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<blockquote data-quote="ALBundy" data-source="post: 21259" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>For those of you with deep pockets and want to do restoration to your classic cars (like Mizhan), this is the ultimate! Taken from The Star, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3.0 CSi "premieres" at the BMW Welt Posted by: <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/blog/alluserposts.asp?id=1327" target="_blank">Anthony Lim</a> Two weeks ago, a 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi took centre stage at the BMW Welt, as the car "premiered" as the first full restoration completed by the BMW Classic Center since the opening of its BMW Classic Customer Workshop. It was also the first time where a classic BMW, rather than a brand-new car, was delivered to a customer at the facility. <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4817632912_f855b86dc6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> For the job, the owner of the 3.0 CSi wanted the car transformed back into a perfect state. He also asked for its four-speed manual gearbox to be converted into an automatic, something that had previously been done only with two prototypes of the 3.0 CSi. Based on close collaboration with the BMW Group Archive, which provided the relevant documentation, the vehicle underwent an authentic conversion process, being fitted with an auto box from a 2.8 CS.<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4817632916_107b4bb262.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> The refit and complete overhaul of the vehicle required months of research and countless hours of manual labour, with not only the need to repair substantial bodywork damage, but also iron out technical and electronic defects as well as thoroughly overhaul the interior fittings. While certainly not cheap, you can imagine the number of old Beemers making their way for that nip and tuck at the <a href="http://www.bmw-classic.com" target="_blank">Classic Center</a>, now that the ability to do so is there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ALBundy, post: 21259, member: 15"] For those of you with deep pockets and want to do restoration to your classic cars (like Mizhan), this is the ultimate! Taken from The Star, Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3.0 CSi "premieres" at the BMW Welt Posted by: [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/blog/alluserposts.asp?id=1327"]Anthony Lim[/URL] Two weeks ago, a 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi took centre stage at the BMW Welt, as the car "premiered" as the first full restoration completed by the BMW Classic Center since the opening of its BMW Classic Customer Workshop. It was also the first time where a classic BMW, rather than a brand-new car, was delivered to a customer at the facility. [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4817632912_f855b86dc6.jpg[/IMG] For the job, the owner of the 3.0 CSi wanted the car transformed back into a perfect state. He also asked for its four-speed manual gearbox to be converted into an automatic, something that had previously been done only with two prototypes of the 3.0 CSi. Based on close collaboration with the BMW Group Archive, which provided the relevant documentation, the vehicle underwent an authentic conversion process, being fitted with an auto box from a 2.8 CS.[IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4817632916_107b4bb262.jpg[/IMG] The refit and complete overhaul of the vehicle required months of research and countless hours of manual labour, with not only the need to repair substantial bodywork damage, but also iron out technical and electronic defects as well as thoroughly overhaul the interior fittings. While certainly not cheap, you can imagine the number of old Beemers making their way for that nip and tuck at the [URL="http://www.bmw-classic.com"]Classic Center[/URL], now that the ability to do so is there. [/QUOTE]
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