PENDING SALE - - - Many of you have been following my 2002 purchase and subsequent improvement project. I've spent a lot of time hunting special period parts as well as many hours cleaning and detailing.
The car is amazingly original and with only 74k miles. Amazing ownership history with import from Switzerland in the later 90s.
I've improved it a lot and spent many hours giving it the loving care it really deserved. The engine compartment and interior are remarkable (especially for an original 50 yr old car) and are a wonder of originality and accuracy.
So with a rather downbeat heart, I reluctantly have to put the car up for sale. I just don't have the garage space (I already rent 3 additional spots in San Francisco) nor the funds to keep a lot of cars. As luck would have it I've been presented with an opportunity to buy a friend's mid-year 911 in a favorite factory color (Mexico Blue).
I'm not fully plugged into the value of 2002s, but this is a special car and really for someone that's partial to keeping their cars original and unmolested. It's not a car to modify. It's just too beautiful and original.
SO, I'd like to sell the car. I've spent a lot of time recently working on the external paint and trim and think it's come out pretty well. Having said that it is a 70's metallic BMW that was known to be problematic in period let alone 50 yrs on. The car is wonderful as is as a time capsule or if someone with OCD wants a show car, they could get the car painted. I think the car would make a great, straightforward paint project because the door and hatch and sunroof jams and engine compartment are in wonderful condition. That's my opinion at least.
The car runs, drives, stops and tracks wonderfully and the new CN36's are great tires and very comfortable. It doesn't smoke on start up or at any point and everything aside from the clock work as designed. The 882 driving lights are wired to light with the brights and automatically turn off with the lights on dim. The sunroof needs the felt seal which I have. I've also found the small unicorn, NLA rear hatch light switch. I'm not installing as it's really nla so I'll leave it to the next caretaker if they want to use it. Lots of other details to discuss if someone is interested. In the photos, the locking strip is not in the rear window but I do have a set of new re-pop ones from Stephan.
I just got pics back from my photog and have a library of photos on the car. I'll be adding underside shots over the next couple of days. DM me if you are interested.
To read more about the car and my improvements, you can ck this thread.
e9coupe.com
Best,
Tyson
The car is amazingly original and with only 74k miles. Amazing ownership history with import from Switzerland in the later 90s.
I've improved it a lot and spent many hours giving it the loving care it really deserved. The engine compartment and interior are remarkable (especially for an original 50 yr old car) and are a wonder of originality and accuracy.
So with a rather downbeat heart, I reluctantly have to put the car up for sale. I just don't have the garage space (I already rent 3 additional spots in San Francisco) nor the funds to keep a lot of cars. As luck would have it I've been presented with an opportunity to buy a friend's mid-year 911 in a favorite factory color (Mexico Blue).
I'm not fully plugged into the value of 2002s, but this is a special car and really for someone that's partial to keeping their cars original and unmolested. It's not a car to modify. It's just too beautiful and original.
SO, I'd like to sell the car. I've spent a lot of time recently working on the external paint and trim and think it's come out pretty well. Having said that it is a 70's metallic BMW that was known to be problematic in period let alone 50 yrs on. The car is wonderful as is as a time capsule or if someone with OCD wants a show car, they could get the car painted. I think the car would make a great, straightforward paint project because the door and hatch and sunroof jams and engine compartment are in wonderful condition. That's my opinion at least.
The car runs, drives, stops and tracks wonderfully and the new CN36's are great tires and very comfortable. It doesn't smoke on start up or at any point and everything aside from the clock work as designed. The 882 driving lights are wired to light with the brights and automatically turn off with the lights on dim. The sunroof needs the felt seal which I have. I've also found the small unicorn, NLA rear hatch light switch. I'm not installing as it's really nla so I'll leave it to the next caretaker if they want to use it. Lots of other details to discuss if someone is interested. In the photos, the locking strip is not in the rear window but I do have a set of new re-pop ones from Stephan.
I just got pics back from my photog and have a library of photos on the car. I'll be adding underside shots over the next couple of days. DM me if you are interested.
To read more about the car and my improvements, you can ck this thread.
Deposit on another BMW - NOT an E9
Well, I need another injected BMW like a hole in the head but I've always loved the quirky looks of these and with long time ownership including importation from Switzerland in 97, I at least had to put a deposit down and have it looked at, which is happening tomorrow. Supposedly original...
e9coupe.com
Best,
Tyson
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