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74 2002 nice interior, euro bumpers


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Yes-I want those seats! Tan interior for a Polaris car though? I believe only black or navy were options for U.S. cars. Nice car regardless.

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'74 Sahara/Beige 2002 HS car, long, long ago...

'73 Polaris/Navy 2002 tii lost to Canada

'73 Malaga/Saddle 2002 current project

'73 Taiga/Black 2002 tii in my dreams

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On 4/28/2019 at 12:13 AM, 1936spyder said:

....Tan interior for a Polaris car though? I believe only black or navy were options for U.S. cars....

 

Nick (NYNick) has a Polaris metallic 1974 tii with the “Nylon Brown” (a.k.a., beige or tan) interior. I know he has, at minimum, confirmed with the car’s second owner that the car transferred from the original owner — a long, long time ago — with the “Nylon Brown” interior. Factory? Possibly. Dealer-switched? Possibly. I had/have the same reaction as you, but I think we need to take each car’s full history into account.

 

Sure, if Les (02Les) shows us a photo of the same car from a 2006 eBay auction with a Navy Blue interior, we know the jig’s up — and I’m quite confident the seat covers on the Craig’s List car were replaced, perhaps when new foam rubber padding replaced disintegrating horsehair cushions. But the theoretical possibility of a Nylon Brown interior from the factory, or from the original dealer, exists.

 

And, frankly, I’d probably challenge a Polaris metallic car, at least a post-1968 example, with a Black interior as much as I’d challenge one with a Saddle, Tobacco, or Nylon Brown interior. (A Chamonix 1966 or 1967 1600-2 is most likely to have a Black interior.) But, lo and behold, we have that 1972 Alpina-prepped 2000tii touring, currently owned by Philip (Touring Alpina) and sold a few years back on B.A.T., and it has a factory-ordered Black interior, with unambiguous period documentation....

 

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Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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Steve, I do recall NY Nick's car-sorry I forgot to allude to it-I just thought that was the only documented Polaris car w/a tan interior.

 

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'74 Sahara/Beige 2002 HS car, long, long ago...

'73 Polaris/Navy 2002 tii lost to Canada

'73 Malaga/Saddle 2002 current project

'73 Taiga/Black 2002 tii in my dreams

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14 hours ago, Mark92131 said:

 

...By the look of that engine compartment photo, I would highly doubt that car was Polaris from the factory....

 

 

Agreed, Mark, the radiator support, at least, appears to have been Sahara (which would have come with a Nylon Brown interior) — unless that’s dirty Chamonix...?

 

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Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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40 minutes ago, 02Les said:

 

4282271

 

VIN 4282271 is a U.S.-spec 1974 model 2002A, manufactured in May 1974 (per RealOEM.com). Looks like the “A” has been replaced with a manual trans.

 

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Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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1 hour ago, Mark92131 said:

My guess, Atlantik.

 

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And I think, Mark, that that’s just flat black paint slapped on the right inner fender to conceal the original paint in the engine compartment...

 

Maybe someone will email BMW Group Archives: I don’t want to wear out my welcome....?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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7 hours ago, Conserv said:

 

And I think, Mark, that that’s just flat black paint slapped on the right inner fender to conceal the original paint in the engine compartment...

 

Maybe someone will email BMW Group Archives: I don’t want to wear out my welcome....?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

hehe, I've already worn out mine!!

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