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Too nice to drive?


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Looks awesome! Glad you'll drive it. Hope to see it in Pittsburgh or at Lime Rock.

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, joebarthlow said:

too nice to drive? no such thing.

That's one pretty car!

 

Too nice to drive?  Years ago, when I was looking into the AH3000 that I currently own, I saw an article in an issue of AH Magazine of a car that was about to be restored.  The owner was quoted as saying that this car was not meant to be a garage queen and he fully intended to drive it as often as he could.  Being in the SF Bay Area means it could be driven several months in a year.

 

I contacted him to get some tips on restoration, about ten years after he completed his.  He had driven the car a total of four hundred miles.

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I had an art teacher in HS that used to drive the rattiest, shitty truck ever. His rationale was that he never had to worry about parking lot dings, and other drivers looked at it and feared it. 

 

When it finally gave up the ghost, he bought a brand new truck and proceeded to work his way around every panel and put a ding in it with a 2x4, so he again never had to worry if it picked up a door ding, scratch, or flaw. 

 

strange man... But I somehow respect it. 

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Looks great!     I have and have had several classic cars that I only drive when the forecast says no rain.  I don't drive them in the winter.  That way, keeping them clean is surprisingly easy.   

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Current: '74 2002,75 2002, 88 E28 M5(2), 92 E34 M5, 02 E39 M5, 01 E39T M5, 08 E93 328i, 08 E61 535i, 09 E93 335i, 09 E91 328ix, 12 E70 3.5i  '67 Alfa Romeo Spider; '69 Alfa Romeo Spider, '08 Dodge 1500 SLT. Past BMWs: '74 2002tii, '74 2002, '76 E12 530i, '78 E12 528i, '85 E28 535is, '93 E34 528iT, '94 E34 528i, '99 E36 328ic (2) '99 E39 528iT, '03 E46 330i convt., '07 E90 328i

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A work of art... or Art, if that is your name ?

 

Do you by chance have a pix of that coil label to post. I am curious of the specs on the label and origin info

 

I have the proper coil for my ‘75 with resistor wire and it has green label from Bosch Brazil

 

Just curious

 

Randy

1975 - 2366762 Born 7/75

See the whole restoration at:

http://www.rwwbmw2002.shutterfly.com

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