engine and drivetrain Bristol color...

[MikeWooldridge]

Just received this email regarding an engine I have. Anyone care to show what color "Bristol" is?

The BMW 2002 US VIN 1663064 was manufactured on September 5th, 1969 and delivered on September 10th, 1969 to a company named JBS in Frankfurt, we believe that these cars - or at least most of them - were later exported to the US. The original colour was Bristol, paint code 058.

We hope, this is helpful for you.

Yours sincerely,

BMW Group

Andreas Harz

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[meyekel]

Battleship gray is sort of what I would call Bristol. I think that the racing 1800TiSa cars were bristol.

Mike

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[02Les]

My first 2002 was a '71 Bristol.

(Pics are not of mine, but same as)

[bcthomas122279]

gloss primer, also the original color of my 69.

I posted an original color brochure earlier w/bristol on it.

[Pierre]

Here is a late 66 1600 Bristol

[tjones02]

02Les said it best, Bristol is..."Best described as....shiny Primer". It's a rare, beautiful, somber color that is strikingly timeless when compared to the rest of the wild '70s palet that most people "expect" 2002s to be painted.

I took these of my mid '66 1600-2 at 2002FestWest in 2001 before a major front end accident in 2003. It's currently in indoor storage until I have the time and 4 to deal with it.

So, you said that's the VIN of an engine you have, not one of your cars? How did you get MT to relese that info to you?

My Granada 1600-2 1530962 has been in the family since '88 (we're the second owners) and since that time its motor's vin has been 2530962. I was 12 when I saw that and tried to point that out to Dad, he didn't believe me until he saw it for his own eyes! What I do know is that the motor is from a '69-'70 2002 automatic. I'd love to find out some more history on it!

[02Les]

So, you said that's the VIN of an engine you have, not one of your cars? How did you get MT to relese that info to you?

Send the VIN to:-

Andreas.Harz@partner.bmw.de

Usually he answers within a day.

[tjones02]

That's cool, thanks.