Rather Nice 1967 ti

[02Les]

So it was a regular 1 of 627 RHD 1600-2 produced.

 

Here's some interesting reading from our friends to the right of the pond.

http://02forum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12200

 

[72ITB]

I like the throttle linkage set up

[iinca]

13 hours ago, TobyB said:

....and to think, I didn't buy a ti 10 years back because I couldn't scrape up $10k usd... 

 

sheesh

 

I musta beena stupida kid.

 

you and the rest of 02 nation lol. now I'll probably have to sell my left *** to afford one

 

 

[jgerock]

I can view the ad but cannot flip thru the pics on my iPad.  Weird.

[NickVyse]

as per the UK forum thread, it's not even a '67 shell, just look at the inner wings for one thing.

Edited September 20, 2017 by NickVyse

[NickVyse]

The BMW 1600 rhd VIN 1550299 was manufactured on August 31st, 1967 and delivered on September 06th, 1967 to the UK. The original colour was Sahara, paint code 006.

[iinca]

So is this just another 'painted pony'?

[NickVyse]

It's a lovely car, but it's a reshelled '67, not a factory ti nor an alpina and not in the original colour. If the UK BMW importers made 4 ti replicas and there's paperwork to back this up, then there's obviously some value there, but for me the wrong shell negates any of this history as the most important part of the car is gone. 

[jgerock]

Now that I can view the pics on my pc..

 

Curious about the following on this car:

 

Black plug installed near the front mount of the driver's seat (RH).  Normally I would associate a hole there for the "later" seat release knob.  Wonder what it was meant for?

 

Fuel filler rubber boot has the metal trim plate slipped over the neck.  Thought that was introduced when the short filler neck style tank and revised quarter panel opening were added.  My 69 only has a round flange inside the trunk for the longer rubber boot to attach to (with a hose clamp).  Were 1600's different?

 

Jim (always learning)

 

 

[Simeon]

Jim,

 

Re: the tank filler neck. They are doing the same as I am (incorrectly) doing. Using an early rubber neck with the tank and body side fittings for the later neck. The early rubber neck fits over the tank filler with a bit of wriggling and seals by being pulled against the body by the ring with the small screws. It does work but probably shouldn't. 

 

I have done this because of a genuine error from someone doing me a favour. I ended up with an early rather than late filler neck. Since I needed my car and my original was split, I tried it and left it in place but really should swap it out. Certainly not the kind of thing you would expect to see on a megabuck restoration. 

[markmac]

On 9/20/2017 at 10:11 AM, NickVyse said:

It's a lovely car, but it's a reshelled '67, not a factory ti nor an alpina and not in the original colour. If the UK BMW importers made 4 ti replicas and there's paperwork to back this up, then there's obviously some value there, but for me the wrong shell negates any of this history as the most important part of the car is gone. 

 

Jenky....not a ti not an AlpinA....I was going to refrain from saying anything but here I go.  When folks do things like this they are either not so smart OR dishonest.  If not so smart, do a better job of educating yourself, the info is out there and easily obtainable.  No comment on the dishonest, there out there and a dime a dozen.  On the AlpinA side, if you are going to say "its an AlpinA" you better (should) have the paperwork to back it up, otherwise, say its a bla, bla, bla with some Alpina parts and those are bla, bla, bla.  Its a lot to ask.

Edited September 23, 2017 by markmac

[iinca]

More likely a combination of both not so smart and dishonest. Maybe they know it's not an Alpina but are not aware that's it's not a true ti or that Colorado was not availbable in 67. OR it's cold calculated attempt to cash in on the hot 'ti market

 

Seller is hoping someone 'not so smart' will bite on the deal. 

 

Let's hunt him down and do a 'John Bobbit' on his ****

Edited September 23, 2017 by iinca