Hello 02 Brothers and Sisters,
thanks for the comments , I'm the owner- It's sure fun to expose this car to the world. It really is special. You gotta realize that I've been 02ing for a very long time and I finally found that special 2002. The belt line was dented in a few places and the paint could've been fine as is - but when it comes to 02's I wanted the best. And I've always wanted a car painted by Arven in Longmont. He does paint like I've never seen. It was a personal thing to repaint and get all new trim, roundels, etc - I wanted the perfect 2002 or at least close to it. If anything had even the slightest blemish it was replaced. The taillights and front blinkers were fine - I just wanted shiny new ones!
Sadly I don't know if I'll drive it as much as I should... that's basically why I'm selling - I 've reached the 2002 zenith and it's down hill from there.
The great orange book, 02 series, The Cult Car references this model on page 86, No tiis were made as they were stopped in 74.
As far as having a clock - I figure it was an elegance thing where a clock is more important than a tach, who knows how they did things there.
Anyone see in the ebay pictures the "spare parts" kit in the trunk? The driving lights weren't hooked up because I may change them, the ac hasn't been fixed because I want to retrofit it a sanden and get a ingram (sp) 3-core radiator. I also have a complete nos headlight washer system waiting to be installed (the one with the huge washer tank!). It's hard to think about changing things in this 2002.
So guys - it's an 02 sickness and maybe I'm having mid-life crises number 34 and it won't hit my reserve!