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A last farewell to my 1600-2

02Anders

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Hello all,

 

Just thought I would share my last farewell letter to my '66 BMW 1600-2 with you.
She crossed the Atlantic and now lives in the US, so you guys might see her out and about.  If you do, please give her a friendly little tap on the bonnet, and let her know that I still think of her...

 

http://www.viaretro.co.uk/2017/11/goodbye-seems-to-be-the-hardest-word/

 

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O==00==O
With BMW-Regards,
Anders.

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11 minutes ago, MikeinNC said:

Anders    I know how you feel   I sold my little 1600 last  month   I am lucky though, it lives only 3 miles from me     Hope all is well

 

What!!!  But you just finished it and I haven't seen it in person.

Jim Gerock

 

Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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So, Mike, whatcha gonna bring to Mid America next year?  

 

And Anders, hope your car came to the East or Midwest so I see your 1600 at one of our events--too many 02's on the West coast already ;-)

 

cheers

mike

 

 

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Anders, beautiful 1600-2! Are you willing to let us know where in the U.S. the car is?

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Andrew Wilson
Vern- 1973 2002tii, https://www.bmw2002faq.com/blogs/blog/304-andrew-wilsons-vern-restoration/ 
Veronika- 1968 1600 Cabriolet, Athena- 1973 3.0 CSi,  Rodney- 1988 M5, The M3- 1997 M3,

The Unicorn- 2007 X3, Julia- 2007 Z4 Coupe, Ophelia- 2014 X3, Herman- 1914 KisselKar 4-40

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Thx guys!  - all of you.

Mike - love the pic from Bavaria Tour.  My sweet little AMY and two of my very best mates assembled in one pic - well done!  :)

The Derby grey '66 BMW 1600-2 now lives close to Boston.  She's with a good owner - that much I know.  I hope he'll bring her out every so often, so all of you 02-enthusiasts on the east coast get to enjoy her.  She is in my humble opinion - and yes, I do realise that I might be every so slightly biased...  ;) - by a fair margin the best, most authentic, unmolested and original early 1600-2 you will find anywhere!

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With BMW-Regards,
Anders.

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1 hour ago, 02Anders said:

Thx guys!  - all of you.

Mike - love the pic from Bavaria Tour.  My sweet little AMY and two of my very best mates assembled in one pic - well done!  :)

The Derby grey '66 BMW 1600-2 now lives close to Boston.  She's with a good owner - that much I know.  I hope he'll bring her out every so often, so all of you 02-enthusiasts on the east coast get to enjoy her.  She is in my humble opinion - and yes, I do realise that I might be every so slightly biased...  ;) - by a fair margin the best, most authentic, unmolested and original early 1600-2 you will find anywhere!

 

Excellent, in my neck of the woods! So I have a good chance of seeing AMY in person when driving season returns. We have a vibrant '02 community with the Nor'East '02ers and the BMW Classic Car Club of America. http://www.bmwccca.com

 

 

Andrew Wilson
Vern- 1973 2002tii, https://www.bmw2002faq.com/blogs/blog/304-andrew-wilsons-vern-restoration/ 
Veronika- 1968 1600 Cabriolet, Athena- 1973 3.0 CSi,  Rodney- 1988 M5, The M3- 1997 M3,

The Unicorn- 2007 X3, Julia- 2007 Z4 Coupe, Ophelia- 2014 X3, Herman- 1914 KisselKar 4-40

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5 hours ago, adawil2002 said:

Excellent, in my neck of the woods! So I have a good chance of seeing AMY in person when driving season returns. We have a vibrant '02 community with the Nor'East '02ers and the BMW Classic Car Club of America.

 Andrew, make sure the new owner brings Amy to at least Vintage--and even better, to Mid America.  Then we can compare an original Euro 1600 with an original early US version.

 

mike

'69 Nevada sunroof-Wolfgang-bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-Ludwig-since '78
'91 Brillantrot 318is sunroof-Georg Friederich 
Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette) & Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite

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3 hours ago, mike said:

 Andrew, make sure the new owner brings Amy to at least Vintage--and even better, to Mid America.  Then we can compare an original Euro 1600 with an original early US version.

 

mike

 

I'll do my best!

Andrew Wilson
Vern- 1973 2002tii, https://www.bmw2002faq.com/blogs/blog/304-andrew-wilsons-vern-restoration/ 
Veronika- 1968 1600 Cabriolet, Athena- 1973 3.0 CSi,  Rodney- 1988 M5, The M3- 1997 M3,

The Unicorn- 2007 X3, Julia- 2007 Z4 Coupe, Ophelia- 2014 X3, Herman- 1914 KisselKar 4-40

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17 hours ago, mike said:

 Andrew, make sure the new owner brings Amy to at least Vintage--and even better, to Mid America.  Then we can compare an original Euro 1600 with an original early US version.

 

mike

 

Mike, I still email back and forth with the new owner a fair bit, so I'll try to influence him towards both Vintage and Mid America the best I can...  ;)

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With BMW-Regards,
Anders.

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