pklym

I'll be in Kennewick the weekend after this probably. If anyone wants me to check out the car for them, assuming its still available, let me know and we can work set something up.

Its been three years, I think you should assume not.

The C-List map shows the same location as the two project 02s that were first listed for $1500 total and now $2400 total

Where did you have them recovered?

Make:: BMW Model:: 2002 Price:: 1500 Location: : Portland OR NM/NA Someone is trying to unload two 2002 projects--supposedly mostly complete--today for $1500 total. If I had a trailer I would go pick them up. Though it is hard to see exactly what you are getting for that. http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5470173611.html

So, to be clear, you are having the early BMW 1600 (looks like p/n 51145480180) made not the [roundel] 1600 (p/n 51145480183? or maybe 51141802102?) made? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=2511-EUR-04-1967-114-BMW-1600&diagId=51_3335

Because: "The pics in this Craigslist ad are the same ones used when it was on Ebay Sep 2014 and the car was (I think) in CT. " Just reusing the pics from a few years ago would explain why you don't see CA plates, it could have passed smog. Of course, the issue of using pictures from a few years ago leaves some open questions apart from licensing or smog.

Poor thing. The Recaros are worth a third to half the asking price.

But...not a Touring?

I think it was a 2-dr Simca Aronde, but instead of spelling out Aronde on the hood it said Simca. French, not Italian like the dealer told me. Like this but rusted out pretty well

A '75 title in Cali can be valuable to the right person, for nefarious purposes.

Yeah but: Est. Retail Value:$25,000 USD Good looking out, obviously the pictures in that FS posting do not show anything like the numerous rusted out holes your pictures show, though that weird ass console/shift surround certainly should raise flags.

I don't think so. I think I would have recognized that. I could have sworn it started with an S (and was written across the hood). They haven't listed it for sale yet (none of the names of former Italian automakers lists i've found look right). That's the kind i'm going to use. I think i'll add some vents, or a solar fan. Might leave the door open most the time to help ventilate it. Not too humid or wet around here most the time, so mostly just have to get through the next few months. Thank you for the advice.

Just got it dropped off. The 0% advertised rust was clearly bs, but I think its very restorable. Where the rear parcel shelf goes is pretty bad, but looks like an easy place to work on the metal. Could be some problem spots near one front wheel well but i've seem much worse. Hard to tell on the floors but nothing obviously bad, Rear tail light is pretty bad, and the spare tire hold down was rusted in place so I assume what's under there isn't great, though rust did not go through to the other side. Lots of surface rust needs cleaned up and I'm sure there will be a few hidden surprises beneath some of them. Shock towers looked good and no obvious signs of patches, I think the paint is original (the color certainly is). Hood has the original non-adjustable stoppers, pretty much every piece I looked for was there (no football washer reservoir though, no rear windshield). Appears to be stock shift knob, mirror, trim, steering wheel (with a different spare). The dash is pretty beat, will have to assess that later. The VIN on the block matched the cars vin, so at least the block is original (who knows about the head and valve cover). Unfortunately, I have no room or shop to work on the car, but it was located in the city my parents live in (and I was passing through). They have room (though not a shop) and I had the car brought there. I will probably get a Harbor Freight canopy to protect it for now. I will clean it up, take stock of all the spare parts (determine what is spare and what is replacement for a busted part), and try to disassemble the car to assess the body as much as possible. There is a decent chance it ends up too big a project for me and I just sell the spare parts and clean up whats left and find someone who can restore it to glory, but I really love caribe roundies, so if I can do it, I will. For now, working on it when it is 3.5 hours away from where I live means this could be an extremely long project, goal one is to not let it get worse. Of course the guy claims it was a barn find, and he had sweet looking old italian coupe from the same place (I didn't recognize the brand). Judging by the state of both cars and the number of spare parts, the previous owner was indeed a hoarder. Barn find, garage find, doesn't matter to me. Last registered 18 years ago and I think if it were outside the whole time it would be a goner, even in Eastern WA. Excited for what lays ahead, though I didn't really have this money lying around to buy this, I think with all the extra parts the worst that happens is I get close to breaking even and get the car to someone else to finish.

Just made a deal on it. Will post an update later tonight.

The BMW 1600 VIN 1523469 was manufactured on April 28th, 1967 and delivered on May 18th, 1967 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Caribe, paint code 059.

looking at a '67 in the morning that is missing the rear emblem. hopefully i'll be in...