Why I never.....

[conkitchen]

....seen a vinyl roof done on a 2002

That car was found in Richmond, CA and is a 74 tii.

The dude, who I bought from and sold to bits, posted on another forum and scored a LSD.

interested to learn the VIN.

[bourkeco]

I kinda like it!!!

[RaidernationBMW2002]

Which yard is this never knew about it? do they only have salvaged BMW's?

[tlapham]

Yes i was just as surprised to find the vinyl roof. 2 layers of paint on top of the rust. I'm sure it looked nice at one point, but its a breeding ground for rust. Originally Inka 2002tii but resprayed white. Most of the tii stuff is gone, but you can still get the block, 5-speed, and driveshaft. Richmond, CA picknpull. the vin plate is still intact, all i remember is that it was a 278XXX.

The car is not in the picknpull inventory.

[02Les]

Quite popular in the UK back in the day, although I'll never know why.

My '73 Taiga '02 had a vinyl roof; actually a nice contrast to the Taiga green.

The pic shows its demise in Mons, Belgium in '78 or '79 (can't remember).

[adawil2002]

Vinyl roofs are generally used to cover roof damage on new cars from transit. Then the damaged car is sold at an increased 'option' price.

[Anschauer]

5 speed? As in close ratio or overdrive?

Check carefully you may have a real find there under all that vinyl

[martinsmith]

yes saw quite a few in the UK when I lived there...

[nbcbird]

Vinyl roofs were popular back in the 70's (even in the US). Many vendors specialized in the business--just like tinted windows today.

[SteveJ]

Landau roofs were convertible wannabe's.

Ford was big into them in the 60's and 70's.

Mmmm...a landau top Granada. Now THERE is a car.

[algon]

Went out there today. Pretty much stripped clean.

[conkitchen]

Went out there today. Pretty much stripped clean.

Bay Area voltures feeding always.