Collector Car Status? Whoa! :)
Thanks again to Ed Poole for sending me the link to the Hemmings ads the other day. In addition to the three M1s that were listed, look what ELSE I found there!
This TC1 Baur, which we have featured here* a couple of weeks ago--- for at least the second time**!---- is going to the famous Mecum Auction in Houston, Texas April 14-16, 2016!
This may give Baur Owners around the world a good idea of where the Baurs stand in terms of achieving 'Collector Status'! I don't frankly know if we have made it yet. but this definitely puts us ON THE MAP, regardless of how the auction goes!
At the very least, the Baurs will be a topic of conversation among the national audience that the Mecum Auction draws, and no doubt, many folks will be learning about them for the first time!
And you will notice that the ad features the statement: "One of 4,595 produced."
(You know where they got that figure from? Baurspotting! It's working, folks! :) )
I will try to get to the Mecum folks to provide them with more specific info about the Baurs. They can include it in their live conversation when the Baur actually rolls onto the stage, such as the fact that there are only 106 known BMW E21 Baurs like this in the entire US, and less than 800 of the 4595 known to exist in the world, etc! Hopefully I can get through to them before the show!
Anyway you look at it, this is exciting news for BMW Baurs! I can't wait to see it!
Here is the link to the Mecum Auction page:
1978 BMW BAUR TOPCABRIOLET
ONE OF 4,595 PRODUCED
1978 BMW Baur TopCabriolet
Price: Auction
Body Style: Baur TopCabriolet Stock No.: HA: T35 Exterior: White
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Description:
- Rare, only 4,595 produced between 1978-1981
- Engine and transmission have been resealed
- Aftermarket air conditioning
- New caps, rotors, plugs, water pump, timing belt, shifter bushings and radiator
- New exhaust
- New inter
- Engine and transmission have been resealed
- Aftermarket air conditioning
- New caps, rotors, plugs, water pump, timing belt, shifter bushings and radiator
- New exhaust
- New inter
Auction Information for Mecum Auctions: Houston 2016
NRG Center, One NRG ParkHouston, TX 77054
PH: 262-275-5050
Website: http://www.mecum.com
HIGHLIGHTS
- Rare, only 4,595 produced between 1978-1981
- Engine and transmission have been resealed
- Aftermarket air conditioning
- New caps, rotors, plugs, water pump, timing belt, shifter bushings and radiator
- New exhaust
- New interior
- New convertible top with new seals
- Updated/replaced headlights, turn signals and other lens covers
- Updated badging
- Rust free
https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/HA0416-241274/0/1978-BMW-Baur-TopCabriolet/
Thank you, Ed! ;)
*Here is our post from a couple of weeks ago:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2016/01/small-baur-world-early-1978-320-rust.html
**Here is an earlier post about this same Baur from August 2014, before we knew the Baur number:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2014/08/e21-baur-in-texas-for-sale.html
And here is a link to the Mecum Auction viewing schedule on TV, in case you are able to catch the broadcast!
https://www.mecum.com/tv-times.cfm
And here is a link to the Mecum Auction viewing schedule on TV, in case you are able to catch the broadcast!
https://www.mecum.com/tv-times.cfm
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