02Anders

Seriously??  Did you guys truly sit there and watch all 30 minutes of that video??
Reading your posts, it seemed like maybe you guys did.  So I attempted to do the same.  Think I got about 4 minutes in and I fell asleep.    ?
Watching some dude drive down a twisty road.  Really??  It's kind of like when my kids watch a video of someone else playing a random online game.  Sorry, but I just don't get it.  I'd want to be the guy either driving the car or playing the online game.  Not the guy watching, as that must surely be the very definition of boring.  I mean, if it were a 3 - 4 minute video of him driving the car - sure.  But 30 minutes??
Anyhow, after being out cold for about 3 hours I just woke up again because I was drooling down my left cheek, so figured I'd add my bit to the thread...  ?

As for the car, I like it!  A lot even!  A very cool build.  Obviously not OEM, and not even entirely period correct, but he manages to capture a really cool vibe with the bits he has added.  Will be interesting to see how the auction goes.  The bidding seems to have stalled a little right now, but I suppose it's all going to happen in the final 15 minutes...

On 4/27/2020 at 1:27 AM, Conserv said:

Did you ever imagine you’d have a “celebrity engine”? You do!
 

Thanks and regards,

 

Steve

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On 4/29/2020 at 7:27 PM, Conserv said:

VIN 2763808 is now down to $39,900. At some point, someone’s going to buy this thing! I’ve seen worse for $40K!

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Sure. But I've seen better at 40k too...

Hang on!  Hmmmm... suppose that might have been some 10 years ago now.  Damn, I'm getting old...  ?

Still, I love the colour, just don't like this particular car.  Execution leaves much to be desired.  

1 hour ago, FunElan said:

 

Guilty as charged. The ti is so 02like, yet just modern enough to be comfortable for long haul stuff (and it literally hauls). @02Anders your car is beautiful! I wish mine had the straight 6. What's that blue called? Looks just like my montreal blue. 

Thx!  Same can be said about your 318ti though - looks great!  ?

I must confess though, the 2.5-litre really does transform the little Compact - both on the Autobahn and on the twisties...  I guess the M-package doesn't hurt either.  Suspension is a bit firmer and the sports seats hold you tight while still being very comfortable.
Mine is indeed Montreal Blue as well.  To be honest, I'm not entirely sure about the whole Individual thing.  I just know it has the Individual sticker in the engine bay.  It's probably just the interior??

@Conserv and @saaron

It is indeed a fun little car.  Of course not quite as analogue as our beloved 02's, but still a fairly light and compact (no pun intended...) car.  To me, it's the true successor to the 1971 BMW 2000tii Touring.  And yes, with the 2.5-litre straight-6 pushing a stock 170hp to the rear wheels through the E30 rear suspension, smiles per mile are certainly guaranteed...  ?

11 minutes ago, Conserv said:

And maybe this will inspire you, Anders, to find The Answer!
 

It seems to me, however, with your particularly broad taste in rare and exotic cars — no doubt filled with mysterious puzzles and an utter dearth of spare parts — that you’ve got to move this issue a few notches down on your list of priorities... ?
 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Sound advice Steve - I genuinely thank you.
But the question remains, will I be capable of notching it down??  It's going to be a tough one to crack...  

7 minutes ago, Conserv said:

Thank you, Robert!

 

I have decided that I will lose no more sleep over this issue!

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Which is of course all very well and fine for you Steve.
But I might still remain sleepless night after night as I toss and turn contemplating this mystery...  ?

Money no object it would have to be a clean and unspoilered BMW 3.0CSL with the early carb'ed engine.

Would no doubt raise the bar somewhat with it sitting next to my two BMW 2002's and my BMW 3.0S Bavaria...  ?

But if we're keeping it within financial reality, I think I may have added the right BMW to my garage just last December.
A fairly rare, European-market-only '98 BMW 323ti Compact with the factory M-package and Individual colours.
Was this not the world's first small hatchback sporting a 6-cylinder engine and RWD??  I certainly can't think of an earlier model with these attributes.  A fabulous niche market and in my humble opinion the last BMW to deliver a truly analogue driving experience...

Oh, and I have a set of freshly restored 17 inch Style 22 "BMW Motorsport" alloys which are about to be fitted...

Gents, I fear I may have entirely misinterpreted the whole concept of this thread, but here goes anyway...

Before: A picture of my Green Devil taken back in August 2016 (about 6 years into my ownership).

After: Another picture taken of my Green Devil, but this time in June 2018.

Uhmmmm... I sense I'm doing something wrong here??  Help please...

On a serious note though; great to see so many 02's being caringly resurrected.  Very inspiring...  ?  ?

Very cool brochures - both of them!

The early one is indeed an odd mismatch of parts...??  To be honest though, it's mostly the mph speedo and the indented steering wheel spokes which throw me.  Everything else on it indicates a Euro car.  Yes, the shift pattern on the lower piece of the dash is usually associated with US cars, but I have seen it on some Euro cars too.

Just for the record, Euro-delivery 02's did indeed retain the chromed face on the slide control up until '72.  Back in the mid-90's I used to own a very original-but-somewhat-rough Colorado 1600 Touring which if memory serves me right was manufactured in March or April of '72.  This too had the chromed face on the slide control, and of course the fan control was still up next to the instrument cluster.

Ryan, that interior looks great!  You've done well in transforming it.  If you have a solution for the split seats, then you just need to sort out that centre console.  But please, keep the short console rather than popping it a later long one.

Back off-topic: Yes, the aviation industry as a whole is bleeding badly right now.  To be honest, I'm not entirely convinced that it'll manage to return to what it was prior-Corona.  Don't get me wrong, the industry will make a comeback, but just not to what it used to be.  But thankfully, I've been really lucky, as I'm a freight dog on the B747.  ?  After umpteen years of flying passengers around the globe, I made the switch to freight just last November.  In hindsight, that's the best decision I've ever made in my life, as it's saved my bacon in this Corona-Apocalypse we've now been thrown into.  Freight is largely unaffected - at least for now - so I'm alright.
Anywho, I'll give you a heads up prior ro my next layover in LAX.  Would be fun to meet up...

22 hours ago, toddfx said:

 

 

Love those Cosmic Mk1's.  They look excellent on your 02! 
My Verona '73 sat on a set of those when I purchased her way back in '92.  Annoyingly, I made the stupid mistake of selling a whole lock-up of 02 parts as a one-job-lot, and not realising that my Cosmic's were at the very back of the lock-up.  Tried to buy them back later, but no joy...

Great progress Ryan!  Keep up the good work...  ?

Returning to our off-topic discussion:

I started with a 1982 Beechcraft Skipper. A small 100hp 2-place little airplane that tops out at 120kts. It was so much fun and the name suited it perfectly; the Skipper. I could fly from orange county to Santa Barbara in about 30 min with no wind. It was perfect. Being that it was a low-wing airplane, it sharpened me up pretty quick. Now I'm in a Piper Arrow with a complex and high performance endorsements.   Go revalidate your license! Where are you located? 

The little Skipper looks neat with its high T-tail.  I've never flown one myself though.  I started on PA28 Warriors about 20 years ago.  Progressed a little since that though as I'm now sat in a Boeing 747.  Based out of Luxembourg but literally circumnavigating the world.  I Fly into LAX on the odd occasion, and will have a two-day layover in Houston during the weekend after the next.  Would love to get back into the small and simple single-eng. prop aircraft again though - they're so de-stressing to bum around in...

Likewise, for what it’s worth, I too have never seen a 2002 with the open triangles In the rear bulkhead.  

I'm truly delighted to see this charming little '67 being brought back to life.  Keep up the good work!!

This is indeed one of the great mysteries of early 1600-2 production.  Sadly, I can't contribute much towards explaining the cutouts...

I too have heard the explanation given by @Slavs that the cutouts were made in anticipation of using the little 1600-2's for motorsport and needing to install roll cages.  At first I accepted this explanation, but then again, think about it...  What was roll cage technology like in the mid-60's?  Pretty basic stuff!  To the best of my knowledge, they certainly weren't manufacturing massive cages which were connecting to the suspension top mounts too.  A simple roll hoop was probably all you got.  So as such, this explanation doesn't really hold tight.  But why then??  Perhaps @114TYP and @TobyB are on to something with regards to tooling and assembly...??

What I can contribute with is pictures of the rear bulkhead on my old '66 BMW 1600-2 (VIN 1604010).  Through ridiculous amounts of research I managed to source the correct plastic with the correct pattern in and then fitted it as it should be from the cabin side of the rear bulkhead.  For the record, with this in place I never experienced the slightest issue with exhaust fumes entering the cabin.

Everything he said...  ^^^^^

On 3/29/2020 at 7:32 AM, danco_ said:

Thank you Anders! Flying is very fun and rewarding. 

 

 

Staying off topic... Ryan, what do you fly, if I may ask?
I haven't flown a piston-engined aircraft since 2009, but have recently been dreaming about revalidating my license.  It's such good fun!  But it's just one of those things which I keep postponing.  I guess I just struggle to find the motivation when I spend so much of my time in those big, fat jets...

As for your engine...  It might just be me stubbornly sticking to my oldschool ways, but I can't help but feel that the patinated Colorado paint, the pre-'71 bumpers and a set of sexy 3-piece Alpina alloys all beg for that hot-rod M10 engine you have stashed away.  Oh, and may I suggest a set of gurgling 40mm DCOE's to complete the picture?  ?

Keep up the good work Ryan...

Seemingly a very unmolested and original example of a very early 2002.  Now if only I lived in the US and thus needed an 02 there...  ?

Excellent video of a truly charming little 1600-2...

Lisa has certainly understood how to preserve and enjoy the original unadorned simplicity of these fabulous early 02's.

Sure does make me miss my old '66 BMW 1600-2 which happened to be Derby too.  Wish I had never sold it...

You're almost there - just hold out a little longer...

My beloved NullZwei has been caught in the UK.  Having moved to Germany, I was meant to fly over and roadtrip my 02 back to mainland Europe in a week from now. But with this whole Corona-lockdown, that's no become Mission Impossible.  ?
Sun is now shining and I'm left wondering when I'll see my NullZwei again?

Well, someone is certainly utilising his quarantine time to the max...!!  ?
Impressive work Ryan - I'm amazed as to how nice those inner wheel arches came up after some pressure washing.
Looking forward to seeing it sitting on sexy 13" Alpina alloys...  ?

A little off-topic, but hope you keep enjoying your airborne time.

Cool project!  With a little tlc and some carefully selected parts, it certainly has potential to shine once again...

With the tii engine and other alterations, you won’t be bound to keeping it all stock and original - that ship has already left the harbour.  Even so, I’m hoping you keep it period-correct and true to form.  Will be interesting to follow.

Ryan, while I’m hardly super-active on this forum myself, it’s nice to see you back on FAQ.  ?

I’ve got a NOS ‘66/‘67 exhaust in my stash.  Both centre and rear muffler and both in quite decent condition considering how long it’s been stored. 
No pics right now though, but as @uai said above, it looks identical to the early Alpina exhaust in the picture posted by @Flunder.

Gotta be Malaga!!

Gives a 02 so much more character than in plain white...