So someone finally bought this! I was looking at this on cl recently, too. It was up there for a while (Sorry, I didn't think to "report" it.)
I actually considered buying this car 10-15 years ago when it was pristine. Was considering it again now, but it's obviously didn't happen. Funny to see it resurface again.
Last edited by Mike323i; 12-11-2011 at 09:06 AM.
Looks pretty solid in those pics. Nice color too.
HarryPR
'81 320/6 Baur (#2569)
BMW CCA # 19290
I got an email this morning from Uwe of the International Baur Register. He spotted either this thread or the post about this car on my blog, and he has now added Baur #4486 to the International Register! Another Baur has 'come in from the cold'!
http://bmwe21baur.npage.de/
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Uwe!
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Tom,
thanks for the reply and the info.
My Baur is currently stored in my garage, much to the chagrin of my wife.
I really don't think I have the motivation to do much more with it- I really need to sell it. It's been sitting for several years, inside, but it will likely need a good bit of TLC to get it road-worthy again. I know it's not worth tons of $$ as it sits, but I can't afford to give it away for nothing.
Right after I bought the car, I replaced the 4 speed transmission with a 5 speed from a later 320i. I also swapped in some 320is Recaro seats that are in great shape (I still have the original stock black vinyl seats that could be swapped back in). I also cut out some of the rusty floor on the drivers' side and patched it with about 5 layers of fiberglass.
We drove the car to Carlisle PA for the Import show several years in a row, with absolutely no problems. One of the last outings was to Vintage At the Vineyards several years ago, after which I parked the car and it really hasn't been driven since.
So, if you or anyone else might be interested in owning this car, feel free to PM or email me and we'll discuss it.
I'd be glad to help in any way I can with finding more info about the car from former ASC employees, just let me know what I can do.
Bret
This is a great story that you helped make happen, jimjim! Thank you!
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...2#post23266062
Last edited by tomscat1; 12-11-2011 at 09:00 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Thanks to Clio320i in the Facebook E21 Legion page, we have identified a previously unknown Baur that was spotted a couple of years ago in Portland OR. It belongs to bimmerforums member 85baur320i.
Check out post #165 (above) which appeared February 2011 in this thread:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...+the+us&page=7
Thanks, Clio320i, and welcome 85baur320i! Looks like a beauty! I don't have the Baur number plate yet, but I will work on it.
That is also seth's black TC1 included in the thread, along with the car from tucson now owned by Mark R.
Wow, we now have successfully identified all three Baurs in this old post, and all of their owners are known in this forum! That is amazing to me. It is indeed a small world. Thanks to all!
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Thanks again, vance!
We have had this one listed for sale on Baurspotting (thanks to rudy92) since last August. Apparently it is again up for sale, since this is a new listing.
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/baurs-for-sale.html
Thank you, Vance!
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
I know this forum is linked to some German E21 websites, so this one is for our friends across The Pond:
With thanks to Uwe from the Baur Register in Germany for this listing on eBay Germany.....
I'm selling here a BMW Baur Convertible Single April 1979 The car is signed out since 2000 and since then has been dry
in the garage.
It has a front and a rear apron, side sills as well as by Zender.
There was even a rear spoiler fitted, but not in the appropriate moment
is. There are two small holes in the tailgate is urgent but can seal easily.
The car is lowered with Bilstein suspension.
In the trunk of a 38 liter fuel tank is built of extra Alpina.
He has built beautiful alloy wheels 7x15 BBS
-Must be repainted if necessary, are otherwise in good condition.
The two sport seats from Recaro are in good condition. Only the driver's seat would have
be bolstered once again - see photo
The dash is in good condition without cracks.
The instrument cluster has a crack in the plexiglass you get on ebay but bought later well.
The motor is running at the moment with Start Pilot.
Runs but clean and without noise. The carburetor should be cleaned, so after a long life, he is not ready to drive.
I extended-fuel gauge of the tank after a long service life even without rust.
On the car of course would still have a lot to be done (rust, technology).
The rear window has a small hole.
In case of serious interest in the car can be visited at any time between HA and HB directly to the A1 motorway, and it will be no disagreement there.
Included are original BMW Baur and papers, conclusions and a set of steel rims.
Write with questions like email or phone 0179-5216143
http://www.ebay.de/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250960508959
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Lots more Baurs for sale:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/baurs-for-sale.html
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Need BAUR used parts? Mobster on e21.net is braking up a BAUR.
Thanks for the heads up on that!
I have posted a link to the thread on my blog, on the Baur Parts: Wanted/For Sale page:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/b...dfor-sale.html
I am also seeking more info on the Baur he is parting out.
That is Jeroen's website, btw.
http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopi...170505#p170505
Stay tuned.
Last edited by tomscat1; 12-28-2011 at 09:20 AM.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
I need some parts...as always lol.
The Frozen Baur (AKA The Frozen Ground) now on Netflix (John Cussack is driving the Omega behind the Baur)
I just purchased every rubber for the Baur top from my local BMW dealer.
You may recall this post from last July, when Baurspotting attended the BMWCCA Connecticut Valley Chapter (CVC) 'Bring More Wax' Show and Shine at Wickham Park in Manchester, CT. I arranged to meet there for the first time with Afonso, the owner of the only other known Baur in CT. Here is a link to that post.
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2011/07/two-e21-baurs-at-connecticut-valley.html
Well, we have an update to that post. The CT Valley Chapter publishes a great bi-monthly magazine (DIE ZEITUNG) of the club's activities. Botond Pal, photographer, was at the Show and Shine that day shooting pics of all the cars at the show. The magazine is now available online, and you can view his photos of the show, including pics of the two Baurs together. Here is the link:
http://bmwccacvc.org/dzmagazine.htm
Check out the Sept-Oct 2011 edition, and turn to page 12-13. Our appearance is mentioned in the text, and we are pictured together at the center bottom of page 6. That pic was taken at the end of the show, just as both Afonso and I were in our cars leaving the park.
In addition, you can see Afonso's beautiful Baur in the pics on the left column (that is me in the white hat/blue shirt standing behind his car, btw). Afonso and I can also be seen in two pics on page 13, right column, center (I am in the white hat, Afonso is in the dark blue baseball cap). We are also in the pic above that one, seated together at lunch. It was a beautiful day for a picnic, and it was great to meet Afonso! Thank you to DIE ZEITUNG for the great coverage!
http://issuu.com/ctvalley/docs/sept-oct_dz?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage
But that is not all. Check out page 6 of the same Sept-Oct 2011 edition. A few weeks before the Show and Shine (above) in Manchester, the CVC hosted a mid-week Ice Cream Social in Colchester, CT, which I was able to attend. This was my first event with the local chapter, and I was hoping to be able to learn more about another CT Baur that I had seen in pictures (thanks to bimmerforums member Davey101) at previous club events. I met club officers Lance Johnson and Dave Rich that night, and sure enough, they knew of the other Baur. Dave passed along my information to the other owner, who turned out to be Afonso, of course, and we were able to make arrangements to meet with our Baurs at the Show and Shine event depicted above. That is how it happened, folks. Thank you to Dave and Lance for helping make it happen.
But I digress. Page 6 has several pics of the Colchester Ice Cream Social. You can see the Baurspotting Baur in the background of the pic with the young lady, and also at the extreme left of the bottom pic on that page. There were some great cars at both shows, btw, including a number of M cars, Dinans, supercharged Z3s, etc., and I am grateful to the photographers--- and the editors--- for giving a little play to our beloved Baurs.
It is also worth noting that the most frequently heard comment in the vicinity of the Baurs at both of those shows was.... "I have never seen one of these in person before." So let's get those Baurs out to some shows this year, boys and girls!
P.S. I almost overlooked this.... but check out the cover of the magazine also... upper left corner, there is the Baurspotting Baur with the hood raised!
Happy New Year!
Last edited by tomscat1; 01-08-2012 at 12:40 AM.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
great work tom.. one day i will get one of these cars
been driving around asking old people if they have any old bmw in there barn that they want to sell. lmao..
keep it up man. :-)
It is kind of funny. I was just contemplating a post about the fact that last night I did a nationwide search for Baurs actively for sale on craigs list and eBay. The only one I could come up with was this white one in Florida.
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/cto/2757611841.html
As far as I can tell it is the ONLY Baur (a TC2, btw) that I could find anywhere in the entire country now!
And now it appears that it may not be available for long!!
A few minutes ago, I received an email from a former Baur owner who saw that Baur in my "Baurs for Sale' page on my blog, and he is currently arranging to have an inspection of it!!
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/baurs-for-sale.html
Stay tuned!
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Well, ok, technically, WE didnt do it. RYNE did it! He is now the proud owner of FOUR Baurs! Wow. Congratulations, Ryne!
Ryne, of course, is 1rdmanahan1 from Texas in bimmerforums, where he is making quite a splash with his black Baur. You may recall this thread:
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1750815&highlight=Baur
If you haven't seen that thread..... GO NOW! Do not pass go, do not collect $200! Check it out!
Beautiful stuff!
If you want to see his FOUR Baurs, with loads of pics (too many for here):
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
1rdmanahan1: Baur Lover Par Excellence! Great job, Ryne!
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
Any time.
Another NEW baur!
Thanks to our friend, Amir K. in Las Vegas it appears we have a NEW Baur, not listed in the Baur registry!
Here is his email tonight:
"hey so i was over at the SIN CITY BMW (Las Vegas, NV) and finally had a chance to take some pics of the baur. here they are sorry that they are not that good. He is in the Process of restoring it and once he catches up with everything it will look amazing."
Thanks, Amir!
Brace yourselves, folks.... here come da pics!
Wow.
A new Baur find, and what looks like a great little shop! Muchas gracias to Amir for taking the time to track this down and send it to us!
This is all here also, of course:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
Last edited by tomscat1; 01-14-2012 at 11:26 AM.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
When is a Baur not a Baur?
I don't know what this guy was thinking, but this is clearly NOT a Baur.
It appears he has confused a Euro BMW with a Euro Baur BMW. I will give him the benefit of the doubt. It is a carbureted 318, unfortunately an automatic. That is undoubtedly a rare car on this side of The Pond. Cool.
1980 BMW 318A Baur - $4500 (Millerton)
Date: 2012-01-24, 3:02PM EST
Reply to: sale-2w3s3-2816054775@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
For sale is my 1980 BMW 318. This is a grey market car, meaning it was not for sale in the US and had to be imported. The car has a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated (carb) 3 speed automatic, factory recaro bucket seats, 1000 watt Pioneer stereo paired with 1000 watt amp and a 12" 1200 watt lighted sub woofer. I lost my job and need money. Please call Joel at (518) 592-1097 Please no calls before 8a.m. or after 8p.m.
Don't contact me asking if this is still for sale, I WILL take the listing down when it sells
- Location: Millerton
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
1/30/2012 thanks to Uwe from the Baur registry we have a new listing from eBay Germany: Baur#1239-01.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/180806036405?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p398 4.m1423.l2649
Interestingly, this car was originally listed on page 1 of this thread by Jeroen as Baur #1273. It now appears that may have been an error, since we see the same car for sale on eBay Germany with Baur plate #1239. We will continue to seek clarification on this.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE: here is a pic from the International Baur Registry for the Baur still listed there as #1273, and stating that it is a US Baur, yet showing a Euro plate.
More to come.
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/baurs-for-sale.html
Last edited by tomscat1; 01-30-2012 at 07:34 PM.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
I received this email today from Baur owner Matt, and I am posting it verbatim. Any help, suggestions, etc. greatly appreciated. Matt, btw, owns two Baurs, including this well-known one #917:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/201...-baur-917.html
"Tom,
My 323i TC has one of the latches that lets go of the removable hard portion of the top 'frozen'. I was driving today, and heard the hard top jostling - like it wasn't securely latched down. I noticed the passenger's side latch handle wasn't fully in the 'up' position, so I gave it a hard push, and it went 'up'. The jostling continued. When I got to work, I found that I couldn't pull the latch down. Putting some considerable force on it, it finally moved, but in a not-so-good sounding way. Now whatever position I put that latch into, it won't release that side of the top.
Could you post this for me to see if your readers have any suggestions?
Best,
Matthew"
"The part: It's 54210006051, the right side top latch. I'd also take a 54210006049, the left side top latch. If you could post it, I'd appreciate it!
matthew"
Parts diagram here:
http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E2...p_cabriolet-4/
Anyone have this part as a spare to sell?
Thanks in advance.
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/p/b...dfor-sale.html
Last edited by tomscat1; 02-01-2012 at 09:40 PM.
Tom
SE Connecticut
1982 323i Baur, 1977 320i (carbed),
1978 320i (parts)
1991 325ix 5 speed, 1989 325ix (winter),
1989 325ic (summer)
1973 2002 Malaga (with frosting)
1975 Mercedes W115 300D (The Departed)
the late 1979 323i Euro (project, Now Departed)
Visit my blog: Baurspotting
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/
BWR PWR!
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