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The car sold. I leave the videos online for nostalgia.

LMAO !

The new owner was so happy he bought another car for his wife.

Thank you, it was fun to build. I am building a 1967 Camaro now and will be posting a video shortly

That would be an awesome car and color combination.

Agreed

James, It had large headers and 3” exhaust that sounded so good I couldn’t bring myself to do NOS exhaust. The customer that bought it had previously bought three cars from me and liked the exhaust sound. He saw the car going through the entire restoration and I built it to his liking. Thanks for watching ans commenting on my car.

Thank you for the kind words. Stayed tuned for the 67 Camaro I am building.

Good thing they never happened to me :) It’s not a rally car

Easy to find parts, i have 4 Metropolitans here in England UK, its a B Series 1500 engine which was used from the 50s to the 70s in lists of cars built by BMC, so spares are plentiful, i have a garage full. theres Metropoiltan Parts in Hartleton Pennsylvania or The Metropolitan Pit Stop in North Hollywood Los Angeles, both of which are excellent and send catalogues in mail. The Pit Stop has a fantasic museum

Thank you for the nice comment!

@@Automotive-Velocity Anytime brother. I did subscribe to your channel hope to see some more great content and may your channel blossom. Cheers. Malik Martin ATL GA

Such a great car and black is a great color with the sleek body lines of the 650!

My friend just found gas in Southern California at $9.99 / gal. I don’t think the pump can go any higher. Next they will start to sell for $6.00 half gallon. I had a fellow call me last week asking for advice about Metropolitans. He’d been shopping and said he couldn’t find a nice one for under $20k! I’m not up on the market but that’s a big increase over when I sold this one a few years ago!

@@Automotive-Velocity Yes, they'll price it /half gallon. They're already doing that, since Biden, at a full service station, here in MN.

This country is going to be like the movie Americathon at this rate with no end in sigh, I can see fuel rationing and reduced speed limits being a thing at some point if things get bad enough.

I am located in the Seattle USA market and there's a strong BMW following here. Plus it's one of the biggest hight tech areas in the world so there are many high paying jobs. Both of these factors effect the value. There's a smaller market for the E63 models than the E46 models and earlier E39 models. There are fewer cars and fewer people that are looking for them. That being said, an E63 manual trans car in the USA is extremely rare. The cars that bring money are all about condition. Prior to Covid-19 I was able to sort through 2-3 thousand cars per week and only find 3-4 BMWs worthy of investigating further. And after all that would buy 1 or 2 and some weeks come up empty. Here's the short answer to your question. Check your market for a similar automatic car and add 30%.

We think alike. The older models are lighter and nimble. The newer ones are loaded down and too much of a luxury car. Old ones have a beautiful simplicity to the body lines. And the hum trunk has come of age and doesn’t look like it’s out of place anymore. Great Choice!

@@Automotive-Velocity also I don’t think they make 6 speed manual transmission for the new 2015 and up 650i or 640i you’ll have to get the m6 with the 6 speed and I heard that’s rare also ??? But I’m Not sure

@@Automotive-Velocity I tell people all the time I know that the 650 isn’t a rare care itself but I tell them if u find a manual In The 6 series it holds it value ...because you don’t see them all the time ...but all blessing to you bows &many more to come

@@amgmeplzsayso7878 The 650i and earlier 645i manual transmission cars aren’t well known like the E46 and E39 cars. The great thing about the 650i manual is how well the car is balanced and how well the car moves out compared to the automatic car. The 650i was well thought out and is demonstrated by how they used composite fenders, aluminum doors and unity mixed with steel to make front and rear weight match. Excellent cars!

@@amgmeplzsayso7878 Drove two hours to see a manual that had been listed for 8 days. I saw it, came back the next day, and it was gone. Second time I've let a manual go, the other one was only 15 miles away, one owner, saw it, drove it, called the salesman the next day, it was gone...

You know this specific car?

@@bobforpples Are you stupid?

Only if you buy a bad example that hasnt been maintained properly.

@@martinsv9183 Bullshit and you know it.

Oscar, I cannot recall how much I sold the car for but think it was $11,000 or $12,000. The car was in excellent condition in all aspects. Sold the Fall of 2019 and the customer turned around and sold it a year later for $19,000. It's hard to say because the price depends on the condition, color, and miles. Plus not coming from a state with rust or corrosion issues is a huge difference.

I just bought one in really good condition for 5,000.

@@CzarYe No you didnt lol.

Why drive around a parking lot when the car is meant to be driven on a nice country road? Trolling around a parking lot isn't a good use of time or energy.

What's the matter with you, John? No marshmallows to put in your hot chocolate this morning? Just saying.

That must be a great memory!

I would have thought so too. But, there’s a good following for these cars and parts are readily available. If you do find one make sure it’s rust-free. Rust is the enemy of these cars.