Greg Ward's 1972 BMW 2002 tii

Updated June 2007

1. New alarm system with electronic door entry (very cool).
2. New stereo system.
3. New factory door panels, black carpets, newly reupholstered front seats and back seat.
4. Picked up a set of used 14" basketweaves, with tires.

Intro:

Welcome to Zippy's web site (as recently named by my good friend), a 1972 BMW 2002 tii.
VIN # 2761076 and built on Feb. 22, 1972, delivered to New York.

Number of 2002 tii's built and imported into the USA, left-hand drive:

1972 - 1973	4,521	VIN # 2760001 thru 2764521
1974	2,928	VIN # 2780001 thru 2782928
total:	7,449

It has just returned from the body shop and now sports a new paint job. The car has gone through several stages since I purchased it in July 1997. I will show those stages here.

Please send any comment to: wardgk02@cox.net

History:

I previously owned a 1969 BMW 1600 (same body style) and a near new 1976 BMW 2002. However, none was a tii model, which is the high performance version of the car. I bought this car in 1997 from a mechanic who worked at La Jolla Independent BMW, which is owned by Carl Nelson, a west coast 2002 guru. The tii model was made for only 3 years; 1972 and 1973 with the round lights and 1974 with the square lights. A debate rages between fans of the round tails lights versus the square tail lights. I like the square ones. Even though this tii was a 1972 and had round lights, there were numerous features of the car that were hard to pass up, so I purchased it. My thinking was I could change the tail lights down the road. And that I did. While in the body shop replacing the taillights, I had the popup aftermarket moonroof replaced with an electric sunroof from a 318i. The car was not close to stock when I got it so I was free to implement my changes without being labeled the one who first molested the car.