other My friend has a Baur (targa). Well replica. Well, parts car car

[m42002]

What an exciting day. I went and visited my friend. Turns out he has 3 cars he bought for parts.

As the title states, first one is a replicated targa from Massachusetts . I believe he said it was a 74. It was brought to Hawaii, got rear ended, and sent into the front car, so total loss. The Baur part is all there and undamaged. I never thought I would see one of these in person, as the Big Island is basically small town. But mammy oh man, what a thrill. I wanted it for my own.

The parts where the po welded the original targa and his plain (?) 02 together are visible from the inside. I'm thinking this has value to someone, but I have no idea on how much. I would be willing to cut the parts off, and palletize, but shipping would be crazy from here(4 - 600?). Question here is on value if any. Or, do I take the parts - side glass, hinges, top, rear curtain, etc - and sell them piecemeal.

There is no way either of us has time to build one of these. I realize this should be in the classified section, and it will be as soon as it's figured out. my cut is a complete 5 speed conversion for my granatrot, so I have my fee, just hate to see this rot away.

I will be posting parts from the 76 auto with a Behr A/C unit,and a rotten, motorless roundie Tii.

Thanks in advance for any input.

[conkitchen]

In my opinion, those Baur parts are in very short supply and absolutely should be put into play with the bimmer community. 

That is of course to say don't get overly optimistic and price the stuff as if it's made out of gold.

Would be nice to see someone convert the whole assembly back onto a driving chassis. That's what I would do given the parts. 

 

 

[m42002]

Kind of my thoughts. Hate to see these rot away. They are in fairly good shape now. I would think shipping is the most expensive part.

[1972_Targa]

Agreed that it makes the most sense to try to take these parts and get them put back into a full running-car situation. But even that will be tricky considering the more raked windshield, rocker reinforcement to compensate for the amount of body flex, etc. I'm curious if the former owner had equipped the car with the roof drainage buckets, the hardshell clips in the trunk, slightly lowered front seats, and all the other elements that are unique to the Baur Targa.

 

Thanks for posting. Fascinating story. Any idea what the original VIN was on this car? Hope it gets rolling again in some form.

[stone02]

Hi,

  that red targa was brought in by me and a friend in 1985.

we legalized it and drove it untill May of 1988 when my

friend died in a bicycle accident. then i was trying to buy the

car but his nephew wanted it. so the car went to Massachusetts

and sat for 3 years. then the swap was done onto a donor body.

i tried to get the car when the nephew got tired of it but it was

sold while i was waiting for a chance to go pick it up. up to

now i had not heard anything about the car.

  i have two targas. one is wrecked and needs the upper part,

and the other needs a floor pan. that was a great car back then.

i would be interested in the majority of the car if we can come

to an agreement on price and i can get it shipped. please contact

me so i can keep the parts alive on two other targas. i have

a picture of it from the funeral i drove it to, back in 1988.

thanks

for the update,

stone

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[m42002]

1 hour ago, 1972_Targa said:

... the more raked windshield, rocker reinforcement ... roof drainage buckets, the hardshell clips in the trunk, slightly lowered front seats, and all the other elements that are unique to the Baur Targa.

 Any idea what the original VIN was on this car? Hope it gets rolling again in some form.

Thank you for the extra things to look for. I was in awe just seeing this car. I have no idea what to look for. I don't know the original vin on this, but perhaps stone does.

Just now, stone02 said:

Hi,

  that red targa was brought in by me and a friend in 1985.

we legalized it and drove it untill May of 1988

Thank you Stone. What a great story. History is a major part of these cars. The front is cut off halfway thru the fenders. I will send you a PM, and, let the possessor of it know what's up. Hopefully this can be on the road one day.

[LimeySteve]

Cool stuff , my friend Denny & I will be joining you in 2 yrs time, moving to Kona with our wives, bringing 2 1971 2002's , looking forward to running Saddleback road

[m42002]

Looking forward to more 02's here.

Saddle road is not what it used to be. They are darn near done with the straightening. It used to be an award winning road with all it's off bank turns. I loved that road when I drove these cars in the 80's. There are still a few stretches of the original left, but not as many miles.

Anyway, keep in touch, and we now return you to our regularly scheduled thread.