picture of what i consider to be the essence of buying an 02

[jerry]

it was bittersweet when i sold off my only currently running 02 on saturday. i am delighted that it was acquired by J.R, whom i'm confident will take care of her and enjoy her. i wasn't going to post anything about it, but when i reviewed this photo for the 1st time this morning i couldn't help but share it as i think the excitement of the moment is evident.

the problem i have is that it appears that it's only when a sale is pending that i actually buckle down and install all (or most) of the lagging bits 'n pieces that make the car whole. i drove this car for the past 6 months without a passenger seat or DS door panel and no console. i took last friday off to install all that stuff and when i was done, driving it was a whole new experience. swapping out the questionable 38/38 for a well-mannered 32/36 really helped too.

i'm slowly trying to thin the herd.

now, i'm back to being 02-less, AGAIN... at least, roadworthy ones!!!

[RayC911]

Jerry,

It looks like you sent her off into good hands. I'm sure if you took a few more days off, you can get a running 02 together with all the resources in your yard : )

[2002haus]

Great job Jerry on keeping the blue plate cars

on the road. There are 2 Tii's, one 76 and 1 Bavaria

here having the same thing done. Long live the 02's.

[Beck180]

Great work Jerry. Good luck with getting those other 02's on the road soon.

[josh72ooh2]

Jerry,

the roads need more guys like you keeping these old cars alive.

truly.

I hope you can see what's become of Betty one of these days. You'd hardly recognize her... but i can assure you, she is in good hands... and i get a compliment every other time she leaves my garage. When my wife drives it, she gets bombarded! Nothing like a cute chick in a cool vintage ride.

-josh

[GoFaSSter]

Jerry,

That picture looks real familiar. :0 I really appreciate meeting you and the car is awesome. I have quite a few coworkers who are in love with her as well. Like I said in my email, She ran like a champ all the way home and is an absolute joy to own. I appreciate all you did to get things in great order.

Thanks again, J.R.

[jerry]

josh, J.R., you guys owe me a visit to Brisbane so i can get teary-eyed over my former charges....

thanks for the complements. hopefully, i'll be able to keep one of these someday. i'm busy working on 2760440 and 2570440. i'm gonna keep one of these for sure.

[fiftytakedowns]

good luck to you jerry, hope your projects go well