Barn Find classic BMW discovery - Is this the rarest (first?) BMW Touring ever made?

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. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Subscribed? DO YOU KNOW OF A CAR THAT MIGHT BE WORTHY OF JONNY HELPING UNEARTH ON VIDEO? DO YOU OWN A CAR IN A BARN/HEDGE/GARAGE THAT MIGHT JUST RUN OR NEED A NEW HOME? Email (ideally with details, photos and location) the Late Brake Show via [email protected] If you want to see these episodes (as well as all the other playlists covering car collections and new car reviews) why not become a Patreon supporter from £1 per month? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow Smith & Sniff is the UK's #1 automotive podcast, where Jonny and ex Top Gear and Grand Tour script editor Richard Porter chat absolute rubbish for an hour, periodically mentioning car related topics. Listen now: Website: https://smithandsniff.com/index.html Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/smith-and-sniff/id1507539214 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vXayLsQaEsejoCtVdRpzv?si=1ZMkoiWuTrG9akz3XtyOSw Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Smith-and-Sniff/dp/B08K59D5SG?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=53f621d4-bfe4-4781-8e87-dc7bc922d62e Youtube: https://youtube.com/@smithandsniff?si=yZiWg1XVg1QcBbGt *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard https://www.philvfilms.com/ Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carpervert 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? #barnfind #rarebmw #bmwbarnfind #thelatebrakeshow #4k