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Der BMW 2002 tii FIN 2700056 wurde am 15.04.1971 produziert und am 15.04.1971 an die BMW Niederlassung Hamburg ausgeliefert. Die Originalfarbe war Colorado, Farbcode 002. BMW 2002tii chassis number 2700056 was produced on April 15, 1971 and delivered to the Hamburg subsidiary on April 15, 1971 [later corrected to April 16]. The original color was Colorado, color code 002. This car has given us 31 years of great driving, up and down the west coast. And after 32 years and over 100,000 miles we're still not done with our initial restoration checklist. Oh well. The car was purchased “as is” in Hollywood, California on March 12, 1991 in (barely) running condition with non-matching engine and transmission. The injection system was entirely of the later variety, with aluminum runners and the later throttle body. The speedo was a replacement and the seller (second or later owner) had no idea how far the car had been driven. The body had been sprayed yellow, apparently from a can. Nothing of the original interior was present and that which was present, including the instrument cluster and dash, was not reusable. Misses in the engine were eventually found to be caused by a 2" chunk of a broken screwdriver in the #2 chamber that had been driven into the head by the piston. It was acting as a glow plug when hot. This was sold as a "newly rebuilt" engine. The car may have been a hulk but it is likely to be the oldest surviving tii, built April 15, 1971, the first day of full production of the euro Model 1971. No earlier surviving VIN is known to the 02-Club of Germany. Over the following five years, we gave the car a full restoration. It was to serve as a frequent driver in urban southern California, and the goal was long-term safety and functionality rather than perfection in terms of originality. No attempt was made to reproduce all of the specifically euro-model features (some problematic for registration in California), but a nod was given to the car’s euro origin in terms of DIN headlights, flat turn signals, euro bumpers, and the absence of reflectors. A manual sunroof was transplanted from a donor chassis and the color was changed to malaga. Over time the engine, injection system, transmission, and differential were all replaced, leaving the drive train modified as shown below. Mileage since purchase: 103,000. Engine: Rebuilt 2004 @ 39,187 miles. Late 2002tii motor w/E12 head and stock cam, custom JE pistons. Compression: 165 PSI x 4 @ 64,000 engine miles. High-capacity radiator, Eberspächer tii mufflers @ 102,000 miles. No US smog equipment. Fuel injection rebuilt and set up @ 98000–99,000 miles (new pump belt, linkage, and late throttle body, Ingraham- rebuilt Kugelfischer PL04 124.02 pump & injectors). Transmission: New Metric Mechanic 320i 5-speed overdrive @ 102,000 miles Differential: 320is 3.93:1 limited slip Suspension: Stock but for urethane swaybar-link bushings & Bilstein HD shocks Interior: Late vinyl seats (tan), door panels, and one-piece dash w/proper instruments and w/o decals. Early-style chrome heater-control bezels