3.0CS automatic
Make: | BMW |
Model: | 3-Series |
Type: | Coupe |
Trim: | automatic |
Year: | 1974 |
Mileage: | 168,405 |
VIN: | XXXXXXXXXX4335300 |
Color: | Brown |
Engine: | I6 |
Cylinders: | 6 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Automatic |
Drive type: | RWD |
Interior color: | Black |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | San Rafael, California, United States |
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Private seller |
Description of 1974 BMW 3-Series |
3.0 CS/CSi1974 BMW 3.0 CS (U.S. Model) The 2800CS was replaced by the 3.0 CS and 3.0 CSi in 1971. The engine had been bored out to give a displacement of 2,986cc (182.2cuin), and was offered with a 9.0:1 compression ratio, twin carburettors, and 180 horsepower (130kW) at 6000 revolutions per minute in the 3.0 CS or a 9.5:1 compression ratio,Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection, and 200 horsepower (150kW) at 5500 revolutions per minute in the 3.0 CSi.[3]There was a 4 speed manual and anautomatic transmissionvariant. They were sold in theUnited Statesfrom 1970 to 1974, byMax Hoffman. He was the importer and sole distributor for BMW from the mid-sixties until selling his business to BMW of North America in 1975.[7]1974 model cars hadprotruding 5 mile per hour bumpers. Performance was very competitive with contemporaries. |