BMW 2002
BMW 2002 History -In 1950's and early 1960's BMW was struggling to recover from the post war economy. They produced some beautiful luxury cars such as the classic 507 and were also very well known for the aircraft parts. To really capitalize on the a mid-range car, BMW came out with the "Neue Klass" or New Class in English. BMW's first attempt at the New Class was the1500. A great concept and wonderful design didn't take place of the much need reliability to reach the masses. The 1500 was the start of BMW's come back into the automobile market. The 1500 ultimately led to the development of the 1600, 1800, 2000, and 2002. The 2002 was produced from 1968 to 1976. Approximately 80,000 cars were built for US specs. In total, BMW produced over 825,000 cars, with only 200 of those being fully convertible. Cars built from the years 1968 to 1973 had the round tail lights, while cars built from 1974 to 1976 had bigger bumpers, a wider trac and performance killing smog equipment.

My 1970 BMW 2002 - My 02 is VIN#1678688, originaly BMW colour Nevada, it is now BMW Burgandy. I was lucky enough to pick up my car a 2 years ago and it had every large upgrade I ever wanted and a few I added.

  • 320i 5 speed
  • leather recaros
  • 320 3:90 rear end
  • 320i radiator
  • scroth racing harnesses
  • new dash from pre-1971
  • new Webber 38/38
  • Ireland Racing reground 284 cam
  • rebuilt head
  • Ireland Racing head matched to a Walker Dynamax
  • E30 Bottlecaps with Yokohama AVS
  • New sub-frame mounts
  • All new urethane bushings
  • 22/19mm Sway Bars
  • Hella H4
  • electronic ignition
  • New carpet kit
  • Bilstein HD sports
  • 320i ventor rotors with Volvo 240D calipers

 
 
 
 
 
 

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