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).
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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).
