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1979 BMW 3 Series

1979 BMW 3 Series Copart lot 50544545

Sold Spartanburg, SC Sale history 2

Auction date Wednesday, April 9 2025, 16:55Apr 9 2025, 16:55

Auction	Date	Photo	Lot	Bid	Odometer	Status	Seller
Copart	Apr 2, 2025		50544545	-	219,309 mi	Not sold	-
Copart	Apr 9, 2025		50544545This lot	$3,500	219,309 mi	Sold by Buy Now	-

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Highlights

Condition: Engine starts
Seller: Unknown
Damage: Normal Wear
Keys: Available
Document: Clean Title
History: 2 sale records
Odometer: Exempt

Auction

VIN: 5452502
Lot: 50544545 Copart
Sale date: Apr 9, 2025, 16:55
Sale type: Live auction
Title status: Certificate Of Title
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Selling branch: Spartanburg, SC

Description

Make: BMW
Model: 3 Series
Generation: I (E21)
Year: 1979
Mileage: 219,309 mi (352,944 km)
Color: Silver
Vehicle type: Cars

Final bid

$3,500

Sold by Buy Now

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Market data

BMW 3 Series auction results

Final bids at Copart and IAAI. Updated Nov 3, 2026.

Price trends and every model year

Average final bid: $3,294
Lowest final bid: $2
Highest final bid: $41,800
Lots analyzed: 2,708

Average final bid by model year

Copart and IAAI sales

CopartIAAI

2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

Where they sold

Share of the lots by auction

Copart1,570 lots · 58%

IAAI1,138 lots · 42%

This car's year, 1979

Copart: $1,100
IAAI: $575

1979 cars sold for $838 on average, below the $3,294 of all years.

Show the numbers

Model year	Copart average	Copart lots	IAAI average	IAAI lots
2026	$18,231	24	$26,236	18
2025	$18,729	21	$18,688	17
2024	$17,150	13	$16,913	13
2023	$13,723	35	$15,509	19
2022	$11,869	26	$12,095	20
2021	$10,550	55	$11,858	31
2020	$8,276	62	$9,642	33
2019	$8,145	22	$7,806	22
2018	$3,349	92	$4,159	47
2017	$3,075	98	$3,070	48
2016	$2,295	110	$2,504	68
2015	$1,351	118	$1,697	87
2014	$1,187	136	$1,277	87
2013	$1,247	142	$1,238	80
2012	$1,233	38	$1,735	31
2011	$1,009	143	$1,089	107
2010	$755	49	$961	26
2009	$632	62	$753	54
2008	$822	55	$692	55
2007	$692	65	$649	41
2006	$489	32	$702	45
2005	$361	14	$728	24
2004	$657	21	$606	25
2003	$500	21	$550	16
2002	$379	16	$322	16
2001	$729	14	$838	15
2000	$390	10	$569	13
1999	$1,018	5	$680	10
1998	$1,371	6	$902	11
1997	$744	4	$1,208	10
1996	$1,441	5	$975	8
1995	$1,213	6	$1,040	5
1994	$288	2	$1,975	2
1993	$250	2	$1,163	2
1992	$2,292	3	$508	3
1991	$2,100	3	$2,675	2
1990	$5,233	3	$15,350	1
1989	$2,460	5	$2,550	4
1988	$1,863	4	$6,300	4
1987	$3,219	9	$419	4
1986	$1,013	2	$3,500	1
1985	$2,567	3	$1,775	3
1984	$5,675	2	$2,417	3
1983	$950	1	$750	1
1982	$1,100	1	$3,125	2
1981	$633	3	$250	1
1980	$1,800	1	$6,375	1
1979	$1,100	1	$575	1
1978	$5,600	1	-	-
1977	$2,500	1	$450	1
1976	$3,600	1	-	-
1975	$21,900	1	-	-
1972	$39,500	1	-	-

Vehicle overview

1979 BMW 3 Series Copart lot 50544545 VIN 5452502

This 1979 BMW 3 Series was offered at Copart as lot 50544545 in Spartanburg, SC. The primary damage is normal wear. The reported condition is Engine starts. The keys are available. The odometer reads 219,309 mi (352,944 km).

Key specifications: silver exterior. At Copart and IAAI, 2,708 BMW 3 Series lots sold for an average final bid of $3,294; 1979 cars averaged $838.

Before you bid through your broker, check every earlier sale of VIN 5452502 on this page and compare the photos, the damage and the final bids of similar cars.