It did not take long for the mystery car that was the BMW 2002 Touring to be identified. I encountered this car at a lunch/rest stop on last year’s Annie & Steve Norman Classic Motorcar Rally. Doug’s Rallies always have great pauses to complement the competition with some relaxed meals and views of car collections. This stop was at a shop that built licensed Lotus Seven cars and featured a nice little collection of unusual makes and models, including this rare BMW.
I wish I could write something significant about this car, but I know nothing about it at all. If there are any BMW fans among my readership perhaps they can fill us in via the comments.
Background car = Citroen SM.
BMW actually made a huge number of variants of the 2nd-gen 200* cars, from the cool Bauer cabrio, to a “TargA-like” variant, and many, MANY different engine combos (1802s, too!), but the US saw very few of them. I personally like the Touring, for its roominess and utility.
I like to say, 2002s were a Datsun 510 rip-off…;)