1976 R reg 633CSi on Fleabay!

Probably is. The only other one I've see running in the past couple of years bears a "T"-suffix plate.

Having said that, there is an early Six which I discovered next to a builders yard in Haggerston, just down the road from my office in Dalston. It's still there, but the front reg. plate has been removed, so I can't identify the year of registration....

There is another one which I see occasionally in London, a light metallic blue car (Fjord blue) which was in BMW car a few years back. The reg number is WGO ???R and it's not bad looking. It's owned I believe by a rather well to do Woman who's owned it for about 20 odd years if not 25.
The Ebay car is starting at £1200, a bit high. He's banging on about the rare Karmann built cars; they're rare because they were horrible rust heaps and once the vastly better 635CSi appeeared, nobody wanted them.
I'd pay about £800 at a push, but 'rare' and 'valuable' are often uneasy bedfellows.

Ivan; P.M me your number so we can have a natter at Gaydon! You Six mad deviant you!!

Goldryder wrote: A friend of mine has a 1974 'M' reg 633 in red with black leather interior.

The 633 wasn't introduced into the UK until 1976, so it's hardly likely that the one you've seen is an E24. More likely it's an E9 3.0CSi

Horsetan wrote: Goldryder wrote: A friend of mine has a 1974 'M' reg 633 in red with black leather interior. The 633 wasn't introduced into the UK until 1976, so it's hardly likely that the one you've seen is an E24. More likely it's an E9 3.0CSi

According to the paperwork that comes with the car, and all the receipts from the original supplier of the car, it is a 1974 reg 633, it is badged up as such also.

The car is cared for by the now BMW dealership over here and even they have said its unusual to find one in such pristine condition.

Also, don't let anyone tell you that the E9 was a better car than the early 6 Series because they weren't. The 633CSi was slightly bigger and heavier than the E9 but performance was similar, the handling and roadholding vastly better. The original 635CSi from '78 with Bilsteins, LSD and the 5 speed 'dogleg' gearbox was a hugely superior machine to the CSL which really, wasn't that great a car - the E3 saloons (2500 - 3.3LiA) were much better. The E9 relies on it's styling and in fact was a bit of a lash up - a stretched 2000 saloon chassis with a very flexible body and a six cylinder engine dropped in. My CSL (now sold at a huge profit :-) !) was more boulevard cruiser than sports car. They feel 100 years old whereas a 6 still feels like a modern car.

I still like E9 Coupes but it's sad just how worthless a 6 Series needling a bit of love is. Just seen a whie 628CSi Auto on the 'bay for £255. Hmmmmmm.......

No, Receding green.