'73 2002 Tii - Sahara on eBay Auction with Reserve

[LindrelT]

Price: $100

Location: Burbank CA

Description:

Recent pretty correct and complete restoration...

[02Les]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-BMW-2002-TII/184546907644?hash=item2af7da55fc:g:H4oAAOSwoS9fub2l

 

Supposedly it was sold on BAT a few weeks ago.

 

1972 BMW 2002tii for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $29,750 on October 26, 2020 (Lot #38,311) | Bring a Trailer

 

[LindrelT]

Poor thing is going to start getting a rejection complex!  I'd think eBay->restoration-> BaT would be the more typical route, this one is backwards...  ?

[tashakes]

Most probably the buyer flaked out.  "My 2 year old got into my phone and placed the bid without my knowledge".  I heard crap like this every week for the 10 years I was a seller on eBay.  At least on BAT the winner must pay them the commission regardless. 

[Conserv]

As noted above, and within the BAT comments, this is a 1972 model U.S.-spec tii erroneously titled as a 1973.

 

This car, VIN 2761698, was probably manufactured mid-May 1972. Although the engine block is numbers-matching according to the BAT comments, this was originally a 121-head, plastic-runner tii, hence the lack of a firewall notch. The car now has aluminum intake runners (which first appeared with VIN 2761944, June 5, 1972) and a 1974 airbox (with a bracket for vacuum limiter valve). These are minor details, easily corrected if a future owner desires.

Yes, the car has “1973-only” bumper brackets — a.k.a., 2 1/2 mph brackets — and 1973 front overriders (shared from Euro-spec cars). Perhaps the erroneous titling led to this bumper “upgrade” (?) at a time of repair or replacement.

 

At the BAT price, it seems to have been well-bought. Although the current rims look cool, I’d wager that the car would have sold higher with factory steelies or OEM alloys. 
 

Given what’s been done already, it wouldn’t take a lot to make this a top-notch ‘72 tii. I’d start by correcting the title. That silver underhood sticker at the right end of the air plenum says, in brief, “This car conforms to the 1972 model year regulations”.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

[jp5Touring]

Seller ended ebay listing

[Mario Falfan]

The auction is back on starting at $17k. IMO Sahara is not a very popular color, I like wheels and it looks well sorted out, I don’t know about $29k plus the BAT’s premium....