My Ultimate Fantasy is Realized: Old BMWs are New Again

The 1972 BMW 3.0 CSi; Swift, subtle and beautiful.

The first product of a BMW-branded restoration.

Unfortunately most examples are now also bent, rusty, and wheezing to keep up with modern Vespas.

What’s a classic BMW lover to do?

Well if you’ve got the cash, you can take your classic Bavarian cream puff to “BMW Welt” (Welt auf Deutch means World in Engeles).

This place is awesome like a pizza factory run by hot naked girls.

It’s undeniably wacky looking… but beat up Bimmers that enter this place come out with a second lease on life, sometimes to the tune of over one hundred grand.

But if you’ve got a truly classic BMW with a lot of historical value and you want to look just like it did when it rolled off the showroom floor, what better place to take it than the showroom itself.

BMW engineers got to incredible lengths to get the resto done right, with the original blueprints sourced for custom work like a transmission swap from another classic Bimmer.

BMW is hoping that this trend will catch on with fans of the brand- people bringing their classics in to get the most pampering and accurate restoration that money can buy.

Doesn’t sound like the best business model in the throes of recession, but I love the idea and I hope there are enough rich Bimmer owners out there to make the operation last.

The more classic cars that survive, the better.

3.0 CSi Coupe

Imagine BMW Welt's skills put to work on a 507... one of the loveliest cars of all time.