InkaSteve

Thanks All for letting me vent. Feel better already. Great board.

This is for the all on the board....

And......This is for all the creeps that vandalize our cars....

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I am sorry to hear Steve, color sand and buff could take care of some, but not all. If ever around Hollister, swing by, we"ll give it a shot.

I am not sure why people do that...

Thanks, Michael. You know I don't need much of an excuse to drive 4 hours up to Hollister. But will have to be after our new Grandson is born. On Babywatch now, any day.

Maybe I can get the "Inka Fairy" to fix it for me.....She looked at it and said, "that wasn't very nice for someone to do that". A 3 1/2 year old knows more that the miscreant that did this.

had the same problem on the weekend, works fine now..must have been a FAQ glitch.

Dang Steve

Sorry to see that I can imagine how mad I would get if that happened. But at least you get the joys of driving it!!!!!!!

Hope it all works out

I am NOT going to stop driving it every day. It still drives great, even with a few scratches. I won't let their total lack of joy and respect for other's property take away my joy of living and driving...I won't give them that power. Still irritates the crap out of me though.

I agree with our 02 brother in South Africa...."it's not cricket"!!

Thanks Esty, I have a few ideas to try when I can actually stand to look at it. Got a deeper one down the passenger side a couple of years ago, but it is not so obvious, unless you get down low.

The price we pay for taking nice cars out in public. Delibrate act of vandalism. very sad..

Saw the 507, and thought I saw a flash of a 02 early in the ad, couldn't be sure though.

Just a bump so you can change the date again. Swap and show is back to May 21

Well, crap...just when I thought I could go. You put it right back on my granddaughters birthday again. Maybe next year she will have her birthday party the weekend before..Love you guys, but she is worth it.

Sounds like fun, keep me in the loop.....

Sorry all, been busy around here.

If I can't fix something I use Schneider Autohaus on De La Vina St in Santa Barbara. Good guys, far from cheap but know old BMW's. http://www.schneiderautohaus.com/

There is a shop in Carpinteria (The town where the car is located) that I know little about except that they have had 02's on their lot. Exclusive German Auto Care http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/m-Exclusive-German-Auto-Care-sp89224

Given a choice I always trust Schneider Autohaus, but they are farther away from the car.

Good luck, it looks pretty clean from the pictures. 76 02s aren't always first choice for Californians because they still need to be "Smogged".

, drive through Yellowstone and into NV, getting into Reno later that night. All weather permitting of course.

Cheers!

I am sure you meant Yosemite.....not Yellowstone. Both have trees and bears.

Morro Bay, that is almost Santa Barbara (2 hrs). Rob Torres' shop is in San Luis Obispo if there are any mechanical needs while in that area.

You have to stop and check out the elephant seals near Hearst Castle on Hwy 1. http://www.elephantseal.org/

you gotta love a Touring!

Can't help loving them.....wonderful cars..

The first Tii drivetrain was in the NK cars - 1969-1972

1,952 total production.

Touring Tii's numbered 5,783

Thanks Rob, I stand corrected. I didn't think about the NK's, just the 02's. I have read that BMW introduced the 02 Tii in the Touring first to emphasize the "Sport" aspect of the car over the utilitarian aspect.

The first Tii drivetrains were in the Tourings.. There are lots of Tii tourings. Probably more than the 1802 tourings..

you mean somebody actually MADE it to retirement ? LOL

I just keep kicking it down the road.....looks a lot further away than it used to look.

PO shot I had...only thing I had while waiting for the delivery from California way back in 2006

This looks like another PO shot.....

Early shot in the "homeland" before coming across the pond....

Home in Santa Barbara

Frozen in Europe

Toasty warm in California

Favorite latest shots by "MotorMavens" Editor in Chief Antonio Alvendia

And my most "special" photo.....the "Inka Fairy"

This was my previous 72tii when I first towed it home

This was it a couple years and many hours later right before I sold it.

And this was shortly after you sold it, visiting Santa Barbara on its way to its new home.

There are a good amount of Inka Tourings in the states. It's definitly possible.

All inka owners should check their driprail mouldings for marks from th lightbar.

So that is where those scratches on the driprail came from. I always thought it was from a ski rack. Hmmm, now you have me thinking....1974 Inka Touring?? I suppose you will next tell me that they were all 1802s. I have all the service records back to the purchase of mine. Spent its life in Switzerland and Germany.

Some answers here: http://www.bmw2002faq.com/content/view/35/32/

You have to admit...they are very pretty cars.....Spent quite a few hours and miles with these guys on California backroads and their smiles were just as big as mine.

Do you know if World Class Restoration has a website? I tried the number listed above and got a wrong number? I agree completely that the time spent on body prep is far more important than who shoots the car. I've seen plenty of cars that look great from 15' and when examined close....merde.

I'm curious as to how many of you guys who have taken the extra steps to rust-proof panels and hidden areas before paint is applied. Seam sealer seems like an obvious step but what about going 1 or 2 steps further to prevent rust further down the road? Thanks for all the feedback!

Google is your friend.....http://www.worldclass1600.com/index.htm

I know little about them, someone else may...good luck

Sell everything and use the $ and buy a running 02 to enjoy now. I'm not one to have projects laying around.

I second that. There is no better day than today.

They are not any fun, if they don't run........ditto