1968 IMSA RS Race Car

[glashaus]

Price: $8950

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Description:

1968 BMW 2002 IMSA RS race car.

  IMSA and B/S race history
  Period correct, vintage racing eligible
  One of the last original IMSA RS/BS 2002 race cars remaining
  2.0 liter M10 inline four cylinder engine 
  4 speed transmission
  adjustable suspension

  100% locked differential

 

Here we go again...

 

As someone on the board put it so quaintly, here’s one of the “regulars” back for sale. The car is being re-listed after one of my oldest and dearest friends asked me to mark this car “sold” for one of his customers and assured me that he was a serious buyer and would follow through with the purchase...that was six months ago. I’m not angry or disappointed, I get it, sometimes this things don’t work out. That being said, I would like to see this car go to someone to put the car back on the track where it belongs. My asking price remains the same at $8,950.00,  however, I will considered offers.

 

First of all you need to realize this car is a full project, both mechanical and cosmetic. These BMW RS race cars are extremely rare, tributes and restored originals (if you can find them), go for about $60,000. The car is currently in the 1982 Livery (and condition), has not been worked on since the engine blew up at Road Atlanta in '82. The engine, transmission has already been removed. The main attraction of this particular e10 racer is it's long well documented race history under IMSA RS and SCCA B Sedan (B/S) specifications. With only a few outings in SCCA B sedan, this car was almost exclusively campaigned professionally in *IMSA RS series, but there remains the SCCA number (8074) stamped on the roll cage. It's complete ,well-prepped, and ready for rebuilding or a full restoration.

 

The race chassis (VIN 1660477) was professionally built in 1973 by Quality Car Service of Rockford MD,  and racer Jerry Cohen over saw the construction. It was raced 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 at Road Atlanta, Mid Ohio, Mid America Raceway, Daytona In 1976, the car was sponsored by Chemflex Corp. the distributor of Flex Oil as #he chase. 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 was competing in its current livery, Imron white with traditional BMW motorsport colored stripes. Cliff with 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 when it blew the engine at about the half way point in the 3hr race while running second. Donnie and Cliff were co-driving. 

 

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

 

Enclosed with the sale is a 1972 tii (minus the injection) engine (VIN 2761243) with dual Weber 45DCOE carburetors , two cylinder heads and some miscellaneous race spares included. Sold with no title or Logbook in “as is” condition with no implied or expressed warranties and/or return policy, $8,950.00 or best reasonable offer.

HISTORY:

 

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- April, #14 Cliff Rickmers

Talladega- June, #14 Cliff Rickmers 

Hallet- July, #14 Cliff Rickmers 

1979-

Road Atlanta- September, #14 Donnie Crider

Daytona- November, #14 Donnie Crider 

1980- 

Road Atlanta- September, #14 Donnie Crider 

1981-

Road Atlanta- April, #19 Donnie Crider

Mid-Ohio- May, # 4 Donnie Crider

Road Atlanta- September, # 44 Donnie Crider 

1982-

Road Atlanta- April, #48 Donnie Crider, Cliff Rickmers

 

Please feel free to PM/contact me at wiljkemper@gmail.com or 314-704-8560 (texting okay)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2018 by glashaus
Re-listing for sale

[CoastalCrush]

 Accident free with a later style nose and grills that looks like someone tried to use as a tow point?

[M3M3]

there is no such thing as an "accident free" race car.....

 

this one is a regular.

 

 

 

[glashaus]

You’re right guys, “accident free” is a bit of a stretch for an RS car with this much race history, I edited that out of the copy. Thank you for your help.

[glashaus]

Bump.