BMW E9 3.0 CSi - the 50 year old classic coupé | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop
Вставка
- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic BMW E9 3.0 CSi coupé. Iain delves in to the history of this model and shares some of the wonderful design features that would be a staple of BMW for years to come. This particular lovely example is in for a service, so Iain gets stuck in with his tools before taking her out on the road to enjoy the fruits of his labour.
Thank you once again to everyone for the overwhelming reception of these videos and for all the support of likes, subscribes and wonderful comments.
This video was brought to you by Aston Lark - www.astonlark....
Filmed and edited by Whipp3dCream - whipp3dcream.com/
Interested in purchasing a classic car? Check out Iain's guides with Supercars Monaco - / @supercarsmonacotv7831
Follow Iain on Instagram: / iain_tyrrell
Follow Iain on Facebook: / iain-tyrrell-moments-2...
---
IMAGE ATTRIBUTION:
Neil (commons.wikime..., „BMW 3.0 CSL (43993422401)“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
János Tamás (commons.wikime..., „Sports Car Museum Lány - BMW 3.0 CSL - 002“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
nakhon100 (commons.wikime..., „BMW 3.0 CSL (4895193166)“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
nakhon100 (commons.wikime..., „BMW 3.0 CSL (5710918729)“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
Jeremy from Sydney, Australia (commons.wikime..., „Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (15538996050)“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England (commons.wikime..., „VW Beetle Karmann Cabriolet (23019214991)“, crop by TCW, creativecommon...
In 1975, I sold my 911 and bought a 73 CSi, lime green and a 4 speed. Drove it to the 76 Monaco GP. Slept on the beach. Got into the race without tickets. Watched the race at the hairpin exit. After the race, our hair was covered with rubber from the F1 cars. Ears were ringing for three days. What a trip!
Most excellent! What a memory :-)
Ian Tyrell and Harry Metcalfe .... kings of Sunday afternoon ❤️
Yep,sure is :O)
Considering adding retropowercars for a complete English car craft Sunday.
Iain
Both from Wirral too.
Iain being the more mechanically minded of the Sunday afternoon kings!!
I mean, if you love retro mechanical works you can hardly find someone on par with this gentleman here. It's simply sheer pleasure listening to his walkthrough on this car and driving experience.
Thank you!
It’s a great Sunday when I wake up in the US and start the morning with Mr Tyrrell.
One of the most beautiful cars ever designed
This is the most relaxing channel I know. Iain is an absolute gem.
hello
Man, this videos are half an hour and feel shorter than a TV advert. What an amazing job.
Still my favorite BMW design.
Additional respect for covering visibility, Iain, we've lost a lot in the past thirty years for the reasons you describe. Also I note your correct passing of people on bikes in a number of your videos, always 1.5m plus. A simple skill that too many drivers seem to lack.
Thank you indeed!
I had one of these as a loaner from my mechanic back in the early 80s when I had my 73 Benz 280S in for service. It was a lovely car and I was rather sad to exchange it back for my car. Great vid Iain, as always. Also as a cyclist, happy to see Iain give that one rider a WIDE berth on the road. Proper manners all around.
Would you rather have an E9 CSi or a W123? ; )
I was liking you till you said you were a cyclist ! Stay safe.
@@martinmcdonald4207 what's wrong with being a cyclist? I'm a former pro level racer.
@@davidhunternyc1 CSi all day long.
@@johnandrews3568 I get you. The CSi is one sexy car. The W123 is a living room on wheels. But for sitting in bumper to bumper traffic and repairability I might take the W123. Plus you can drive the W123 around and no one will give you a second look. I live in NYC. Driving a CSi would say, "Mug me now."
If Mr Tyrell were a University Professor, he'd be the most popular Professor on campus (hands down). Thank you for another greatly educational and entertaining video, Mr Tyrell.
“Brakes are pulling over to the right; we’ll have to have a look at that”
This, my friemds, is why people weite big cheques (I hope) to Mr Tyrell. He’s like a bespoke tailor or better yet, an 1870s London gun maker. Hell, I should be writing him a cheque for this content.
I really enjoy watching this channel. Not only for the insights it delivers on these old cars and their technology, but also for the opportunity to study proper English.
Trust me, one of the pleasures for an English person watching Iain Tyrrell is to listen to someone speak proper English. It’s become a horrible, slang-ridden, cannibalised mutation of what it once was. Tyrrell and Metcalfe are a dying breed and it’s very sad. Think of the likes of ‘Yanni’ for example, and the way he speaks and delivers his version of English, that is the future unfortunately.
@@camwat5193 That's proper English that is, innit?
There’s one of these in my dream garage.
Oh boy what a beautiful car. I was lucky enough to own its little brother the E21 323i in Henna red with Alpina wheels. As a self employed salesman back in the day, My sales figures went down for a bit as I preferred driving the car to talking to customers, Happy Days.
Thank you Iain for a fantastic video.
Thank you for your memories!
Another beautifully made and presented clip from Iain. He really does give a really warm feeling with his enthusiasm and knowledge.
very strange and kinda boring
Enthusiasm and knowledge , yes, boring ? No…
@@jidofole I feel rather sorry for you.
When I was a teenager back in the early seventies & an apprentice tradesman in a small West Yorkshire town one of our customers was a well dodgy local business man who one day turned up in his beautiful metalic blue BMW 30cs (or csi). I'd never seen anything like it & was totally gobsmacked by it & I've never forgotten it. 👍
Just for fun I determined a few things about a nanosecond. Mr. Tyrrell used this term around the 27 minute mark. Paraphrasing "Things could get out of sorts with the rear suspension, and tire contact in a nanosecond". Here are my results;
In a nanosecond the car would travel .000001056 inches.
The crankshaft would rotate .000018 degrees.
The pistons would move .00000035 inches.
SO WHAT DOES THIS SHOW US? Well it confirms that I am both a nerd, and a dweeb, and that I am full of useless information, while missing the forest for the trees.
Thank you for another wonderful video. I hope you could find the above amusing.
One of the best ever BMWs, along with the M635i, sexy cars
I agree 💯 beautiful bmw fantastic car
there was the 635 CSI as well , the Cherry on the cake
@@BlueHopi144 Ah the 635 what a car, reminds me of a shark.
Exactly the same two favorites for me, as well - great minds think alike.
@@coyote5735 oh yes , u are right .
This car was my favourite car in my teenage years back in the 1970‘s.
You have to have the highest respect for a man who built his own paradise, not only with work, no, with A LOT of passion, too. I'm loving it! Never stop.
Love these old BMW's. I would love to have a 2002.
That's not old tho.
@@norsevikingsir4932 that car's about 45 years old.
@@philosophyoftrucking A 2002 is 45 years old?
I know how old a 1976 CSI is lol
@@norsevikingsir4932 look up bmw 2002 , its from 1974. 2002 is literally its name
My parents had the almost identical vehicle as a newlywed couple.
My father reportedly shed a couple of tears when they traded it on a Opel Rekord station wagon when my mother announced she was pregnant with twins.
My Dad T00!!!
Pale yellow
This guy has the secret. Not sure what it is or even what it is concerning but I want to quit my job and go work for him. He is amazingly centered and projects peace and unity.
Born again Christian apparently
My Dad had one of these, GPH 400N, in metalic Garnet Red with Black vinyl sunroof, which leaked in rain the first weekend of having it. He was furious and hearbroken at the same time. It's sunroof was fitted at the dealer rather than factory. He swore he'd never have anything non-factory option after that. It was new November 1974. Beautiful car. Went like a train. I saw it years later, after he changed if for the saloon, in Fulham, whilst waxing lyrical about it to a passenger friend, then boom, there it was at the side of the road! Amazing. A quick search suggests to me it may no longer exist. I'd love to have it now!
Back when BMW actually cared... thanks a lot Mr. Tyrrell!
They still do, but the public all want HGV-sized vehicles and that's where the money is. I've a simple BMW 3-serie F30 and the attention to detail, like the suspension, is still rather good. But the sheer number of different vehicles make it all rather difficult.
But this is in another league and I thank mr. Tyrell enormously!!
@@JJVernig the 3 series is bigger than older 7 series and it's a luxury car now. the starting price for a 4cyl clearly shows that. it's as expensive as a Camaro with the same engine and the Chevy will be more tunable, which is the opposite of what it used to be. don't get me wrong a 3 series is a better car in most aspects but the fact that I can import a muscle car and pay like 20% extra for shipping tolls etc and still come out not paying more than for a garbage-spec 3series, that shows how expensive BMWs have become. and the money goes to the marketing department, they make the engineers engineer infotainment systems, useless gadgets and obnoxious vehicles like the M8, I've been to the factory and I can tell by observing the brand for a few decades, the marketing department now runs that company. that's not what german brands especially BMW stand for.
@@user-hr2zy7ct8h Yes, they like to sell sizzle while the steak is quite mundane.
@@JJVernig they are all too low to the floor now. Its crazy your sitting on the floor pretty much.
@@davidmg1925 I don't believe that low thing is true, yeah they're much bigger, but a E9 is juch 136 cm tall, and a E23 143 cm . A F30 is als 143 cm high. I don't think it's a big difference in that.
Gone are the big glass area's so they seem different from within.
I had a 1974 E3 3.0 Si saloon which I bought in the early 1980's when I was 21.I ran it for around 6 years.
I found it to be expensively maintenance heavy for a basically simple design.
Finally the choice came down to fitting it with a 3.5 M5 spec 24 valve engine and 5 speed box which coincidentally Birds Garage were offering as Hartge agents.
Or cut my losses and discover the pleasures of V12 Jaguar ownership instead.Which came with the benefit of rack and pinion steering and wishbone suspension including superior Jaguar IRS.The latter option won out in the form of an XJ12 eventually modified along similar lines of Harry Metcalfe's XJ coupe to date.For less outlay in real terms overall.
Good job!
Surely, I cannot be the only one to have noticed the small dent on the right front fender right below the beautiful vent. It's driving me insane. I would also appreciate that no cars i already can barely afford get any more of this wonderful advertisement. Please stay especially away from any 240z's.
Love the show, Cheers, Matt
I saw one of these when I was about 10 years old and instantly fell in love.
It's good to see you covering this car again Ian.
Often forgotten these early BMWS Including the E3...E12...E24.
Hope to see more.
I just can’t stop watching these videos.
It’s my childhood cars being presented.
And in such an amazing enthusiast way.
I love these cars...and I am far from a Beemer fan. But the old CSI's...just gorgeous. My mate had the next shape and back in the day it was the best car I had ever driven. And, I think, remains so! My brother asked me the other day about the old "what would you buy if you won Lotto?"... one of these thanks. Iain should be added to the list of National Treasures for your green isles. Cheers from NZ
I had one of these in the same specifications, and Ian is not wrong about the rust. It was so stunning to look at, but one day , I slipped on the accelerator and my foot went through the floor so I could see tarmac. My feet would get wet. I sold it to someone who spent a fortune restoring it. I still have the csl steering wheel I couldn't part with.
Back in 2006/7 my work colleague had a silver 3.0 CSL. He’d seen some years earlier in the back of a repair shop/ garage somewhere in Oldham. I can’t remember if it was a manual transmission or an automatic. But it was silver. Anyway after a few years of pestering the garage owners to sell it, he bought it for the sum of £900.
He had it for a few years but a difficult home life intervened, so much so he let it go for free. I tried to get him to store it some place until he was ready, but a bmw repair garage in Rossendale picked it up.
He said it was the worst decision he had ever made, and refuses to talk about it. I feel for him as I knew how much he loved having that car. I don’t know where it went, I hope it’s been restored and is a pride and joy for someone.
Thank you for giving me an insight into another fantastic 1970’s thing of beauty. 👍🏻
Don't think CSL came with automatic (mine was CSA) & as with mine your friend probably would have lost it to rust, Karmann notorious for it.
I owned an E9 for 13 years...much of it as my daily driver. I owned it from 1988 to 2001. It was for me also a car that I’d that I wanted since a little kid and I bought it with my savings and first months salary after qualifying from University. It was a one owner 1972 car. It was a Manual CS carb version (quite rare in that format). In the end, I just couldn’t keep up with rust bills! Hahaha. It could actually do 130 mph
How much did pay for it? £1500
Mr Iain Tyrrell causes way too much Vic Reeves thigh rubbing with his videos. Effortless presentation, fabulous to watch, thoroughly engaging and he brings these wonderful machines to life in so many ways. Thank you once again.
I like the one that came after that, the 635CSi. That's an absolute stunner!!!
Performance was certainly improved, the body style was not quite as unique as the E9. It was a more stiff chassis though.
As garage apprentice circa 1980 my boss sold his immaculate white/blue vinyl roof / blue velour trim 1973 3.0 CSA to a customer. It was my job to polish and prep the car for sale. The price was only £4500, I fell in love with the car it was beautiful and pristine. I was absolutely horrified to find out the customer rolled the car and wrote it off within 48 hrs!. - thanks for a great video again
I have never seen any BMW CS with a vinyl top in the USA, thankfully.
There's so many people on yt babbling about things they don't have a clue about. Listening to someone who really knows what he's talking about is a pleasure... I hope one day to see you in the 635 you mention. That was a dream car of my era, as I'm just a little younger than you... Keep up the great work...
Just great, and the whole dash and the dials are better looking than pretty much any modern car.
The wood panels and the VDO gauges were both magnificent and perfect . No way to improve either.
I was privileged to own one of these for several years in the nineties. I can echo everything Iain mentioned regarding the joy of driving them. Not a race car but a peerless GT. Windows down motoring was a beautiful experience. Also, in the wet, you didn't need wipers if you were out of stop-start traffic. The airflow over the windscreen was sufficient to clear the rain. I had to sell it when we moved to a house without adequate waterproof car accommodation and I wasn't permitted to put it in the lounge room. I miss that car even today.
I remember clearly, the first time I saw one of those. I was walking home from high school, and it was parked on a side street. I had to walk over and go around it. What a beauty!
Just Took My Breakfast @ My Fav.Rest While Watching Another of Lain's Outstanding Videos.Wish I Could Find One Like This,W/ Left Hand Drive ,Here in USA in as Good of Shape as This One.Had A Datsun,as it was Called back then280 Z That My German Mechanic Taught Me the Importance of Adjusting those OHC Valves Every 15-20,000 mls.
Ford famously used an oil spray bar on the Pinto engine too.....the combination of poor oil technology, lack of maintenance & extremely poor pattern parts meant they used to suffer from horrific valvetrain wear (no street scene was complete without the soundtrack of a Pinto with a worn out cam in a Transit/Cortina/Capri in the 1980s!). I'm sure I read that a number of the big oil companies used the Pinto as a reference for oil performance testing as the valvetrain gave the oil such a hard time. The BMW & Porsche versions of the theme were a little more nicely executed although a crossdrilled cam makes more sense to me!
20w50 oil on a cold day in a Pinto 😱
This is one of those channels where I thumb up video as soon as I open it. Then I actually watch it. Awesome channel!
I remember as a kid being in awe of these Beemers. Still love them today. When my Dad came home in his 2500 auto sedan (red of course), I was over the moon as finally I felt we had a real drivers car in the family. Still love the looks of the sedan be it s 2500 or even a 3.0 Si. Would love a manual one if I could find one. Alas I have a E90 323i which is nice but somehow doesn’t have the same feeling to me of the BMWs from the ‘70s.
Your right re the original 323. My ex wife had one of these when we first met. Such a cool car.
hi David how are you doing today 😊
Nothing wrong with a blue vinyl roof on an E9. I love it on mine!
I have just found this channel minutes ago and I have already subscribed. What a refreshing change to listen to very interesting content presented in a calm, clear way. And thank goodness, no irritating, grating music. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am going to watch many more of these.
Regardless of power/speed i simply love the look of the car. the rear light design, the side windows that over-lap, all great looking ideas. Silver seems to suit the car most.
Back in (or around) 1978 - 1982 my step-father owned a nice looking gold coloured BMW E9 3.0. I recall the black interior seats being some sort of black deep velvet material, complete with chrome fittings. The shade of gold on the body work was not a light gold, but a reddish gold, which looked rather good, and that's coming from something who does not normally like gold coloured cars.
When the very first 5 series was introduced by dad rolled a metallic mid green 525 whilst on an early evening test drive from Anderson Motors (later more associated with Saab) in Hazel Grove who were a newly appointed sub dealer to Williams in Manchester. It was a cheese and wine launch event celebrating both Anderson’s appointment and the launch of the new 5 series. My brother and I were strapped in the back (we had never used rear seatbelts before and I don’t know why we used them then) and my dad, the guy from Anderson’s and us two in the back simply got out completely unscathed. I remember the windscreen shattering but the structure held up very well. I seem to recall it was an automatic and my dad always had manual cars before. Somehow he managed to slam it from Drive into Park or Reverse. The car locked up, veered left and we went through a hedge into a field that was much lower than the height of the road, which is what caused it to roll. Therefore the A pillars that you mention on the 3.0 csi maybe stronger than they look. Interestingly, immediately before driving the 5 series my dad took out a 2002 turbo, which looked great in white with M stripes and it seemed much quicker than our red 2002 tii registration number MLG 345L, but no good for us as my dad drove 40,000 miles a year in England and it was left hand drive only.
Quite the experience!
@@iain_tyrrellYes indeed as I was only 12 or 13 at the time.
@@iain_tyrrellWe later had a silver 323i with Alpina wheels (although I preferred the Mahle ones) from Blue Bell garage Wilmslow registration No. DLG 801S. One thing that isn’t always appreciated today is that when the amazing cars you feature e.g Ferrari, Lambo, Maser, Aston, Bentley, RR etc were bought vehicle finance wasn’t a big thing. Therefore you had to be seriously wealthy to buy a Bentley, Rolls Royce, Ferrari etc etc.
My favourite car of all time. "Doesn't cost a fortune". We clearly have very different concepts of what constitutes a fortune. A really good one will cost into six figures.
Read Ron Wakefield's accounts of his E9 ownership, new it cost more than the competition with less hp., he eventually sold it on BaT for multiples of original retail.
When warming a car up keep the heater off until normal temperature has been reached. Speeds warm up and saves engine wear👍
Great video as usual, the best on interesting cars🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
Living in a cold climate always leave the heat off until the engine is up to temp just blows cold air on you and does take longer it seems to get the engine up to temp
The E9 CSI is one car I have lusted over for years. Life gets in the way and now when I'm in my (LETS SAY) upper years these cars are a premium here in the STATES. I'm looking and love your auto input.
The styling of BMWs from this period was classy and sublime. The 3.0 cars were real matinee idol lookers.
Interesting to hear you talk about the 'Hoffmeister kink', Iain - the humble Hillman Imp had the same!
Once you "see it" on a car, you can never unsee it.
@@awarrenden1808 I have an Imp myself so no confusion! We are not talking about the coachline but the rear side window shape. Google it and you'll see it has the kink. Look at the window seal rubber, it has a subtle Hoffmeister kink for sure.
@@awarrenden1808 Yes, like I said, it is subtle but there for sure! I think Iain said the kid was originally seen in the 50s so that would tie in with the Imp (1963) and of course the BMW a decade or so later. People often used to refer to the Imp as 'cheeky' but now it can add 'kinky' to that!
It’s the look on Ian’s face as he gives it some beans,priceless.
Drive safely Iain. You are a national treasure now.
Had a couple of 635s.
One was expensive
One with 18 grands worth of receipts ! Loved that one.
Went to a 325 sport after and two of my friends after driving mine bought one.
I looked at a csl in auction many moons ago it made £500 pounds, lots of rot.
If only I would have bought a crystal ball 😆
Dear Sir. You really produce some of the best content on the internet. Please dont ever stop. Thank you
Could listen to that gentleman all day 💯👍
Thank you Iain for reintroducing the 3.0liter CSi. When 19 my new 2002 needed its' 600 mile service. Appointment had me there a Monday morning first thing. I'd wait for it walking their inventory, etc. Instead, the entire staff mustered to collect a spectrum of new '73s displayed at the Richardson, TX mall during weekend. The manager asked if I'd assist bringing back the fleet. As we arrived, being young, the low man on the totem pole, I expected to pilot the 2800 Bavaria sedan. Surveying the lot, the manager instantly tossing keys "here you drive this one if that's alright". Yes, the only 3 liter CS , Aztec Gold, having done 18 miles. He must have been a mind reader in his spare time!
If only cars today were made with such love of detail and feel.
Those 3.0CSi's were glorious - my Aunt had one brand new after her Datsun 240z. They were very quick in their day and super comfortable. I can remember blasting through the Surrey countryside with all the windows down. I was very disappointed when she traded it in for a Mercedes 280CE, which was nice, but not a sports car.
The 240 was faster and had better quality
Between you and Harry it makes me proud to have been colonised!
Please do one on the BMW M635CSi !!! Another legend...(Not the USA e24 M6 please)
Another great video and car. I used to own a E9 B2 Alpina. I regret selling it ever after. I always learn things from these videos. Even after being a classic car nut for 30 years. Impressed! Thanks again!
The first one I recall ever seeing in person was on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, 32 years ago - just a quick glance, but it struck me as one of the most beautiful cars I had seen. The boldness of simple lines.
I was worried he wasn't going to show the rear glass roll down but of course Tyrell wouldn't miss such a thing. Excellent vid as always.
Curious as to the regulator mechanism, as the glass drops, rotates, and drops again.
@@oldanslo BMW had to do that to get it to seal against the front glass vertically.
When living in Dusseldorf a few years ago, I used to rent cars from a Sixt location inside a BMW dealership. One day I was there and a CS was parked after it had been serviced and I looked at it very closely. It is a very pretty car but what is astonishing is the visibility compared to modern vehicles. A great safety feature now overlooked in car design. And I was very happy to see the CS featured here as not all interesting cars need be mega-priced. Ah, but that demonic rust!
While living there did you run into col.Hogan , Shultz or col Klink ?
@@charlie1832 Since Hogan's Heroes was shown regularly on German television, along with a lot of other old American television programs, it would have been easy. I was never clear on what the German reaction was to the series.
@@Sprocketboy1956 I’m actually genuinely surprised that was shown regularly on German tv, I never thought of that before because I never thought that would’ve been shown on tv there but now I’m really curious what the reaction was / is to the show
Aah, somebody talking about the balance & weighting of the fundamental controls! Nice to hear this guy's mechanical explanations and understandings. Just the sort of things the late great LJK Setright would write about.
The mention of modern car A pilars is a very good point, its caught me out a few times with visibility.
When I was a teenager in the mid 70’s My dad passed, on buying a second hand 3.0 Orange CSL.I remember the salesman was boasting the sophisticated aerodynamics,with the windows open,pillar less like the Jag coupé.I was so disappointed.He got a 3 litre Capri in the end!.But a friend of my da,came round one day with a V12 E type jag,smoked the tyres out of a junction with me as a passenger! What a great experience.
Guten Tag Ian, i must say i am very pleased to listen to your knowledge about this cars of my youth. I was born 1959 in Bremen/Germany and when young i was able to identify every brand of car just from its sound. Wasn´t difficult these days i must admit. All that Beetles, Opel, Ford, Borgward, all that twostrokers i hated because of their bad smell. And yes, the BMW´s. The E9 shows very rare in our street, feels like Jesus comes down. Only topped by a single Miura based in Bremen leading to hurt my head when hitting the window of the tram i am sitting in.
Gearbox with four speed, i remember the sensation when you shift into the fourth gear in the 1502 of the driving school. This ol zerotwos had the same glassy feel when driving like the E9 you presented, a feature i really miss on modern cars, but i remember that safety issues are one of the reasons to evolve to the later 3 Series.
By the way, it was 1978 i have been 4 weeks on the other side of the runway of your location at British Aerospace in an apprentice exchange leaving a deep sympathy to your country….
Cheers
Peter
This channel is bed time stories for petrol heads. Lovingly read by a well-spoken man with an enormous wealth of knowledge.
Elegance is timeless..just lovely.
As always, I shared the obvious pleasure Lain gets (like most car folks really) from being out driving something sweet on a back road on a summers evening. I learned a little, got to see around a rather nice, classic looking 1970s 2 door pillar-less BMW and shared the pleasure as it's straight six got given a little run, thoroughly enjoyable and it's left me feeling pretty good about the world, which can't be said about everything I watch on UA-cam. Just think, if Harry hadn't gone to Lain to get his Espada sorted we might not have any of the Tyrrell's Classic Workshop vid's to watch online, good on Harry I say, n thanks as always Lain ;).
Great video of a true classic Iain. A few points: 1) The 3.0CSi are VERY expensive classics in Australia, probably due to their rarity. 2) The SOHC setup was always very finicky re valve clearances. I used to set them up slightly loose as too tight valve clearances resulted in poor idle and a lack of power. They seems to 'spin' more freely with a slightly loose valve clearance. 3) My personal preference was the 3.0Si. The 4 door was just as good as the 2 door, looked better, was nearly as quick - a real 'sleeper' of a car. Love your work - makes me wish I was still a mechanic!
I have always loved this car, I almost bought one in the early 80s, but even then the only ones I could afford a
Were Starting to rust , I was impressed how quickly they were. And always loved the bubble top look, I think became the six series in later years, but more beautiful than the six series , for me, the best looking Bmw.
There was one of these a few years back at a little foreign auto dealer I pass all the time. I was totally obsessed with it, downloaded the pics from the website and set them as my desktop. Such a beautiful car. I knew I had never seen once before or since, but didn't realize it was quite that rare. I love the forward rake of the nose. I can't imagine that would pass pedestrian safety regs now! Probably not great aerodynamically either, but man does it looks cool. I also love all the glass, this car truly has a greenhouse.
I remember Birds Garage Gerrards Cross. We used to live on the Uplands located on the Dukes Wood Estate from 1975 to 1979. When your a kid you take this kind of area for granted and think everyone lives like this. When you have to make your own way in life reality is a rude awakening.
My Fave Bimmer - 3.0CSi !! I learn much from each Tyrrell wkshp. Very informative, clear, intelligent & nuanced observations. I like the point about c. 70% of an engine's wear occurs in cold start-ups. I've honored this point & would never over-rev or 'load' a cold engine. Rather to wait for a few miles before accelerating. Another great workshop - Thank you Mr. Tyrrell!
I'm daily driving my 68 porsche to work atm and and hour before hometime I nip out and warm the oil through
As ever a terrific video. It would have been fun to have a modern, large grilled BMW stood next to the CSI and Iain standing for a moment saying nothing, for nothing needs to be said about the comparison.
you are an absolute delight, how you comment, how you get hands on the engine, how you drive and appreciate every detail, and how profound is your knowledge, i truly appreciate, i know this car, i own one, but you know many others and you treat all them respectfully and nicely, keep doing this Sir.
Thank you!
I dislike the fact that I can't hit the like button any more times. These videos really are fantastic, thanks for making them for us.
Those oil feed tube banjo bolts loosen up reducing oil spray to cam lobes. Proper crush washers and tightening of the banjo bolts is crucial to check every 12,000 mile valve clearance check. Great demonstration. What other classic car presentor actually performs repairs as part of the video 👍👍 .
This a much simpler chassis compared to M-B 280 SE Coupe. In a crash I'd rather be sitting in the M-B. For driving quick and cornering, the BMW. Happy Healthy 2023 new year.
Cheers from New Hampshire 👍🇺🇲
Thank you very much Iain, cup of coffee and a slice of lemon meringue pie, can’t get better 👍👍👍☕️🥧.
Good Afternoon lain. Another warm , relaxing and informative programme. I guess these used the "dog leg" box ? Your tale of that hooligan burning rubber reminded me of the time l tried the same in my Dolomite Sprint . I approached a very sharp left hander that had quite a drop on the inside . I gave the car absolute beans and the trailings arms sheared off allowing the axle to rotate . This left the car stranded and undrivable and l spent a very embarrassing hour waiting for the recovery truck ! Compounded by jeering and cheering of those l tried to impress ! Thanks Iain.
Hate that when it happens :-)
First car I drove when I was 16.... no wonder I have a 440 at 54 :) Thank you for the trough back
Like a Harley Street Doctor - or a fine Surgeon.
Very relaxing to watch and as always magical.
One day perhaps I will have a car worthy of your attention.
Great storyteller!
💯👍
I had a drive of one of these cars bacon the mid 1970's when a friend of mine use to do a bit of wheeler dealing. I just loved the dash and the wood trim and especially the amount of glass and all round view. Whether it had a minor fault in the injection system I don't know but when pulling away from rest there always seemed to be a split second delay between pressing the loud pedal and setting off. Back then I had a young family and the cost of the machine was well out of my league. The £7.5K he spoke of was an awful lot of money back then. Other than the home counties you could buy a very nice detached house for less.
That was always in my top 10 production cars. Absolutely gorgeous.
Didn't begin that way, facelift of ugly duckling 4 cyl. 2000 CS.
Mid to late seventies my parents took me visiting friends in Germany and Sundays after church and Frühschoppen we went to a dealer who had almost new csi’ s in reseda green or solver or blue what a treat for us………….thank you Ian for bringing back these memories with your video 💚
I loved the story about the youth club and car acceleration experience.. it triggered a memory for me when a similar event happened to me! but it was a bmw 323i.. the first time I'd ever seen one 1978 ish... I reported back to my dad who eventually bought one .. pbt 92t... thankyou for such informative enjoyable programs.. david..
Lovely review, there are a handful of these beauties running around New Zealand. New Zealand Classic car magazine recently did an article on one that was restored in Auckland. (March 2021 Issue 363). In ours we trip around the South Island, mainly in Marlborough! Great roads to cruise along!
This is One of my favourite cars of all time . Just stunning ❤️
Unbelievable knowledge explained simply and intelligently. Thank you!
Wunderbar as we say in German, wonderfull
The E3(4 door saloon)and E9(coupe) series put BMW on the map as a manufacturer of top quality 'driver's cars'. E9 has front end of E3 ahead of A pillars and that explains it's narrow track rear axle. As always, an excellent video Mr. Tyrrell 👍
Your pronunciation of German words is really spot on. Thanks for another interesting video
I can always return to an older video of the workshop and find something new an enjoyable to learn…these are great works like the cars they seek to illuminate