73 Tii Project

[wab_jr]

Every picture tells a story-

Here's this one's:

During the 1980's,I would drive past this gorgeous roundie on my way home and lust for it (I was driving a jade green square light car then). Then in 1995 or somewhere around there, this beauty got smacked in the ass while sitting in traffic. Shortly after this tragedy, the owner bought another 73tii in New Orleans and was going to make one great car from both. Totally disassembled the New Orleans car (I mean totally) and sent the shell out to be chemically stripped. Once stripped, the shell was sent to the body shop...well, the body shop went bust and the donor shell got taken hostage by a wacked out religious zealot (I do not exaggerate; he was one step short of a tin-foil helmet and, to this day, I cannot get him to surrender the shell). Meanwhile, the smacked car sat in a garage, then under a storage shed from approximately 1996. So, fast forward to 2012: I get all of the New Orleans tii car pieces (except the shell) and put them in my warehouse. In 2015, I get the smacked car from the shed and roll it into the warehouse, where for the first time, all the 73tii's are under the same roof (well, except for the New Orleans shell). So, I've got a whacked aubenlackierung-BMW Baikal PVC-frei 73 tii, the what appears to be complete dissembled (less shell) 73 tii New Orleans car (?). The New Orleans car has white leather interior and the Baikal car has blue front  Koenigs and blue factory rear seats. I've got extra sheet metal: 2 complete sets of left/right front fenders and left/right doors that I think were for my 74 bronzit car. I've got boxes of NOS parts for both round & square and NOS headliner(s). I am wanting to sell all my '02 cars & parts. I'm located in Jackson, MS.

E-mail me to discuss: wab@wabpartners.com

Bring a big trailer,

Billy

[ray_]

Cool stuff! What wheels are on the blue car?

 

Cheers,

[wab_jr]

Cool stuff! What wheels are on the blue car?

 

Cheers,

Dunno the style but I'm thinking they're BMW factory alloys?


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[ray_]

Cool. A better pic of them when you have a chance please?

 

Thanks,

[wab_jr]

Ray-

It will be later in the week before I get back out to the warehouse.

I see in your sig that you've got an M635; I've got an 84, blauschwarz with anthrazite buffalo. Also have an 84 Euro635 in bronzit beige metallic.

[ray_]

That's fine, sir!

 

Did you go to Eurofest in Jackson this year? I went a few years ago (I think it was a Eurofest then). My eccentric friend probably had his Maclaren there.

 

And I need few excuses to post an M635 pic!

 

 

[Guest_anonymous]

11 minutes ago, ray_ said:

 

 

And I need few excuses to post an M635 pic!

 

 

You usually dont!

[ray_]

Well your motor is in the car behind it. With JimK's pistons and Wegweiser's rings.

 

;-)

[wab_jr]

That's fine, sir!

 

Did you go to Eurofest in Jackson this year? I went a few years ago (I think it was a Eurofest then). My eccentric friend probably had his Maclaren there.

 

And I need few excuses to post an M635 pic!

 

 

Missed eurofest this year; was in New Orleans. Is you eccentric friend a chef? A buddy has a new white mclaren here.
Your m635 looks quite fetching!
Are you in the Southern US?


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[ray_]

Mobile now. Was in NOLA for a while.

 

No, he's got a CNC machine shop, and a pumpkin colored car with 32k miles or so on it now...

 

Cheers,

[Conserv]

11 hours ago, ray_ said:

Cool stuff! What wheels are on the blue car?

 

Cheers,

 

Yes, early OEM alloys (by F.P.S.), as my example below.

 

The tii shell held hostage, separated from its engine, is killing me!

 

VIN 2763951 was probably manufactured May 1973.

 

GLWS,

 

Steve

 

 

Edited October 18, 2016 by Conserv

[wab_jr]

 

Yes, early OEM alloys (by F.P.S.), as my example below.

 

The tii shell held hostage, separated from its engine, is killing me!

 

VIN 2763951 was probably manufactured May 1973.

 

GLWS,

 

Steve

 

 

Steve-
Thanks for the wheel ID and probable build date. About every 3 months I make yet another futile attempt to recover the shell; this guy makes no sense...


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[Conserv]

1 minute ago, wab_jr said:

 

Steve-
Thanks for the wheel ID and probable build date. About every 3 months I make yet another futile attempt to recover the shell; this guy makes no sense...


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Billy,

 

I'm frustrated and I just found out about it!  Arrrgh!

 

Regards,

 

Steve

[ray_]

3 hours ago, wab_jr said:

 

Steve-
Thanks for the wheel ID and probable build date. About every 3 months I make yet another futile attempt to recover the shell; this guy makes no sense...


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I'm 2 hours away. Let's gang up and do an intervention.

 

[wab_jr]

4 hours ago, ray_ said:

 

I'm 2 hours away. Let's gang up and do an intervention.

 

Remember my description from above? I am serious about this guy being shy of a full load...