1970 BMW 1600-2

[Conserv]

17 hours ago, jgerock said:

 

....Thought the car was originally blue, but the early interior pic looks like Agave Green???

 

Jim,

 

Based on the exterior photos, Atlantic? (Dark) Riviera?

 

Interior floors and chassis undersides are bad places to judge color: the color coats were not evenly or completely applied in these areas. It was often simply “overspray” on top of the gray or green factory primer. Factory Malaga, for instance, often looks purple in these areas. I, too, see glimpses of green, but I suspect this was an Atlantic 1600.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited August 2, 2018 by Conserv

[jgerock]

11 hours ago, Conserv said:

 

Jim,

 

Based on the exterior photos, Atlantic? (Dark) Riviera?

 

Interior floors and chassis undersides are bad places to judge color: the color coats were not evenly or completely applied in these areas. It was often simply “overspray” on top of the gray or green factory primer.  Factory Malaga, for instance, often looks purple in these areas. I, too, see glimpses of green, but I suspect this was an Atlantic 1600.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Steve- my Malaga car looks purple in pics. Since I had an Agave 71 this interior looks pretty darn similar - regardless of the exterior color hues.  

 

When are are you back in GA?  Your location shows NY.

[Conserv]

43 minutes ago, jgerock said:

Steve- my Malaga car looks purple in pics. Since I had an Agave 71 this interior looks pretty darn similar - regardless of the exterior color hues.  

 

When are are you back in GA?  Your location shows NY.

 

Hey, Jim,

 

Just as we (Katherine) got transferred from NYC to Atlanta in 2007, we got transferred back to NYC in 2016.

 

I miss Atlanta!

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[Geoff Raynak]

Mystery solved!!!

 

Saul and I have been emailing since the car was posted.  

 

I ran ran the VIN through BMW.  

Here is the reply:

 

The BMW 1600 US VIN 1570177 was manufactured on October 02nd, 1969 and delivered on October 08th, 1969 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Atlantik, paint code 041.

 

The car and I share the same birthday!!!!

it is just 3 years older. 

 

 

AND 

 

we just ‘shook’ over the phone. 

The car will be heading to Oregon (via Austin) very soon.

!!!!!

 

 

Cheers

Geoff

Edited August 2, 2018 by Geoff Raynak

[02Les]

11 years ago.

 

[Geoff Raynak]

Thanks for the picts and history, Les!!!

 

Your curation of VINs and history is amazing ...

Thank you.

 

I will add the images to the living history and documentation of 1570177

 

geoff

 

Edited August 2, 2018 by Geoff Raynak