1982 BMW 3-Series

Baur Convertible

3.0L

Manual

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This is a RARE BMW E21 323i Baur cabrio. These cars weren't imported in the US (hence, rare) -- they are gray market. That means someone personally imported them at great expense (federalization costs A LOT). Baur (Stuttgart Germany) modified a limited number of these cars, and NONE of them were sold to the US market. This car was imported to the Bay area, and for the past ~9 years it's been in NM. It is a RUST FREE garage queen with a clean, straight body. It is a manual transmission, manual windows, power mirrors. White with black tops, black cloth Recaro seats. It has a 5 speed dogleg manual transmission -- most people have never seen (let alone driven) such a tranny -- reverse is where first gear normally is; first is where second normally is, etc. The transmission adds to the rarity of this car. The engine is an M20 from an early 90's 325i, which was rebuilt with an Ireland Engineering 3.0L kit (9.8:1 pistons), Schrick 272 cam, and +1mm valves. Big bore throttle body from Ed Mazula, Cold air intake. The engine management/DME is Motronic, from a 1990 325i. I relocated the battery to the trunk to improve the weight distribution. I purchased the engine with ~20k miles on it after the car it was in was rear-ended and totaled. For more information on the engine, look up the (infamous) 3.0L stroker by davelength on the BMW E21/E30 boards. This is a lightweight, fun car. This car has never been tracked or autocrossed while in my possession -- it is too rare for such activities. Owned and maintained by a BMWCCA member (me). New parts: Distributor cap and rotor Alternator Performance spark plug wires O2 sensor Crank position sensor Battery Hoses ClutchClutch slave GuiboEngine mountsGaskets Fuel injectors were cleaned and refurbed Body has just over 100k miles on it. Has stainless brake lines and stainless Ansa exhaust Python alarm with proximity sensor Extras included (if you are interested): Extra targa top (try finding one these days) Complete original 323i engine (and engine stand) A/C from a 320i (not installed) MANY E21 and E30 parts