How Rare is This?

[dvmotorsports]

So I came across this shift knob today. Leather wrapped, good condition with a metal logo insert. I cleaned it up a bit. Looks good. This may look familiar to you, as there is a member here making this emblem for hood roundels. You may think this is something he did, but I can assure you the shifter is older than this forum is. So I highly doubt it. Here we go...









I spoke to two walking BMW encyclopedia's today, and they were both amazed. They have never seen such a knob in person.

Discuss.

[sumyungguy]

oh those aren't rare at all, wanna sell it to me?

[VAPORBLADE]

whoa!

[Jon325i]

That would be a 70s vintage BMW Motorsport badge. An officially licensed item that was produced outside the factory. I did a quick Google on it and found this.....

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bynumonline.com/airheads/splash/msportl1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bynumonline.com/airheads/h2fparts.html&h=200&w=200&sz=31&hl=en&start=24&tbnid=xtr90j9i_x76dM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3DVintage%2BBMW%2BMotorsport%2Broundel%26start%3D18%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Jon

[dvmotorsports]

That would be a 70s vintage BMW Motorsport badge. An officially licensed item that was produced outside the factory. I did a quick Google on it and found this.....

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bynumonline.com/airheads/splash/msportl1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bynumonline.com/airheads/h2fparts.html&h=200&w=200&sz=31&hl=en&start=24&tbnid=xtr90j9i_x76dM:&tbnh=104&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3DVintage%2BBMW%2BMotorsport%2Broundel%26start%3D18%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Jon

yeah, but that says they are fuel tank emblems for airheads. totally different (don't mean to sound like a dick btw). i have a feeling this is worth more than $20.

[VAPORBLADE]

OEM BMW motorsport logo is rare.

[dvmotorsports]

So what is this thing worth?

[VAPORBLADE]

Not sure. I think they were produced in the late 70's. I could be wrong.

[Farbin Kaiber]

A box of CrackerJacks? It's worth whatever you want it to be worth because no one else is selling one.

[george graves]

Never seen one - in person, or a picture - ever. I call that pretty rare.

[dvmotorsports]

I love it and hate it at the same time. It's nice, but i am not a fan of the color scheme. So I am going to sell it.

I'll get a post up in the F/S section soon.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'd place it into a BMW Collectors Case with other nifty items.

Like this...

[dvmotorsports]

nice collection. i have been wanting to do that for awhile now. but i will not start until the day after i get an E30 M3. if that ever happens. my wife is cool with it, which is what is awesome. but funds, as usual, aren't quite available.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Then you should start that collection now with that rare a hens teeth shift knob. You don't even have to go buy anything.

[KenC]

As far as value... I think you'd be hard pressed to get more than $30 out of it.