74 2002 original owner

[74Schatz]

Bought this car new from German Motors, San Francisco and am considering selling it.  Car was moved to Colorado in 1984, driven during summer until 1990 and then stored until 2019 with 43,013 original miles. Dan Q. went through the car at his Elizabeth, CO shop, replaced brakes, brake lines, fuel lines rebuilt carburetor.  Original Michelin XAS tires were replaced at that time.  Horizontal paint surfaces show their age.   200 miles have been added since.  Any suggestions on how best to find an interested buyer would be appreciated.

Thanks, Dave

[Conserv]

Dan Q. gave us some previews of this exceptional car. It’s beautiful! (I’m not 100% impartial as I own a Polaris ‘76 I purchased new.)

 

Although Bring a Trailer (a.k.a., BAT) requires extensive photos and the patience of Job to deal with questions and comments — many legitimate but some simply idiotic — I suspect your car would do very well on BAT.

 

I’d recommend you give it some consideration.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[Buckeye]

BAT will be the way to go for your car. They can help you with photography portion too think is about $200-300. 

[NYNick]

People love Original Owners on BaT. 

I'm not a fan of the peanut gallery however.

[Charles in PA]

I actually enjoy the peanut gallery, find what I can learn, take away from the more knowledgeable commentators outweighs the rest. No pain, no gain as they say.

[74Schatz]

Thank you all for your prompt responses.  Dan suggested I look at "Bring A Trailer" and I will.  Here's two rather inferior photos of the engine compartment and trunk with flooring removed during cleaning.  Interior upholstery, carpet, dash and cocoa mats are original.

[Charles in PA]

Looks brand new!

[john02md]

Original owner.  Low miles.  Very desirable.  I'm partial to this one because I have a '74 Polaris 02, about 80,000 miles.  I'm sure lots of folks on this forum would be interested, but if you want to maximize your return, perhaps BAT is the place.  There are some real 2002 experts who will comment there and a bunch of alleged experts.  You'll need a couple hundred photos.  Any original docs will help.  Metallic paints in that era, especially silver, deteriorated quickly. 

[Gordon]

So sad that it was stored for 29 years. Remember that your BMW is the ultimate driving machine, not the ultimate garage queen.  Think of all the smiles you could have had while driving it....  It will bring a pretty penny on BAT. 

 

[74Schatz]

Gordon, More of the herd.  Bought '68 bug from Phil Winslow as a 2Lt.  Hiding in the garage is a JD "ultimate plowing machine".  Recently bought the Audi and sold the Saab Aero.

[NYNick]

Even with those "inferior" pictures, if the underside is as good as the engine bay, this car will bring all the money.

[bmw_e30]

donate to one of us faq members so we can learn from it. this is a great car for other restorations shops to look at

 

[jp5Touring]

Appears to be very nice.  Agreed with BaT for the most money. I would drive it a bit and then fix all the little minor stuff.

Good photos go a long way for sure even if you had to pay someone to shot them.

Read four or five of the good BaT sale listings to see what your in for. Also read a bunch of the ones that sold low or didn't 

make reserve to see what people point out about the cars. 

 While a little work to sell on BaT I think the car would do well, squaretails seem to hot right now. 

Good Luck with it.  

[74Schatz]

In no hurry, so if any restoration projects would like photos, I'd be more than happy to help out.  Practice would probably do me some good.  
 

Car is just as it came from the factory.  Windshield was replaced while we were in the Bay Area and I bought a new rear muffler from German Motors, SF and installed it myself.  While at the King Tut exhibit in Golden Gate Park (1979), passenger wind wing was broken, Blaupunkt radio/deck was stolen and console was damaged.  German Motors did the repairs.  Other than that, it was just what Danny did and my periodic oil changes and tune ups.

[coloincaalpine RIP 2021]

I am pleased to see a car my brother worked on in his many years as a BMW specialist. Good luck with your sale. 

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