1975 BMW 3.0 CSi E9 Coupe Appears on Cars & Bids Auction

Cars & Bids reports the listing of a restored 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi E9 coupe. The European-market classic features a 3.0-liter inline-six and 4-speed manual transmission.

A 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi from the E9 generation has appeared on the Cars & Bids auction platform, drawing significant attention from classic car enthusiasts. Finished in Fjord Blue with a tan interior and equipped with a 4-speed manual transmission, the coupe has already reached a bid of $62,500 with more than two dozen bids placed.

This example comes from the final year of production of BMW’s E9 coupe series, a line of grand touring cars produced between 1968 and 1975. The model was developed as a larger and more powerful alternative to BMW’s 02 Series and formed part of the company’s “New Six” family of vehicles powered by inline-six engines. Bodies for the E9 coupes were manufactured by the German coachbuilder Karmann, and total production across all variants reached 30,546 cars.

According to the selling dealer, the car was originally a European-market example and was restored in the Netherlands before being imported to the United States. During the restoration the car was repainted in Fjord Blue. The interior features refurbished leather upholstery and wood trim, while listed equipment includes a Nardi steering wheel, a BMW Bavaria head unit and 16-inch Alpina-style wheels.

Power comes from a 3.0-liter inline-six engine from BMW’s M30 family. In the CSi version this engine used a Bosch D-Jetronic electronic fuel-injection system and produced around 200 horsepower with approximately 272 Nm of torque. Period specifications indicate a 0–100 km/h time of about 7.7 seconds and a top speed close to 220 km/h.

The 3.0 CSi was introduced in 1971 as a more advanced version of the 3.0 CS coupe. Its key difference was the adoption of fuel injection instead of carburetors, which allowed the engine to deliver higher performance. Production of the model ran from 1971 through 1975, with roughly 7,900 examples built in total.

Although the car is titled as a 1975 model, documentation from BMW Classic indicates that it was actually built in 1974. Such discrepancies were common at the time, as cars assembled late in the calendar year were often registered as vehicles of the following model year.

The current owner reportedly acquired the car in 2023 and has added only a few hundred miles since then. The odometer now shows approximately 50,500 miles. The seller also notes several minor flaws, including small paint imperfections, scratches above the rear badge and a sticky compartment door in the dashboard.

Today the E9 coupes are widely regarded as some of the most elegant cars in BMW’s history. Their long hood, slender roof pillars and the distinctive Hofmeister kink in the rear pillar helped define a design language that many enthusiasts still associate with classic BMW styling. As a result, examples like this 3.0 CSi continue to attract strong interest among collectors and vintage car enthusiasts at auction.