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1985 BMW 745i Turbo on eBay No Reserve

EDITOR’S NOTE: We love finding low entry price no reserve auctions for nice cars. They can really allow folks to see how the market values a car. An example like this one can let the enthusiast get a fair deal without having to deal with a seller who massively over states the start value of car. Cheers to the owner and seller and to the high bidder, who from the looks of it is going to get a beautiful car, love the color. Also I had to add a video of this car’s rear seat limo controls at the bottom. ~Evan

On to the post by Aaron:

That’s right, a turbo!  Another grey market find has found it’s way to eBay.  This one is a 1985 745i Turbo which has basically had one owner over the last 25 years.  This one looks to be in decent shape and comes with an Alpina steering wheel, updated wheels, and Personal Limousine Style.  The latter feature allows the back seat passenger control of the radio and seat position via a control module in the rear arm rest.  Now that is 80′s tastic!


Rear seat Becker radio and seat controls:

Untitled from jjohnson on Vimeo.

Sure the dash is full of cracks and it needs a serious detail but it is a no-reserve auction so what do you expect?  Currently bidding sits at $3.5k with a few days remaining.  Either way this car will sell, I think at $4.5k this car would be a great driver. 

~Aaron.

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Posted by Aaron in BMW | June 11, 2010 | 4 Comments »

1984 Hartge H7S BMW e23 For Sale

When James P. forwarded this car to me, I was pretty sure I had already posted it, but going into the Hartge archives I couldn’t find it. Now I realize I posted it on my personal blog before I had ever started GCFSB. It’s been for sale by BimmerBrothers since late 2007 at least, and what’s interesting is that it was listed then for under $9k. Maybe it’s seen some love since then and thus the higher asking now at $10884. See the listing that is currently on Craigslist SF Bay:

quote from seller’s listing:

I am offering for an appreciating new owner this super rare and unique 1984 BMW Hartge H7S 5 Speed
IMMACULATE rust-free superbly-maintained example one of three believed in existence.
Hartge engine, suspension, wheels, stripes, shift knob and wheels. MUST SEE!

Doing a quick search Hartge H7S brings up hits on what I believe to be the same car that date all the way back to 2004 and 2007, which it suggests it has changed hands a few times. One of the previous owners chimes in on this thread on mye28.com. From what I can tell, it was originally being traded for under $5k and then each owner has added some work of some kind to make it a little better. What do you think — good enough to warrant $10k?

dc

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Posted by Dan in BMW, Hartge | September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »