Highlights
- Desirable ‘Highline’ model
- Perfect for restoration
- Increasingly rare vehicle
The Appeal
With its ‘shark nose’ design, excellent proportions and potent six-cylinder drivetrain, the 635CSI has long been a desirable and collectible classic coupé.
While this example has seen better days, it is a great base for a comprehensive restoration, offering lots of potential to either restore it to factory specification, or go the full ‘resto-mod’ route and create the 635CSI of your dreams…
The History and Paperwork
- First registered in April 1988
- Supplied new from Alan Kerr main dealers in Warwick
- 7 owners from new
- Current owner since October 2020
- Off the road from 2008-2018
- Taken off the road again in July 2021
- Comprehensive main dealer / independent specialist service history
- Some maintenance invoices
- Current V5c in the vendor’s name
The Interior
- Light grey leather upholstery with blue leather to the dash
- The leather is in reasonable condition, although in need of a deep clean and some repair
- Large tear to the driver’s seat right bolster
- Cream carpet with grey overmats
- There are a number of stained areas on the door cards, carpets and rear parcel shelf
- Original radio/cassette present but not installed
- Electrically operated front seats, 3 memory function on driver’s seat
- Air conditioning - fan currently not functioning
- Electric sunroof, windows and door mirrors - passenger side windows not functioning
- Pioneer CD changer in the boot
- Original toolkit
- Some minor interior trim elements are missing
The Exterior
- BMW Royal Blue paintwork
- The paintwork is in poor condition and would benefit from refreshing
- Original multi-spoke metric wheels in reasonable condition, with some minor bubbling and peel
- Matching Dunlop metric tyres (230/55/ZR390)
- Headlight wipers and integrated front fog lights
- External trim appears to be mostly present and correct, with the brightwork looking to be in fairly good order
- Factory specification foam boot spoiler in good condition
- The bodywork itself has a number of scars, dings and a few areas that are clearly suffering from corrosion, including the wheel arches and driver’s side front wing
- Underneath, the floor pans look solid and in good condition, but the sills and seams show signs of corrosion, as do the suspension and drivetrain components
The Mechanics
- 3,430cc inline-six
- 4-speed automatic transmission
- MacPherson front struts and independent semi-trailing arms at the rear
- The car is running and driving, but does not have an MOT
- We’re told by the owner that a service and some mechanical recommissioning will be required
- The engine bay appears in reasonable condition, with some surface corrosion
Summary
The 635CSI is a very handsome car, and one that’s getting harder to find. With mint examples often sat in collections and fetching big money, restoring a car like this is a great way to get the car you’ve always dreamed of without breaking the bank.
While it needs some fairly extensive restoration work to get it back on the road, we think it’s got some real potential in the right hands.
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