1968 IMSA RS 2002 (No Longer Being Offered For Sale)

[glashaus]

 

Year:: 1968

Make:: BMW

Model:: 2002

Price:: $10500

Location: : St. Louis, MO

1968 BMW 2002 IMSA RS Race Car

• Documented IMSA race history

• Period correct, vintage racing eligible

• One of the last original IMSA RS 2002 race cars

• Race prepared 2.0 liter M10 race engine

• 4- speed transmission

• Adjustable suspension

Being offered here is a 1968 BMW 2002 IMSA RS race car. This e10 has interesting credentials, including a rare long race history under IMSA RS and SCCA B sedan specifications. It's a professionally prepared, accident free platform project ready for refreshing, light build or full restoration.

The race chassis was professionally built in 1973 by Foreign Car Clinic by Jerry Cohen. It was races a few times in 1974 by Gerry Thanner as the number #15 at Road Atlanta, Mid Ohio, Lime Rock and Daytona Cliff Rickmers bought the chassis in 1975. The number was changed to #14 (because of Al Holbert and AJ Foyt’s success with the number) and painted orange with yellow and blue stripes. He ran several SCCA Regionals at Nelson Ledges in B Sedan with BFG Street tires and usually won. Cliff also ran the car in IMSA as a 1600 atRoad Atlanta, Mid Ohio, Mid America Raceway, Daytona In 1976, the car was sponsored by Chemflex Corp. the distributor of Flex Oil as #14. The color was changed to white and black with oranges/yellow highlights and raced at Road Atlanta, Mid Ohio, Lime Rock and two races at Mid Ohio. In 1977, Rickmers raced the #14 at Road Atlanta, Talladega and Hallett . In 1978 through 1980, the car wascompeting in its current livery, Imron white with traditional BMW motorsport colored stripes. Cliff &Donnie Crider campaigned the #14 at Hallett and Road Atlanta. In 1981 the car ran at Atlanta with the car number of 19, then at Mid Ohio (Donnie qualifying second) with the car number of 4 and in the fall at Road Atlanta with the car number of 44. In 1982, the car only raced at Road Atlanta in it blew the engine at about the half way point in the 3hr race while running second. Donnie and Cliff were co-driving. That engine (at least the bottom end), remains in the car.

There have a number of talented drivers and owners of this car over the years. First the builder, Terry Luxford, then drivers Gerry Tanner and owners/drivers Cliff Rickmers and Donnie Crider. The current owner of this race car is still in contact with Cliff and Donnie.

With only a few outings in SCCA B sedan car was almost exclusively campaigned professionally in IMSA RS series, The IMSA RS Series (abbreviation for Radial Sedan) began as the Baby Grand Series, in 1971. Originally sponsored by B.F. Goodrich (therefore known as Goodrich Radial Challenge) until they dropped sponsorship midway through 1975 (or 1976) and then by Goodyear (becoming the Goodyear Radial Challenge), and later as Champion Spark Plug Challenge.

1974-Road Atlanta- #15 Gerry Thanner ,Mid-Ohio- #15 Gerry Thanner, Lime Rock- #15 Gerry Thanner ,Daytona- #15 Gerry Thanner

1975-Nelson Ledges (B Sedan) #14 Donnie Crider, Lime Rock- #14 Donnie Crider, Road Atlanta- #14 Donnie Crider, Mid-Ohio- #14 Donnie Crider, Mid-America- #14 Donnie Crider, Daytona- #14 Donnie Crider

1976-Road Atlanta- #14 Donnie Crider, Mid-Ohio- #14 Donnie Crider, Lime Rock- #14 Donnie Crider

1977-Road Atlanta- 4-17-77, #14 Cliff Rickmers, Talladega- 6-19-77, #14 Cliff Rickmers, Hallet- 7-24-77, #14 Cliff Rickmers

1979-Road Atlanta- 9-23-79, #14 Donnie Crider, Daytona- 11-25-79, #14 Donnie Crider

1980-Road Atlanta- 9-21-80, #14 Donnie Crider

1981-Road Atlanta- 4-12-81, #19 Donnie Crider, Mid-Ohio- 5-31-81, # 4 Donnie Crider, Road Atlanta- 9-13-81, # 44 Donnie Crider (24 place)

1982-Road Atlanta- 4-14-82, #48 Donnie Crider, Cliff Rickmers (44NR)

Other than the white imron paint with the traditional BMW motorsport stripes, the car looks largely stock on the outside, masking what lays beneath. Its equipped with period correct, 2.0L SOHC m10 inline 4 cylinder engine, Holley 500 CFM with "Turbo" intake manifold, Getrag 4-speed manual transmission, period semi-tubed chassis, adjustable rear suspension, large diameter race header & exhaust, 100% locked rear differential, full specification roll cage, Richardson racing seat and 5 point racing harness. Enclosed with the sale are three m10 cylinder heads.

 This is a rare opportunity to own “One of the last surviving professional racing 2002’s in the country” either to enjoy campaigning in vintage racing or as an addition to your collection. Reasonably offer at $10,500.00, a fraction of what a restored "tribute" 2002 racers go for these days.

VIN: 1660477

Thank you for looking, please PM me for further information or either 314-704-8560 (texting okay) wiljkemper@gmail.com

Edited February 3, 2017 by glashaus
No Longer being offered for sale by the owner