1972 model year, the 2500 was dropped while the M30 engine size in the Bavaria was increased to 3.0 liters. The former 2800 was now called the 3.0S reflecting the 3.0 liter engine. These two models, the 3.0S and the Bavaria, were the E3 sedan line-up for 1972 through 1974. However, in 1974 the E3 received the ungainly, federally mandated 5 mph (8.0 km/h) bumpers front and rear significantly altering its profile.

In 1975 BMW introduced fuel injection to the US market for the big-six M30 motor replacing the twin two-barrel Zenith carburetors used on the M30 motor since its inception. The Bavaria was dropped from the line-up, and the 3.0Si was now the highest end of the BMW model range (the "i" added to the 3.0S to designate fuel injection). The bargain end of the 6-cylinder sedan range was now the newly introduced E12 530i. The fully optioned 3.0Si was sold during the 1975 and 1976 model years.

The E3 Sedan was in production from 1968–1978, with a total of 221,991 units produced.

Yeah, that's an E3, not an E12. Sweet find though!

Yea, my bad. Not very informative when it comes to older BMWs.