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Barn Find classic BMW discovery – Is this the rarest (first?) BMW Touring ever made? In this special barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show Jonny Smith discovers a 1970s BMW E3 coachbuilt estate that is perhaps one of only 12 ever made. Commissioned by BMW UK this 2500 automatic model has spent the last 35 years garaged and partially stripped. But is this the rarest Touring model to be found? This is a BMW estate before BMW factory made them.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:09 Opening the garage door
1:50 Clearing begins
2:04 Family bereavement
2:24 History of the BMW E3 and coachbuilts
2:45 Only 12 made?
3:02 Racing team service cars
3:15 Tailgate borrowed from?
5:00 Shooting brakes
6:03 FLOOD!
6:34 Rare number plate
6:44 Meet the owner
7:58 How it was found
11:39 Clearing the boot
13:23 RAT
14:00 INTERIOR
15:25 Roof detail
15:58 Dashboard
17:28 Engine bay
18:35 Missing parts found
19:35 Rusty chassis?
20:15 Special tailgate
21:25 What is it worth?
22:06 Assembled rear end
26:07 FOR SALE?
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