1st 2002 tii prototype in America

[schuetz1619]

This is the owner of 2700056 writing. The earliest US spec tii is VIN 2700177, a euro exemplar retrofitted with a provisional pollution control system, which was submitted to the US government for pollution testing. I am unaware of its location. 

 

My car (euro) is perhaps the eldest extant ii. The 02 club of Germany does not have an older exemplar in its register and neither did the US 2002tii registry when it was logging VINs.

 

2760001 happened to be in the same restoration shop as mine (South Bay Auto Body Shop in San Pedro, CA, Vladan Trifunonvic, proprietor) simultaneously, in 1993-1994. It was newly purchased by a woman I understood to be the owner of a BMW service shop and underwent a full restoration at that time.

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by schuetz1619
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