1967 BMW 1600

[EngineerTim]

Price: $1

Location: Chicago west suburbs

Description:

Not mine, no affiliation, have never seen around but looks like an interesting car:

1967 BMW 1600 TWO DOOR - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle...

CHICAGO.CRAIGSLIST.ORG

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UP FOR SALE IS MY 1967 BMW 1600 TWO DOOR COUPE , BOUGHT IT FROM THE FIRST OWNER WHO OWNED IT SINCE DAY ONE , I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TITLE FROM 1967 . IT IS A COLORADO CAR , VERY SOLID , MINIMAL...

 

[Mark92131]

Wow, lots of work, but lots of upside.  So cool to see those early original parts (summer box, football washer bottle).  Love the Florida paint.  Strange that it has a Euro back bumper but US Bumper horns in the front.  I would get it running, buff out the paint and drive it.

 

Mark92131

[majdomo]

19 minutes ago, Mark92131 said:

Wow, lots of work, but lots of upside.  So cool to see those early original parts (summer box, football washer bottle).  Love the Florida paint.  Strange that it has a Euro back bumper but US Bumper horns in the front.  I would get it running, buff out the paint and drive it.

 

Mark92131

Was thinking the exact same thing. Just clean it up and drive it. So cool.

[02Les]

Amazing - the first Owner owned it since day 1?

[Milo]

The asking price is on the optimistic side considering the condition of the car.

[Conserv]

22 hours ago, Milo said:

The asking price is on the optimistic side considering the condition of the car.

+1

 

Definitely!

 

It’s intact, un-molested, and a great color combo (Florida with Dark Brown) — which is wonderful. But I suspect the vinyl on those seats will shatter if you actually sit on them. This one is crunchy.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[Conserv]

On 5/2/2022 at 12:27 PM, Mark92131 said:

… Strange that it has a Euro back bumper but US Bumper horns in the front….

 

Mark,

 

I’m working on a theory — note: I’m still working on it — that the Euro rear bumper, with its bumper-mounted license-plate lights, was supplied on U.S.-bound 1600-2’s until sometime around March 1967. But it does appear that, by May or June 1967, U.S.-bound 1600-2’s were sporting U.S. rear bumpers with license-plate lights mounted on the rear panel. Of course, this could also be a Euro-delivery car imported later (the all-vinyl interior, however, suggests a Hoffman/U.S. connection).

 

As to the U.S.-style front bumper overriders, besides the possibility of a bumper or overrider replacement post-factory, I don’t yet have a working theory. For the 1967 model year, I believe the tall U.S.-style overriders might have been options.

 

Certainly for VIN 1527753 (manufactured June 6, 1967), “BUMPERETTES” were an $8 option. The window sticker is shown below.

 

A VIN for the car which is the subject of this thread would either help confirm or help deny my license plate light theory.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[kiva667]

On 5/2/2022 at 10:51 AM, 02Les said:

Amazing - the first Owner owned it since day 1?

Does he mean since the BIg Bang?

Edited May 7, 2022 by kiva667

[JWT]

...it looks like a coil exploded at one time with the black gunk spray everywhere.......love this car....carbon copy of my car except I have the more modern 1969 ? - man....I probably have enough spare parts to get this sorted snd on the road in no time.......so so tempted.....

[LSYRH]

I was at this guys shop recently, test drove a rusty old 2002 that I was hoping to buy, saw this in the back of his shop - said he'd be throwing it on craigslist next. Based on price here, and price of what I test drove, seems like he's generally a little overpriced. That said, VERY nice guy to deal with and if anyone is interested in this, I definitely recommend getting in touch with the seller. Seems like he's taken on some bigger projects as a restorer, and thusly tends to minimize the seriousness of some issues. Old school Jaguar guy with some other cool cars in the shop too... 356, Sonnet III, Isetta, a couple Avantis. Solid seller - recommended. Just make sure you're getting your money's worth.

Didn't buy that 2002... that's why I'm lurking around here to see what's for sale...