BAT Auction '68 1600

[jscaptura1]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-bmw-1600-9/

 

Has anyone seen this auction yet?  Up to over 26K with over 2 days left.  Looks like a nice build.  Would liked to have seen an original 1600 motor with the dual carbs.  That is my goal someday.  Rebuild my original 1600 motor (still In the car, over 175K) with dual carbs to make a 1600ti tribute.  Not a big fan of putting the 2liter motors in the 1600's.

[PaulTWinterton]

Pretty car.  Looks like it was done right.  Funny how we see missing details.  Did the 1600 have a plastic cover over the windshield wiper motor?  If so, it's missing on this car.  Those are the kind of little things that are fun to correct. 

[Preyupy]

Paul, The early cars did not have covers on the wiper motors I think it might have been as late as '72 before they showed up. 

[jscaptura1]

I am pretty sure mine did not come with the plastic covers. Build date of Nov 1969

[72pdx02]

No plastic cover on 67's either. Anyone familiar with the Metzeler tires on this car? I did a quick google search but all I saw were motorcycle tires. I kind of like the look of these.

[AceAndrew]

Absolutely awesome car.  I don't get the fizz about most cars up for sale, but this one does it.  Great car, tasteful changes, well-respected-in-the-community seller (and as an even more of a plus, he is one of the "old guard".  He's not a slick wheeler-dealer, he's an actual enthusiast).

 

I see that the BAT peanut gallery is once again pretty clueless. 

Edited June 19, 2018 by AceAndrew

[FunElan]

Saw this car in South Carolina at the Icon event - it was beautiful! I think Mike Pugh had a hand in building it. 

[Mike Self]

Very pretty car--the 1192nd US spec 1600 off the line, and obviously built before 1 January 1968, when a bunch of Federal safety requirements took effect.  Thus the chrome trim on the dash, the chrome around the instruments, no side reflectors and (possibly) bumper-mounted license plate lights.  It also has the far-forward mounted outside mirror; the factory switched over to the later mount location sometime before the first US 2002s left the assembly line in January 1968. 

 

The only unauthentic detail I could spot (other than the obvious 2 liter engine/5 speed/shortneck diff setup) is the trunk lid torsion bars.  The ones used prior to 1 Jan 1969 had plastic caps on the ends of the arms, and the linkage is different.   All the other little details--thin metal door handles and window cranks, cloth center seats (that adjust only, not recline) are correct for the car.  

 

Metzler is a long-established German tire brand (not sure if they're still in business); my wife's '63 VW came with Metzlers as OEM equipment.  

 

I'm not surprised at the bidding.  Increasing prices are a two-edged sword:  enthusiasts are gonna be priced out of the market, and we owners are gonna be more scared to drive 'em.

 

mike

 

 

[esty]

it has one of my carpet sets in it...and console..and trunk mat

Edited June 19, 2018 by esty

[Mark92131]

It is so nice to see a Granada car painted the right color, so many end up looking like Verona.  They are certainly giving the seller a hard time on speculations about the car's history.

 

Mark92131

[HBChris]

So was this 1600 in a fire or not?  Did Mike P build this car?

[Steve Tochi]

19 hours ago, AceAndrew said:

Absolutely awesome car.  I don't get the fizz about most cars up for sale, but this one does it.  Great car, tasteful changes, well-respected-in-the-community seller (and as an even more of a plus, he is one of the "old guard".  He's not a slick wheeler-dealer, he's an actual enthusiast).

 

I see that the BAT peanut gallery is once again pretty clueless.  

My friend sold his beautiful E24 M6 a couple of years ago on BAT. There was a mileage discrepancy with Carfax which was explained as an error by Carfax.  While he got more money than he thought, he got beat up by the pundits so badly, he said he would never do it again.

[AceAndrew]

2 hours ago, HBChris said:

So was this 1600 in a fire or not?  Did Mike P build this car?

 

Bluntly put, no.  I simply will not give any credence to a rat, especially when someone I trust has put their word on it.

 

As for the builder, I’m sure Perry would talk to you if you shot him an email.

 

 

[jgerock]

Most certainly looks like Mike's former car. Perry parked next to me at the Icon open house in Greer. It is a stunner. As Andrew said, the BaT commenters turn me away from trying to use that site to sell a vehicle. Too bad.

[adawil2002]

1 hour ago, jgerock said:

Most certainly looks like Mike's former car. Perry parked next to me at the Icon open house in Greer. It is a stunner. As Andrew said, the BaT commenters turn me away from trying to use that site to sell a vehicle. Too bad.

 

 

9 hours ago, HBChris said:

So was this 1600 in a fire or not?  Did Mike P build this car?

 

Yes Mike Pugh built this car.