Other Cars

Present Vehicles (worth mentioning)
1969 BMW 2302
Okay, 2302 is what we're calling it. My son and I are dropping a 323i motor and 5spd out of an '80 323i into this car. We've just got started with the project (Dec '05) and will try to make progress as best we can. I'm trying to get him to do a lot of the work, but we all know how easy THAT is!
1973 BMW 3.0cs
I decided I wanted to drive a "beater" CS and fix it up as I go. I found this one for sale in L.A. and quickly contacted a guy that I knew could inspect it for me. To make a long story short, my friend bought it on the spot for a very good price. He then went through the entire car, replaced some worn out parts and sent me 100 pictures. Just the car I was looking for! (I picked this car up in December 2002) It needs some immediate rust repair, but considering its a CS, the rust isn't bad at all.
   
Past Vehicles  
1972 BMW 3.0cs
I found this car while looking through one of the on-line auto classified web sites. It was located about two hours away and looked like a very nice CS. The ad said it had a blown motor and was priced very reasonable. THAT got my attention. The next day I met the owner where the car was being stored and checked it out. It had absolutely no rust anywhere on the car, which led me to having a religious experience right there in the parking lot! SOLD! I wrote him a check for a deposit and picked the car up that weekend. Awesome car. Polaris with blue leather, sunroof, A/C, Webers, 4spd, LSD, Bilstein suspension, oversized anti-sway bars, all it needed was an engine rebuild. That was done over the next three or four weekends and I had the car on the road a month after buying it. We took that car to the Monterey Historics, Napa Valley, all over the place. But, after a couple years of enjoyment I decided I didn't need two "fun" cars (see E-type) and decided to sell it. Now another lucky guy is enjoying it. I'll probably own another in the future. Update: See above! 8-)
1969 Jaguar E-type Roadster ... SOLD summer of 2005!
I've had this car for quiet a while now and have yet to give it the attention it deserves. Mechanically its always been very reliable, but I need to do quite a bit of cosmetic work on it to make it more presentable. Mainly paint and interior. The car is very solid, with little or no rust to be found, so it should clean up nicely. Too many BMW projects in the way!