BMW 3.0 CS Automatic E9 – 1972

Beautifully designed and timeless BMW 3.0 CS Automatic E9 Coupe from 1972 in the colour ‘polaris’ with a demonstrable mileage of just 102,000 km

– Excels in originality
– Newly delivered in Switzerland
– From the same Dutch owner since 1998
– Betriebsanleitung available
– Completed service booklet and Swiss ”Abgasdokument” available
– Electric side windows
– Electric aerial + radio/casette player
– Equipped with air conditioning (overhauled in 2023)
– Extensive maintenance carried out in 2023, including gearbox overhaul
– KONI shock absorbers
– Proven low mileage
– 860 units built of the 3.0 CS automatic transmission

This BMW was sold new in 1972 to its first owner by BMW dealer Binelli & Ehrsam AG in Zurich, Switzerland. Switzerland is known for excellent maintenance and good documentation of its cars. It is no different with this example: almost all servicing is neatly noted in the original service booklet. Even extensive invoices from the ’80s and ’90s are still present. The car was imported from Switzerland in 1997 and sold in 1998 to the first and last owner in the Netherlands, who thus owned the car for over 25 years. This owner is a great BMW enthusiast and the 3.0 CS is therefore a car from his collection. In 2023, a lot of maintenance was done on the car, including an overhaul of the automatic gearbox, new wheel bearings at the front, an overhaul of the air conditioning, new headlights, new stabiliser bar rubbers, engine oil change + filter, new windscreen wipers, loudspeakers, rear shelf renewed, new battery, dynamo overhauled, side windows made operable, valves adjusted, ignition, spark plugs, distributor cap and contact points renewed, various hoses of the cooling system renewed fitted. As a result, the car drives and shifts superbly and in the summer of 2023 it even completed a 4000km club drive to Romania without any problems.

Distinctive options of the one we offer include, besides air conditioning, an electric antenna with radio/casette player and electric side windows. Characteristic of Wilhelm Hofmeister’s design is the lack of the B-pillar and the characteristic ”Hofmeister kink” that can still be found on every modern BMW. The absence of the B-pillar means that, when opening all four side windows, you can purely enjoy the outside air and the design, which then comes into its own perfectly. Thanks to its luxury equipment and automatic transmission, the car is a wonderfully comfortable travel car. The reliable M30 3.0-litre 6-cylinder inline engine produces 180 hp and takes the car to 100 km/h in 8.2: impressive performance. The execution in silver-grey colour ‘polaris’ with blue velour upholstery of the interior is very stylish. The condition of the bodywork, paintwork and original interior are also very clean. This BMW is a great driving car that you can also effortlessly drive long distances with and fits into any car collection. This 3.0 CS is worth coming to see!

Below is general information about the BMW 3.0 CS
In 1968, BMW released their new top-of-the-range car: the 2800 CS. A large two-door coupe that was succeeded in 1971 by the 3.0 CS with updated and enlarged engine fitted with two twin Zenith carburettors. The car is similar to BMW’s current 6 Series: a large, luxurious touring car that also delivers sporting performance. The sound from the smooth 6-cylinder inline engine is beautiful and makes the slogan ‘Freude am Fahren’ apt. Designed by Wilhelm Hofmeister, the car features the distinctive ‘shark nose’ and ‘Hofmeisterknik’ in the rear roof pillar. The large windows make the interior spacious and bright. In addition, the interior is beautifully finished with wood-inlaid parts and beautifully recessed counters. In short, a timeless classic that long remained underappreciated but of which a good specimen is increasingly difficult to find.