BoBlack

Thanks, Jim. Yes, beautiful eulogy. BMW and 02 folks have lost a friend.

We will take shirt, hat, etc orders until Monday April 10. All found on the website. The hotel is filling up. Make your reservations, it will sell out. There are many places to stay nearby, if you need help let us know. Contact info above.

17th Annual MidAmerica 02 Fest April 27-29 Eureka Springs, AR Best Western Eureka Inn 479-253-9551 Please mention "BMW group" for group rate New this year - Deb & Terry at Terry Sayther Automotive are sponsoring dinner Friday evening. Saturday picnic dinner is sponsored by the Hiddles & crew, Stricklands, Tyson Foods, and Blunt Tech No registration fee or charge for Friday or Saturday dinners - please help us prepare by checking in and registering. Numbers expected help us get the job done. On the website go to: registration - drop down menu - products - register, Friday & Saturday meal tickets. One can also preorder shirts & caps - pay at the event. http://www.midamerica02fest.com Mike Self is organizing a caravan from Ohio, SoCal folks can throw in with Jack Fahuna. Both groups will pick up folks on the way. We have some cool tech sessions and programs on the Bavarian Tour and Monterey Car Week. Drive, show, door prize raffle. Nonrunning 02? Put it on a trailer - it will be running soon, this has happened. Install your 123? Need a tune-up? Trouble shoot your dual Solexes? Lots of shared knowledge. 02 fellowship! Join us!

Please call the hotel directly for our group rate. $84 per night. Mention "BMW group". The rate is not available online. It will be a fun weekend! Always a great group of 02 folks. 2002 of all sorts - there will be three 02 - 1600s that are original unrestored as nice as any, stock restorations, modified, runners of all levels. All are welcome.

The Fall Drive is coming up. Friday, Oct 21 dinner. Saturday, Oct 22 - Ozark backroad tour. Fun roads, trees should be at their color peak, and lots of 02 fellowship. We are based at the Rogers, AR Hampton - 479-986-0500 - mention BMW Group We have a block of rooms that are reserved until Oct 6.

Alex von Falkenhausen Fall Drive Friday Oct 21, dinner, we will leave the hotel at 7:00 pm Saturday Oct 22, Ozark backroad drive Hampton Inn 4501 W Walnut Rogers, AR 479-986-0500 mention "BMW group" for group rate 17th Annual MidAmerica 02 Fest April 27,28, 29 2017 Best Western Eureka Inn Eureka Springs, AR 72632-3653 479-253-9551 mention "BMW group"

Event Title: MidAmerica 02 Fest Event Author: BoBlack Event Date: 04/27/2017 05:00 PM to 04/27/2017 09:00 PM 17th Annual MidAmerica 02 Fest Thursday welcome mixer Friday tech sessions and drive Saturday tech sessions, show, tech quiz, dinner, door prize raffle, awards Best Western Eureka Inn 101 E Van Buren Eureka Springs, AR 72632-3653 479 253 9551 mention "BMW group" for group rate MidAmerica 02 Fest

Event Title: True Friends of Alex von Falkenhausen Fall Drive Event Author: BoBlack Event Date: 10/21/2016 07:00 PM to 10/22/2016 11:00 PM Friday dinner Saturday loop through Ozark backroads Great fellowship, good food, & 02 roads! Hampton Inn 4501 W Walnut Rogers, AR 72756 479-986-0500 mention "BMW group" for group rate True Friends of Alex von Falkenhausen Fall Drive

Lots of folks contribute to making MidAm a success. Barb and I would like to thank: Keith K - website, t-shirt design, Q-A panel Some of Keith's pics are now on www.midamerica02fest.com More to come! Melita, Bill, Billy H & Ron R - Saturday dinner Skip's Foreign Car - posters Eileen P & Marge A - registration Lesley & Chris B - store & general manual labor Mike P - door prize & quiz set up Ray K - worked deal to raffle the G235 trans - we gained some operating funds and had a good time learning and talking about the trans All the folks who gathered door prizes + all those in attendance who contributed a door prize + vendors who donated Tech presenters & Q-A panel - Mike P, Ed Z, Jack F, Ben T, Skip, Keith K, Mike S Charlie S - Tyson Foods - hamburger for picnic Mike U & CCA Foundation Kathy & Milo - camp chairs, Gerald W - coco mats, Danuel S - trunk boards, BMW of NWA - watch. Contributors for cash raffle Danuel S - raw materials for awards The biggest thanks goes to all who attended. 02ers are the best! It is great to see old friends and make new ones.

I am a bit behind... back to Feb 15 posts by Jim G 2760617 and Tomphot 2760698 - both produced on Jan 18. We are currently restoring 2760696 - Inka, no sunroof. Info from BMW gives production date as Jan 19. May have missed this. Are there other examples of vins having production dates being later in comparison to higher numbers?