Reader JamestownMike needs your help! He was given this BMW shell, but he isn’t sure exactly what it is or if it’s even worth messing with. I’ll let him fill you in on the all the details! From JamestownMike – I was given this BMW shell by my body guy for FREE! It doesn’t have a VIN or title. Can you please help confirm what model this is? My guess was a BMW 2002 2 door? It has many brand new BMW parts including; both rear inner quarters, both rear wheel houses and both rocker panels. Some BMW parts stickers are still intact.
I googled the left rear BMW part number of 41351814069 and it seems to be a “covering left wheelhouse/entrance” for a E9 series BMW 70-71 2800CS or a 71-75 3.0CS. What’s really confusing is that it has a Genuine BMW remanufactured final drive with differential (3.91 posi) showing part number 33102225766 that seems to fit a M5/M6 ONLY which sells for as much as $2k.
My guess is someone was in the process of building a track car and spent a ton of money on NEW OEM BMW sheet metal and rear drive/diff. It WAS kept inside at one of my body guys property until it was abandoned, at which time my body guy stored it outside for the last 6 to 8 months in the North Carolina weather. My body guy needs the space and was going to scrap it but I told him I’d pick it up. I was hoping other Barn Finds’ readers could help confirm it’s identity and tell me if it’s worth doing anything with or not? Please help!
JamestownMike
So, can you help Mike identify this shell? And is there any value here beyond just scrapping it? Even if the shell isn’t worth anything, that rear end has to be worth a little bit to someone with an E24 or E28 that needs a rear end. Be sure to take a closer look at his photos in the gallery below and if you have any insights for him, leave them in the comments!
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