1969 1600 in Northern Virginia

[M3M3]

Price: $100

Location: Summit Point, WV

Description:

Listing for a racer friend.  NOT MINE, but i have looked it over closely and took it for a few laps around Summit Point race track...  owner has had it for a few years, but rarely drove it and does not know much about it. 

 

 

 

 

 

1969 BMW 1600

laguna seca blue

2.0 liter engine from a 1973 2002

5 speed transmission (three case)

short shifter

320 radiator

stock diff

no a/c

new wiper motor

new brake master cylinder

stock brakes

passenger side mirror

rare alloy oem wheels

unk sport springs, shocks and sway bars

newish battery

rear subframe converted to shortneck diff

IE front strut bar

 

the GOOD (from my evaluation)

engine - it is a 73 2.0l. starts immediately, idles smooth and pulls strong.  no smoke, temp right where it should be.

looked in oil fill cap..head looks very clean, oil clear.

tranny -  smooth in all gears.  shifts perfectly

shifter - tight, no slop, nice!

suspension - tight, handles well

steering - smooth, no slop.

complete interior

rear shock towers solid

rockers solid

euro turn signals

all the trim is there

momo steering wheel

original restuffed seats in decent shape

looks like nose was replaced (no rust there)

door panels in decent shape and not cut for speakers

some sort of nice stereo hanging under dash

rear subframe mounts look ok from inside the car.

no visible evidence of accident damage

original keys

seems like everything worked...turn signals, wipers, lights, gauges, etc.

 

the BAD (again, from my eval)

paint - supposedly stripped to metal and painted 7 years ago, but paint is coming off all horizontal surfaces.  

rust bubbles in paint

rust in engine compartment back left corner

frame rails...sigh...pretty much gone.

door skins may need replacing

original engine and trans long gone.

 

 

60 pictures of all the critical areas here:

http://s397.photobucket.com/user/mblytle/slideshow/1600

 

my opinion: it ain't "numbers matching" but this one is worth saving.  lots of great parts, early 1600, works great.  it will have to have frame rails replaced to become a driver, needs repaint and the surface rust fixed.    -or- if you have a good shell, this car has everything to complete the entire car.

 

I DO NOT need another project car, or I might have picked it up.

 

asking price is $4500 obo

 

questions about the car.....send to me as I probably know more about it than the owner.  if you are serious, i can hook you up directly with the owner.

 

 

Edited April 8, 2017 by mlytle

[ray_]

How much for that white car behind it?

 

[halboyles]

Marshall,  in the pic with the passenger side trailing arm, is the arm rusted out or is that just paint peeling off?

[M3M3]

Paint peeling off/ dirt.

[02Les]

About 10 years ago it was owned by Jonathan Pecsok (NJ) who was, at that time, frequent on this forum. I believe the car may have been his Fathers. It has seen a few colours before its now Blue hue.

[jgerock]

I spy the "race" E46 touring in the first picture.

[M3M3]

1 hour ago, jgerock said:

I spy the "race" E46 touring in the first picture.

lol...that car now has two consecutive track weekends on it.   the slushbox is not happy!   and i just had to replace 5 of 6 coils.  for a total slug on a stock suspension, the handling was not bad.  but have i ever mentioned how these cars are the worst engineered and built cars bmw ever did?  :

[M3M3]

On 3/21/2017 at 11:08 AM, 02Les said:

About 10 years ago it was owned by Jonathan Pecsok (NJ) who was, at that time, frequent on this forum. I believe the car may have been his Fathers. It has seen a few colours before its now Blue hue.

thanks for the bit of history!!!!

 

[M3M3]

new lower price.  it is also listed on Craiglist locally now.   

[halboyles]

On 3/20/2017 at 7:55 PM, mlytle said:

I DO NOT need another project car

I DO NOT need another project car!

I DO NOT need another project car!

I DO NOT need another project car!

 

But this would be a good one......

[M3M3]

Big price drop...owner wants it to go.

 

$4500.

 

[M3M3]

Reloaded that pics that p bucket lost.

http://s397.photobucket.com/user/mblytle/library/1600