other Anyone here buy this 73tii in Texas?

[MikeWooldridge]

http://www.copart.com/us/Lot/25080816/Photos?SearchId=847240014

 

Orange 73tii from Copart. Rear damage. Last auction amount I saw was $6500.00

 

[Mike Self]

Bumpers would indicate it's a '72...

 

mike

[MikeWooldridge]

9 minutes ago, mike said:

Bumpers would indicate it's a '72...

 

mike

Agree that the front over riders are earlier. Rears are correct for a 73. Metal kugel rather than plastic tubes also.  

[Conserv]

Black, painted-metal front seat hinges lean toward a 1973 model, but not definitively.  The fatter headrest supports and shaped headrest style, however, are definitely well into the 1973 model year, assuming the front seats are original.  The front bumper has neither rub strips nor provisions for rub strips on the end pieces, so I would suspect the entire front bumper has been exchanged for a pre-April '71 bumper.  Miserable paint job, in some vaguely Verona-meets-Inka color.  But, of course, the rust situation will tell whether it was over or under-priced!

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[02Les]

2763346

As it was in Dallas, it may turn up soon at Select Classics?

[02Les]

Sorry, double post....tried to delete.....failed miserably!

Edited June 1, 2016 by 02Les

[Conserv]

9 hours ago, 02Les said:

2763346

As it was in Dallas, it may turn up soon at Select Classics?

 

Shame on you, Les, for lighting a match in a gas-filled house! 

 

Seriously, probably a January 1973 car, or thereabouts.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[jrkoupe]

any1 here ever buy thru copart??????

[avoirdupois]

No personal knowledge about this car, other than what is observable from the ad.  In addition to Mike's observation re the early front bumper, can't help but notice the sheet metal snorkel, which must make up for the missing forward air cleaner snorkel?    Upper firewall lip has the appropriate cutout and one guesses it is a rare air-cooled model, considering the apparent lack of a radiator.  Also spy something ribbed near the windshield washer reservoir.  Could it be a DeltaMark10B or similar?   Seats have more tread and air pressure than the tires, and the strut mount nuts are clearly painted - but who is counting?   Besides that is what is probably meant by "enhanced" in the vehicle description.

 

 

 

[jgerock]

The missing air cleaner snorkel is partially made up by the nose snorkel.  No radiator, horrible A/c conversion, super deep front spacers and the lack of even cleaning up anything scares me. What are folks thinking?  Is it so hard to turn on a hose?

[MikeWooldridge]

The BMW 2002 tii US VIN 2763346 was manufactured on January 29th, 1973 and delivered on February 16th, 1973 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Inka, paint code 022.

I failed to mention that this car was auctioned as a wrecked car by a salvage company in Dallas. 

[Mike A]

We've  got the engine  (#3346) running on a test stand (wish I knew how to upload a texted video) 

[jgerock]

Bringing this thread back from a deep slumber.  Haven't heard from Mike Wooldridge in a long time! 

[JohnS]

That engine is beautiful.  Very nice

 

My '73 is 2764396  so 1050 later...

 

 

[MikeWooldridge]

11 hours ago, jgerock said:

Bringing this thread back from a deep slumber.  Haven't heard from Mike Wooldridge in a long time! 

Hi Jim. Still lurking. No 02 at the time but always looking for the right project.