Description
Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire
Viewing: Tues 8th April from 12pm
Auction: Wed 9th April from 9am
Location: IWM Duxford Airfield, Cambridge CB22 4QR
1981 BMW 635 CSi
Estimate
£15, 000 - £18, 000
Registration No: TKM 968X
Chassis No: WBAEC4202C5585976
MOT: Exempt
Just 70, 000 miles from new
Desirable UK example, supplied by L&C Auto Services, BMW House of Tunbridge Wells
Benefiting from some £4, 250 worth of expenditure in 2021-2022
Offered with a large history file including the original owners handbook and stamped service book
Successor to the race-proven (E9) 3. 0CS/ CSi high-performance sports coupes, the 6-series was introduced in August 1976. More forgiving than its predecessors, it utilised a modified version of the (E12) 5-series saloon platform equipped with all-round independent suspension and powerful disc brakes. A natural rival to the 928 and XJS, the four-seater 6-series proved more capacious than the Porsche and sportier than the Jaguar. Immediately recognisable thanks to its distinctive 'shark nose' frontal styling and thin pillared glasshouse it boasts real road presence. An impression backed up by the various versions of BMW's mighty M30, SOHC straight-six engine fitted throughout the range. Second only to the BMW Motorsport tuned M6 version, the 635CSi's 3430cc unit developed some 216bhp and 232lbft of torque (outputs that were reputedly sufficient to propel it from 0-60mph in 8. 4 seconds and on to 135mph).
Manufactured in 1981, the 635 CSi offered was supplied new to the United Kingdom via L&C Auto Services, BMW House of Tunbridge Wells, being first registered on the 21st of November that year. Finished from new in Cosmos Blue paintwork with Black leather interior upholstery and features the automatic transmission which the vendor informs is very smooth. The vendor rates ‘TKM 968X’ as ‘very good’ in regard to bodywork, paintwork, engine, gearbox, electrical equipment, and interior trim. Offered now with just 70, 000 miles on the odometer, the BMW has been in the current registered ownership since 2022. Benefitting from over £6, 000 worth of expenditure since 2018, the CSi received reconditioned brake calipers, new crank sensor, water pump, and exhaust fixings in 2018; a full service, new radiator, and new fuel and brake hoses in 2021; and new thermostat and housing and re-wired electric fan in 2022. Offered with a large history file that contains the stamped service book, owner’s information, handbook, a collection of invoices and previous MOTs, and a current V5C document.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
