Equipment
3168/140hp V-8, 4-speed, hub caps, Becker Mexico radio.
Condition
Original California black plate car. Restored in the 2000s and more recently refreshed in 2019. Very good fresh paint and chrome. Excellent brand new top. The passenger’s door doesn’t quite fit flush, and the body side trim isn’t quite flush with the body, either. Lightly wrinkled leather. A very rare V8 BMW in less than concours condition but still very good. Three generation family ownership since 1959 with a distinct BMW ethic visible in the body designed by Albrecht von Goertz.
Market commentary
This is a rare BMW, represented as one of 139 built, with a quality older restoration and “unusual” hardly begins to describe it. It was received with some enthusiasm by the German car oriented bidders at Gooding’s Amelia Island auction, but not too much considering its condition and rarity.