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  2. Lisa.02P
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyuCil9wSJw
     
     
    Thank you so much for watching Derby's video. Can't thank Petrolicious enough for putting out content that's "tastefully" done for us car enthusiasts! I would like to thank the videographer Sean Fannin who came out to shoot Derby in such a creative way! I would also like to thank Bay Area local Jim Huff who had an quick cameo appearance in this video with his 4 door 1600 Neue Klasse BMW. You can catch his petrolicious video called "the Grey Ghost" also on Petrolicious. My car enthusiast friends are all one of a kind and I enjoy seeing them at car events and just driving around on the roads! As mentioned in the video, appreciating cars are in our blood and we all speak the same language. Take care out there and drive tastefully!
     
     
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    The period correct AKA "neurotic side" of me convinced me that Derby would not be complete if I didn't get the proper taping done on the wiring harness...
    Tape is from Germany, the same kind of fabric tape they used from factory. Thank you North Bay Bavarian ! Love the work you have been doing to keep Derby PC! ?
     




  7. Lisa.02P
    First time entered at the Danville D'Elegance. Small venue, quaint little town on the East Bay. 
    I figure its always fun to show either of the cars at small events, it puts a smile on my face when people show their excitement and enthusiasm when they see the little bimmers. Its also fun to be around people who share the same enthusiasm for all kinds of vintage vehicles.
    Derby wins third place for the European Class. 
     
     
     



  12. Lisa.02P
    Quick recap from Monterey:
     
    Tuesday 08/13 - Carmel Concours on the Avenue : Derby was shining like a star this year! After last year's win on the Avenue, I entered Derby again this year and had such a great time sharing Derby's new refresh engine. The class we were in was a little different than last year. We were in the "Foreign Family Favorites".  As much as we received lots of smiles and comments of people reminiscing their happy experiences with the BMW 1600, who could resist a 1969 VW 21 window BUS as a family favorite? ? The VW Bus that was parked next to us won the award along with this strange little baby Blue Mazda. 
     
    Wednesday 08/14 - Little Car Show : Derby won a little award from the Little Car Show. I did fall in love with this beautifully restored Chamonix GT tho.... ?
     
    Thursday 08/15 - Enjoyed spectating and having fun lunches, dinners, and drinks with 02 friends and other car enthusiasts such as the DWA Crew, Magnus Walker, car photographer Michael Alan Ross, etc, and of course, hanging with my parents ?.
     
    Friday 08/16 - Legends of the Autobahn: I accidentally entered Derby in the wrong class, but we had a great time hanging out with Bimmer friends! 
     
    Saturday 08/17 - Headed home back North on trailer to avoid the crazy crowd down in Monterey. I love my little town of Monterey, but the traffic definitely gets gnarly during car week! ?
     
    Had a really nice time this year and I'm thinking next year for Monterey will be about spectating and no car shows during the week. Its so stressful! LOL!
     
     






  13. Lisa.02P
    For the love of the 1600   The moment is here, its time to show and shine! But if it was only easier said than done.    Let me take you to how Derby got prepped for the Hillsborough Concours de Elegance.    First of all, the Hillsborough Concours is the longest consecutive running concours in the world! No joke. They have gone longer than the "Quail" or even the Pebble Beach Concours.  For 63 continual years, they are proud of this tradition of honoring and celebrating excellence in automotive design and engineering.    Derby had been selected this year again to be judged in the TC2 Imported Passenger and Touring Cars from 1965-1987. Last year, it was an honor to have both Derby and Tesoro selected to attend and be judged . The cars presented themselves very well, however, that was my first ever "Concours d'Elegance" and I had no idea what I was getting myself into as it was evident that I came home empty handed.    That is when the fire was lit, and started burning a competitive desire to enter Derby again for 2019.   In preparation for this concours, I had Derby's tired matching numbers engine restored to its factory glory. I had entrusted North Bay Bavarian in Santa Rosa, CA to do the dirty work and within a month, they had Derby's engine spic and span! No more smokey exhaust or squeaky suspension. The engine, suspension, manual 4 speed transmission, and new exhaust was all repaired, rebuilt, and restored as if this early NK Derby colored 1600 was driven off the assembly line in Germany. Amazed with the fastidious and attention to detail work, Derby was ready for show!   After driving and breaking in the engine, Derby drove like a champ! Engine was idling like a calm ambient tone that could put babies to sleep. I was so pleased, that I started to daydream about how excited I would be if I had won an award. Well, that daydream turned into a nightmare 5 days before the concours. Derby's rebuilt generator had failed! How could this be? I had the generator rebuilt a year before the engine restoration because Derby had an issue with the generator in the past. Fortunately, I was at North Bay Bavarian picking up some items for Derby, when I noticed a strange noise coming from the generator.  Dr. Rick Row had used his "stethoscope" to listen to the front and rear of the generator and it was undeniable that the bushing inside the generator broke. He quickly took the generator apart and found a new bushing he had laying around and recommended that I not drive Derby home until he felt certain that it was the bushing. So I took the train back home and it was the longest excruciating hour I felt in my life. My thoughts of not being able to attend the concours truly crushed my spirit and I think Rick Row could sense that within me too.    However, the next morning, Rick calls me and excitedly tells me that after testing the generator and voltage regulator, he had fixed the problem and said I could pick up the car right now. RIGHT NOW?? Could someone pinch me?? I couldn't believe that the car was fixed and ready to come home and I would still have the day to detail the car proper and head out to the concours in the morning. I stayed up with Derby from 6PM to 11:30PM detailing Derby that night and I went to bed feeling assured that everything was good to go!   On the morning of the show, I woke up early and got myself ready and when I went in the garage to start Derby, I heard that horrific, dreadful, generator failing noise again! If I can ever tell you what it felt like to have a heart attack, I can tell you I felt like I had one that morning. In a panic, I called the closest trustworthy mechanic to me and that would be none other than Bill Arnold from Bill Arnold BMW.  The conversation went something like this: "Hi Bill... uhhh... sorry to wake you at 6AM on a Sunday morning, but ... uh..... Derby's generator failed and its making a really terrible noise and I have the Hillsborough Concours this morning.... um....  can you, .... would it be possible if you could..." Bill then says, "I'll be right there!" (CLICK).   Bill arrives in less than 20 mins and he's tinkering and wondering what is making that darn noise in the generator? Luckily, I happen to have three extra generators that were just spares for parts and one extra working generator that Daniel Echeverry allowed me to borrow "in case anything happens" to Derby's generator. Bill tried on the working generator that Daniel let me borrow, but that one wasn't charging properly. Bill found that Derby's generator had a bad bearing too, so out of the three spare generators he "McGyver'ed" and replaced a bearing in Derby's generator and got the grease out of Derby's hubcap to fill the space where the bearing belongs and then Bill says.."crank it!" The moment of truth is when that little red charge light turned off... and YEEE HAW! I was READY FOR CONCOURS! I happen to arrive 10 mins before judging and told the judges I had an issue with the generator and they equitably agreed to judge Derby last.    I was so gracious that they allowed me that time to clean Derby up, get myself together, and be ready to have Derby judged.    Derby's competitors looked like: 1966 Fiat 2300S Coupe, 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV, 1968 MG B-GT, 1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet, 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV, 1988 Mercedes Benz 260E, 1993 Mercedes Benz 500E. The competition was fierce!   When the judging came to Derby, I couldn't tell if they were impressed by what they saw. Did they consider that this little car's history of it being one of only 4 in the world documented as a matching numbers, surviving ORIGINAL, early 1600? or how this little car put a smile on Jay Leno's face when he drove this car on his Jay Leno's garage show? Did they have any idea of the amount of work that was involved with the engine and all that was included with it? Did the judges have any idea of the trials I went through to get to the concours? Did they notice that what I want to do with this car is to keep the torch burning by preserving this vehicle in its original factory engineering and design?   They must have. Because the next thing I know... I have a yellow card on Derby's windshield... "Congratulations, your car has been picked for an award...." Unbelievable! I had no idea what place Derby came in until the moment at the podium. They called out the 1967 Alfa Romeo GTV for 3rd place. Then it was the 1971 GORGEOUS Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabrio for 2nd.... and all of the sudden... my mind went to that moment... in my daydream... where I was truly here, in real life, to drive up on the red carpet to pick up the award with Derby for 1st in Class. It was an amazing feeling that I will never forget and all for the love of the 1600.    It really does take a village... That day was not just about being in it to win it. I am truly grateful of the First Place in Class for Derby. But what I am truly grateful for are the car enthusiast friends that share my passion for these classic cars and I am blessed that they are always there for me no matter what. Time to celebrate and get ready for Monterey Car Week!    (print for BMW CLASSIC magazine, by Lisa )     



  14. Lisa.02P
    Got newly upholstered furniture for the fronts!
    How do you like Tesoro's front seats?
    Real leather and suede, the design was inspired by Porsche Singer. Instead of doing the leather weaving, I decided to go leather on the outer bolsters and suede fabric for black seats.
    I like how the Franzini Bros call me "Lisa Beemer"
    WAIT TIL YOU SEE THE REARS!
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    DERBY IS DONE! @northbaybavarian Rick had completed Derby’s engine to ORIGINAL SPECS in less than 3 weeks! That’s including rebuild of transmission, carburetor, suspension, painting, bead blasting... it’s really remarkable and the quality of work is superb!! Unlike TESORO’s restoration with the exception of the body and paint, DERBY’s engine and mechanical restoration was quite enjoyable! No stress at all! It was a great honor and pleasure to work with Rick! He does projects as if he was working on his own car. There’s so much passion and care that was put into this rebuild project that I think he had a lot of fun doing it! ? I can’t wait to show you what under the bonnet! ☺️Now its time to break in the engine and take Derby to the beach! ???‍♀️?







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    Car enthusiast friends are one of a kind! I feel so very fortunate to receive such pieces of history from a few1600/2002/NK aficionados and friends!
    We as Vintage Car Collectors know that these collective articles are a prize possession that gives us details as to how these cars were brand new out of factory.
    I will be using these to help guide Derby’s light restoration of the engine bay. Here’s a sneak peek of the factory firewall in the background ?
     


  20. Lisa.02P
    This special little car has been so well cared for and maintained from Germany and the previous owner has kept this car in the most original form. I have felt like the torch has now been passed to me, therefore, I plan to keep this car running like it just came out of factory in 1967.
     
    Derby has been smoking, so I have decided to have the m10 engine with 6volt restored in its original state by using BMW 1600 OEM parts. North Bay Bavarian will be taking on this engine project.
     
    Doing a project like this needs the expertise and experience of someone who has been there for the 1600 since new, Rick Row has graciously allowed his time and energy to help me get Derby running smoothly.
     
    With the additional guidance from Bill Arnold and Thomas Jones , This little Derby car is ready for some amazing drives ahead! ? 
    I am excited and will be documenting Derby’s journey through the pics taken by Courtney and also through my blog on the BMW2002FAQ!
     
     





     
  22. Lisa.02P
    TESORO’s trunk is nice and tidy in preparation for the Bay Area 02 swap and show in Brisbane, CA on May 4th. I am ecstatic over this brilliant fuel filler design by Kooglewerks ! No more contorting myself in fear of gas burping up onto the paint! ?



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