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1971 BMW 2002 Cabriolet

2790097roadGermany
Engine
2.0L inline-four M10, 100 PS

A rare BMW 2002 Cabriolet, bodied by Stuttgart's Karosseriewerk Baur and powered by the 2.0-litre M10 four-cylinder engine. One of just 200 examples produced during a brief eight-month sales window beginning in 1971, this car left the factory on 31 March 1971 and was delivered via BMW Meierrose of Osnabrück. It passed through early German ownership before being acquired in 2015 for display within a private museum collection.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Sold €138,000 (≈ $152K)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1971-03-31 →Factory delivery
    BMW Meierrose Osnabrück (dealer delivery)
    partial documentation

    Factory delivery destination; the car was dispatched from the plant to this BMW dealership in Osnabrück on the date of manufacture.

  3. 1972-01-14 → 1978Acquisition unknown
    First registered owner (identity unrecorded)
    partial documentation

    Earliest known private owner; retained the vehicle for roughly six years before parting with it.

  4. 2015 →Private sale
    Consignor
    partial documentation

    Acquired the cabriolet and placed it in a personal museum collection as a static display piece; mechanical recommissioning is advised before road use.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. Inspection

    Mechanical inspection advised before the car is returned to road use, owing to its extended period as a static museum exhibit.

    No inspection has yet been carried out; this is a recommendation noted in the catalogue.

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