1971 BMW 2002
A BMW 2002 manufactured in October 1971 and originally delivered in Agave Green to a BMW dealer in Lüdenscheid, West Germany. Early in its life the car received a substantial documented engine build at Gockel Tuning in Gammertingen, reportedly costing over 15,000 Deutschmarks. It later passed to a UK collector and then to its current owner, who acquired it with the intention of converting it into a wide-arch Alpina 2002 replica using an S14 engine and E30 M3 running gear — a project that remains incomplete. The car is fitted with twin Weber 45s, BBS split-rim alloys, a roll cage, and race seats.
Ownership
- 2019-02-23Auction saleSold £5,400 (≈ $7K)
- 1971-10-21 →Factory deliveryBMW main dealer, Lüdenscheid (Wietis)full documentation
Vehicle delivered on 21 October 1971, originally finished in Agave Green (paint code 071). Original German paperwork survives in the history file.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGockel Tuningpartial documentation
Tuning workshop in Gammertingen that carried out an extensive, documented engine build costing over 15,000 Deutschmarks; dyno graphs showing approximately 185 Nm form part of the history file.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUK collectorpartial documentation
Purchased the car at some point after it left Germany; subsequently sold it to the current vendor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Acquired approximately four years before the sale with plans to build a wide-arch Alpina 2002 replica using S14 and E30 M3 running gear. Project was not completed; extensive maintenance was carried out during ownership in preparation for the planned conversion, all of which is documented in the history file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Engine rebuildGockel Tuning
Comprehensive documented engine build undertaken at Gockel Tuning in Gammertingen, with expenditure reportedly exceeding 15,000 Deutschmarks; output recorded at around 185 Nm on a rolling road.
Dyno graphs and associated paperwork retained in the history file.
- —Mechanical
Extensive mechanical maintenance carried out by the current vendor in preparation for the planned S14 engine and E30 M3 running-gear conversion; scope documented comprehensively in the history file.
Work undertaken during the current owner's tenure; all records available for inspection.
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