1983 BMW 6-Series

Coupe

6 - Cyl.

Automatic

WBAEB8400D6995761

Other

Gasoline

Nice Automobile, Well Cared For Over the Years. More details will follow through the week. On Nov-01-11 at 01:27:57 PDT, seller added the following information: Well, Here Are A FEW of Those Details I Was Talking About.... :-) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE The highlights would be that the head has been off to lap the valves, the timing chain and head gasket were replaced at that time. Everything on the ignition and fuel injection is new, front end and brakes have been completely rebuilt, new radiator, alternator, new drive shaft and the differential has been rebuilt, new catalytic converter, pretty much everything has been redone. It has stock exhaust so it pretty quiet and mellow unless you throttle it and wind it. Everything works, the on - board computer, sunroof, power antenna, cruise control, a/c blows ice cold, heater / defroster work great. Belts, hoses, vacuum and brake lines have been replaced, Blaupunkt cd- is new and has variable color display so you can match it to the interior gauges or some other color of your choosing, new Polk Audio and Infinity speakers, tires are at about 25% and wearing evenly, intake manifold gaskets have been recently changed, mass air flow meter, fuel pressure regulator, crank position sensors, main computer has been tested and certified 100%, passes smog easily. I spent about $1,800 having the rust taken out and some spot paint touch in 2009 to take care of little spots that were starting to show in all the typical places these car get them, around the tail light housings in the rear corners - behind the front fenders above the rockers and rear wheel wells. Understand that there was NO perforation, but I could see some little bubbles in the paint and surface rust and I wanted those areas taken care of early rather than let it go, so it wouldn't become an issue down the road. The leather is very nice for age, the leather has been re-dyed, and I went through all the seat mechanisms when the interior was out for the leather re-dye. All of the power windows work fast and smooth (including the troublesome windows in the back, (which work perfectly on this car). The car had 90% original paint prior to the total repaint last year, less some minor touch ups like the rust repairs I related above. This BMW has always been well cared for, its never been something that was forgot about and neglected. The original paint on was holding a nice gloss and was always very presentable, just a little thin on some of the panel edges from being buffed so often over the years, nothing you would notice standing around the car. The original paint had a few minor / sand pebble chips, nothing you wouldn't see on any virtually new car. It was amazing how little road rash the car had. And it Still has the original Sigla Windshield with the BMW logo and it is in excellent condition. The car was driven at low speeds for the 1st 100,000 miles due to the nature of its original location in Hawaii where you just can’t drive fast, and its been here in Central California ever since. Its never seen snow. For the 1st 18 years of the cars life it was in Honolulu, the Navy captain who bought it new only used it when he was in port and not on tour, it was virtually always stored indoors and there just isn't any great distance that you can drive a car on Hawaii, (laughs) so it only averaged about 5,000 miles a year. The only thing I didn't have documentation or receipts on was the valve job, which was done on the car at about 110k when the Captain brought the car to California. As he was a decorated military officer I have no reason to doubt his word and a drive proves it. This engine runs incredibly strong, it pulls effortlessly down the freeway, honestly much better than other newer BMW’s quite honestly you just feel an effortless spin from the engine down the freeway. All of the gauges work, (INCLUDING THE SERVICE INTERVAL INDICATOR) which I re-did with a solid state unit. Currently reading 3 Green bars at startup. There are no check engine or tell-tale lights or indicators on. IT DOES NOT DRIP A DROP OF ANY SORT OF FLUID. Neither does it seep, burn, smoke or consume any fluid of any kind. I had a long large expensive colored concrete driveway and parking apron in front of the garage and I simply wouldn't tolerate any sort of oil or fluid leak from any automobile. The power steering is tight and tidy, so is the transmission and rear end. I had the transmission out to replace the engines rear main seal. The cars complicated brake booster reservoir with its multiple sending units and notorious reputation for leaking has all been changed on this BMW. The Booster and reservoir is new, as well as all of the sending units and pressure switches which are all notorious leak items. This car will fire right up even if it sits for a week or so and I trust it to run anywhere, anytime and I wouldn't worry about driving it a long distance away from home. I thoroughly enjoy the TRUSTWORTHY / RELIABLE Heating and Air Conditioning system in this E24. Its not like having to grab a rosary prior to reaching out to adjust the environmental control in a newer BMW. In the old 633 you just select heat and you have heat. You want it on your feet or the dash, there it is, you want warm air mid level, you got it. You want Fresh Air You’ve Got Fresh Air to Breathe. You want Air Conditioning it will Freeze you right out of the cabin if you want it to. Its not anything like the mechanical tinker toy environmental controls that BMW engineers choose to replace this system with on newer models. Honestly, I’m not kidding; every time I need to leave the cool coastal climate where I live for a day and head out into the hot weather in some other part of California. I would leave the newer BMW’s at home and drive the old 633 instead. If there is anything I can’t stand its being in one of BMW’s new wonder cars in 100 degree heat somewhere and have the environmental control shift into a mode of giving me nothing but FULL HEAT and DEFROST out of every vent. I have had that happen so many times, in so many newer BMW’s and had so many road trips turn into sweltering misery, that I just automatically jump in the old 633 every time I need to leave town. So I can be guaranteed I’ll be able to breathe and be comfortable, its just not worth the risk to leave town with plumbing and A/C controls made by Milton Bradley going on behind the dash. The last transmission service was done using the pricey Red-Line Synthetic transmission fluid. And I flushed the coolant and brake fluid every year. I'm very particular as have been all of the previous owners. I've done many restorations on high end automobiles, ground up and body off, Classic American Cars, Numerous Corvettes, Mercedes, Jaguar, MG, Triumph, Porsche, Lotus, Ferrari. The work I do myself, is done right and I use the best specialists and knowledgeable technicians when I need assistance or have something done for me. The Doctor that owned the car before me had the money to spend and was enthusiastic but didn’t really like getting his hands dirty. I'm a member of the NCRS National Corvette Restorers Society, The Classic Lincoln Owners Club of America, I've shown my cars and won trophies at numerous events, prepared Bloomington Top Flight Automobiles, this BMW was shown the annual shark fest for BMW e24's, Corvettes I've done have run the track at laguna seca, I’ve met Enzo Ferrari and Mario Andretti and my Ferrari restoration presented at the Concorso and Italiana events which take place here around Pebble Beach annually