Lot 150: 1974 BMW 2002

It was BMW's 1600 saloon of 1966, with new two door, medium-sized bodywork, that really sealed the German manufacturer's path on the road to success. Already the company's four cylinder, overhead camshaft engine and MacPherson strut front and coil spring/trailing arm rear suspension had been proved in its larger four door saloons, and when this was allied to the new 02 Series 1600 it was a recipe well received. Faster derivatives soon joined the 85bhp 1600: first came the twin carburettor 105bhp 1600ti of 1967 and then the extremely popular 2002 launched in January 1968. In basic form its 1,998cc engine produced 100bhp, but as the 2002ti, twin carburettors raised this to 120bhp and top speed to 115mph. It was with this model that BMW won the 2,000cc class of the 1968 European Touring Car Championship; for 1969, however, to combat the Porsche 911 threat, BMW used the competition only 2002TiK for Group 5, K denoting a KKK turbocharger.Described by the vendor as being in good condition the car comes with a history file containing bills and invoices for work undertaken by BMW specialists along with a number of old MoT's. Fitted with a Kenlowe cooling fan the car has been undersealed with Waxoil to protect it from the elements. It is supplied with the V5 logbook and an MoT until June 2007.