1972 BMW 2002Tii Wins at Greenwich Concours

[adawil2002]

Bruce Hall of West Virginia won an award Sunday June 4th at the 2017 Greenwich Concours.

Bruce is the original owner and picked the car up in Munich in 1972. Has 42K on the odometer and claims the car is original, aside from general maintenance, and never restored.

 

 

[tisalover]

Hey Andrew, I can see why you like this, it looks like Vern's twin brother. Very cool.

Best regards, Peter

[Conserv]

Wow!  Very nice.  And here's an idea I've not seen previously:  they sewed a leather steering wheel rim cover onto the rim of the stock wheel.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[bmdubl02]

Beautiful!

[PaulTWinterton]

Really nice.  I love the original radio and speaker.

 

Looking around the engine bay I saw NOTHING altered.  Rare.  Even the black coil is black.

Edited June 6, 2017 by PaulTWinterton

[wegweiser]

7 hours ago, Conserv said:

Wow!  Very nice.  And here's an idea I've not seen previously:  they sewed a leather steering wheel rim cover onto the rim of the stock wheel.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

I think the black leather wrap was potentially even a factory option... other archivists among us can verify this, perhaps? I think some bus wheels also came with bits of chrome trim at the end of each spoke (ti spec?)

[otisdog]

6 hours ago, PaulTWinterton said:

 

Looking around the engine bay I saw NOTHING altered.  Rare.  

Roundel on the air cleaner?

[bob02]

Love the original hose clamps! I used a 'wheelskins' cover for the original wheel in my 02 that looks very similar.

 

 Bob

[Mike Self]

On 6/6/2017 at 7:05 AM, wegweiser said:

I think the black leather wrap was potentially even a factory option... other archivists among us can verify this, perhaps? I think some bus wheels also came with bits of chrome trim at the end of each spoke (ti spec?)

The wheel you're referring to was a different steering wheel.  It made a brief appearance on some (if not all) 1970 US 2002s due to (take your pick) either a fire or strike at the plant that produced the plastic-rim "bus wheels" normally fitted to US '02s.  Those steering wheels had leather (or pleather) rims, flat, black metal spokes, little chrome finishers on the end of each spoke, and the horn push was in the center.  There was a wood rim version of that wheel, but it never made it to the US.  There was also a wood-rim version of the bus wheel with plastic spokes (and horn pushes) that was used on 2800 sedans and CS coupes...

 

The steering wheel on Bruce's car indeed looks as if it has a "Wheelskins" leather cover on it.  They were very popular back in the day and fairly easy to install--if you were patient--and a little anal retentive to get it stretched tightly and the stitches all even.  My original '73 steering wheel still has its cover attached--long since replaced with a wood-rim wheel.  

 

mike

[COOP]

Is this the same car that was at Legends of the Autobahn last August? I recall an incredible, Verona Survivor car there...

 

COOP

[Conserv]

16 hours ago, mike said:

The wheel you're referring to was a different steering wheel.  It made a brief appearance on some (if not all) 1970 US 2002s due to (take your pick) either a fire or strike at the plant that produced the plastic-rim "bus wheels" normally fitted to US '02s.  Those steering wheels had leather (or pleather) rims, flat, black metal spokes, little chrome finishers on the end of each spoke, and the horn push was in the center.  There was a wood rim version of that wheel, but it never made it to the US.  There was also a wood-rim version of the bus wheel with plastic spokes (and horn pushes) that was used on 2800 sedans and CS coupes...

 

The steering wheel on Bruce's car indeed looks as if it has a "Wheelskins" leather cover on it.  They were very popular back in the day and fairly easy to install--if you were patient--and a little anal retentive to get it stretched tightly and the stitches all even.  My original '73 steering wheel still has its cover attached--long since replaced with a wood-rim wheel.  

 

mike

 

Below is the famous "fire-in-the-factory" ca. 1970 steering wheel, although I have examples dated 1971 (perhaps available as a replacement wheel after its appearance in many factory 1970 models).  The factory covering is faux leather.  The example below is the U.S. version of this wheel.  The difference is that the U.S. version has indentations in lieu of perforations on the spokes: by 1970, U.S. DOT standards had quashed perforated spokes out of safety concerns.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

Edited June 8, 2017 by Conserv

[Ensign]

2 hours ago, Conserv said:

Below is the famous "fire-in-factory" ca. 1970 steering wheel, although I have examples dated 1971 (perhaps available as a replacement wheel after its appearance in many factory 1970 models).  The factory covering is faux leather.  The example below is the U.S. version of this wheel.  The difference is that the U.S. version has indentations in lieu of perforations on the spokes: by 1970, U.S. DOT standards had quashed perforated spokes out of safety concerns.

 

There is one for sale on ebay right now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/142403969330?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Tony

['76mintgrün'02]

I'd peel the crooked battery sticker 

[KFunk]

Wait, there's an 02 in West Virginia?  Any idea where he's from in WV?

I've had my eye out for one, but never even seen another one on the forum, on the FAQ map, or otherwise.  

 

I live right across the border (Ohio River) from WV, and I'm over there quite a bit.    

 

edit: just checked the FAQ map, looks like a couple recent ones have been added (bnb and Jackson2002tii).  Still nowhere near me, but its a start.

Edited June 8, 2017 by KFunk

[John_in_VA]

32 minutes ago, KFunk said:

Wait, there's an 02 in West Virginia?  Any idea where he's from in WV?

 

Bruce's company, Applewood Motorcar Transport, is located in Gerrardstown, WV 25420.