A nuther one: (Actually....a '68)

[bugtustlebub]

Esteemed forum members,

Me and my buddy, Joe, did an 800 mile round-trip yesterday, to get a pretty nice '67 1600 from Red Bank, NJ.

It's a one family car. Charmonix over blue and grey, 4-speed, with sunroof. Purchased by it's original owner in Switzerland. It hasn't been drive for a while. Mostly garage kept. Euro rear bumper. The speedo is in Km/hour. The odometer reads 56K and change. Perfect dash, headliner, interior panels, seats are good and firm, with black carpet. The dash has quite a bit of bling, too.

VIN 1851699 (IIRC) It's got the first aid kit and tool roll boot. A later steering wheel and a "customized" center console. I'll try to figure out how to post some pics in a day or two.

It'll stay original, including the steelies and hubcaps.

Regards,

Randy Bryant

Elkton,(the '02 capital)VA

[BillWilliams]

Way to go Brother Randy!

Got one that runs and a good one at that.

[nbristow01]

Looking forward to the pics, great job, and yes a 1967 should be kept origianl. Just a nice tribute. We can jack with the 74s and up easily

[kcdonahue]

Hey Randy,

Sounds like a good save! Cant wait to see this one.

I guess that means I need to get the tii back on the road cause I dun broke the motor...

KC

[02Les]

FYI - VIN 1850001 started in Feb '68.

[ought2]

FYI - VIN 1850001 started in Feb '68.

That's true, but there were several "off the book" 1600's much prior to that.

[02Les]

FYI - VIN 1850001 started in Feb '68.

That's true, but there were several "off the book" 1600's much prior to that.

No clue what "off the book" means. Yes there were other Euro 1600s

1500001 to 1550000 manuf from 3/'66 to 2/'68

1850001 to 1900000 manuf from 2/'68 to 6/'70

2650001 to 2676591 manuf from 6/'70 to 3/'71

The point I was making, was that the car (subject of the original message) would be a '68 and not a '67.

[MikeinNC]

Next year Randy Maybe I can get over the mountain to see you at Thanksgiving!!

[ought2]

There are a handful of cars that do not follow the expected VIN number sequence. When researched by their VIN's, they simply don't show up through a conventional search. That's what I meant by "off the book". A good example is the 1600 shown in the first picture of Sislane's picture series "FundayII. The VIN for this car was submitted to Roundel several years ago and at first baffled the most seasoned enthusiasts. It was later determined that this particular car predated any official production years. Just something to think about.

[02Les]

There are a handful of cars that do not follow the expected VIN number sequence. When researched by their VIN's, they simply don't show up through a conventional search. That's what I meant by "off the book". A good example is the 1600 shown in the first picture of Sislane's picture series "FundayII. The VIN for this car was submitted to Roundel several years ago and at first baffled the most seasoned enthusiasts. It was later determined that this particular car predated any official production years. Just something to think about.

1600s were "assembled" in Belgium (from '66), Uruguay etc with their own VIN range. Do you know the VIN of this 1600, as i'd be interested to know?

[HarryPR]

Congrats, Randy!!!!

Can't wait to see pics of your latest buy.

[bugtustlebub]

Esteemed, educated forum members,

This "new" car is a '68, not a '67, according to Andreas Harz at BMW Group Classic.

Pictures to come during this weekend.

Regards,

Randy Bryant

Elkton,(the '02 capital)VA

[bugtustlebub]

I hope that this works.

Now, I do have more pictures.

The FAQ is telling me that they're too large files.

[williamggruff]

Unless I'm mistaken, and I have an amazing propensity for being mistaken, that odometer reads 58xx km, which is less than 4,000 miles. If that's accurate, you won the jackpot!

williamggruff

[kris]

Looks like a nice car. Looking forward to seeing more pictures.

The way I tell the 67's apart from 68+ is that the 67's have the 1600 badge above the horizontal tail panel trim, like this:

or this