BMW builds a new 2002

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BMW is making a new 2002tii at the BMW Museum's "Glass Workshop" in Munich. The project was inspired by the fact that Mobile Tradition, the company's heritage division, is able to provide an estimated 90 percent of all spare parts required for a BMW 2002.

An original bodyshell from the '70s was the starting point, while the small number of spare parts not available from Mobile Tradition are being taken from a donor car or remanufactured by hand. Power for this "new" 2002tii, a fuel-injected model, comes from a 2-liter four-cylinder engine generating 130 bhp. In its day the 2002tii would accelerate from 0-60 in 9.3 seconds and had a top speed of just under 120 mph. Not fast by modern standards but impressive for the period.

Verona, Golf and Colorado were among the conspicuously bright paint finishes offered on the 2002tii but the hallmark shade of the era was Inka – a strong orange. Appropriately, this colour has been chosen for the car currently under construction.

Visitors to the BMW Museum are invited to watch a "work in progress" from behind the workshop's glass windows. Scheduled to continue until the end of the year, the project is in the expert hands of master mechanic Arthur Heimann and the head of the BMW Group Mobile Tradition workshop, Klaus Kutscher. Arthur Heimann will be using several thousand original BMW spare parts to build a new car more than 30 years old.

the 2002tii currently under construction, and the Glass Workshop, can be viewed at the BMW Museum Exhibition next to Munich's Olympic Tower.
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If they were to run off 100 of these you know they could ask any price under the sun and they would still be sold in under a minute. 👍
 
Man, I saw the build on DW (German channel) and my jaw dropped. They're building everything from scratch except the engine!

I bet they just might be willing to start up production. They said that some of the stuff they're remanufacturing will be available to collectors and current 2002 owners.
 
This is one of the two BMWs I'd ever own, the other being the E30. These things are just so cool. 👍
 
Excellent news for 2002 fans/owners.

A perfect choice for a "rebuild," too -- that's probably the most important model in all of BMW's history. :) 👍
 
I'd say a new lineup of 2002's would be a much desired vehicle in the car enthusiast realm. I can see many possible creations coming from BMW on this car. It was a true legend in terms of classic race cars. 👍
 
my dad had one of those back when he was a young batchelor in the 70s... i dont qite know the details but in his day he had some sick cars
 
okay, now I'M drooling...tho I wouldn't go with that orange...the color's distorted by the lights in the display, though, and I'd rather see it in sunlight, thank you.
 
wow, that's really nice news.......the 2002 is one of my favourite cars in GT4 and i have seen some in real life too! 👍 they're just beautiful and in their period they were also fast. i'm curious about the production-numbers and the price-tag.....

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No they are producing one, the one you posted this thread about. They arn't selling it though, as you said.
 
I thought the story was going to be about the all-new 2002, like the bug, mini cooper, etc.

I wish they could re-produce the original 2002. You can put your name on the waiting list, start saving money, by the time you've saved enough money for a house, they should have one in the color you wanted(might still be a automatic though!). But in reality, there is no way that could happen with all sorts of modern regulations in place. After 5-mph bumpers, multiple airbags, blackbox, EFI, etc., etc. Car will have lost all its' magic!
 
We don't have thoes stupid 5mph bumpers over here in Ur-op.
 
The 2002 already appeared with 5mph bumpers -- or, as BMWphiles refer to them, diving boards -- before the end of its production.

 
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My bad. 8km/h bumpers. :sly: j/k!
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:lol: Nice try, but here in England we use mph ;), no we have normal bumpers that pop back out, often looking as good as they did before after a small impact.
 
sweet.
lol time attack, you should really test drive a E30 sometime, they are a metric crapload ton of fun. i actually just gave my perfect (mechanically) 1989 325i to my brother.....and he paid for my $300 1982 toyota starlet that pushes about 45hp.

i have heard that i'm slightly retarded (hey! i'm 17 and i have wanted a toyota for the past 4 years!) for that trade.....but i sure do love that starlet!
 
This was the first car I HAD to ahve in GT4, then come to find out my used to own one.

My dad is awsome.:sly:
 

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