1974 BMW 2002 Touring Alpina

Specs & Details:

Auction Ended: 20 May 2007
# Bids: 8
No Sale: $16,100
Miles: 100034
VIN: 3430546
Engine: 4
Transmission: manual
Exterior Color: orange
Interior Color: black

1974 2002 Touring Alpina A4 Clone.

I know that I’m going to regret doing this but sometimes we have to part from things that we love.

This car is one of the most desirable BMW 2002s an enthusiast would like to have besides the Turbo and Cabriolet. This is the Touring, a car that is versatile, fun to drive and beautiful. What makes this car very special is the addition of the Alpina A4 single throttle body set-up that is now days well sought for as well as the other Alpina components.

This car was featured in the BMW CAR magazine in September 2003 and also in the Alpina book written by James Taylor.

I imported the car 2 years ago from Germany. This car has only seen three owners including my self. The original owner (in Germany) had the car approximately 26 years. The car was then bought by a Swiss gentleman who is an Alpina enthusiast. During the time that he owned the car he added all the alpine features. The car was always garaged since new.

Engine & Transmission: There are no engine or drive train noises. No grinding up or down-shifting. Does not smoke when starting, accelerating or decelerating. All suspension, motor mounts and driveshaft components solid. The only issues that I see is that the car backfires during deceleration and it is a bit hard to start when cold or warm. It is possible that the A4 injection needs some fine tuning. The car drives super on the highway; it is really fast upon stepping on the gas pedal to open those beautiful throttle bodies not to mention the extraordinary sound of them!!!!

Interior: The interior is good shape. No cracks on dashboard. The seats are the super comfortable Scheel seats with there unique material color patern that is no longer found. The door and rear panels are in good shape. The driver side has door panel has a small cut in one of the corners. The headliner is perfect, no tears. All gauges work. Working, original equipment Blaupunkt AM/FM Shortwave radio. All window regulators work smoothly and do not rattle in tracks. Vent windows work perfectly and seal tightly. Glass all around is fine with good weather stripping.

Body and Paint: All doors, hood and trunk open smoothly, with good shut lines. No missing chrome or trim pieces. The bumpers are in excellent condition. All original trunk panels present in fine condition. This car has no rust. The overall condition of the paint is very good.

There two places that would need repainting. The driver fender has a small area where the paint is damaged and the trunk lid has a deep scratch. All lights work. The tires are good. Brakes solid and reliable. Radiator replaced with a new 3 row core.

Specifications of the car:
1974 2002 Touring Tii with Sun Roof
Original very light green tinted Glass
Alpina A4 System (Built and tuned by Rainer Ahrend in Germany)
Alpina Spoiler
Alpina Steering wheel
Alpina Gauge Pod
Alpina Shift Knob
Scheel Seats
Alpina 6x13 Wheels
2002 Turbo Brakes (Complete set-up)
Super Sprint Muffler
Cibie Super Oscar Driving lights

What the car needs to have done:

1) Heater core is leaking a little bit. Need to remove it and repair it

2) A4 injection needs some fine tuning to prevent backfiring during desacerleration and to help during cold and warm start. A 292 Cam might help. The car currently has a 304 on it.

3) The rear section of the carpet is worn out, it would be good to replace it. The rest of the carpet is in good shape.

The car DOES NOT come with the Italian turn signals Nor the Dresden batch on the grill. I will provide a new set of flush turn signals.

Source: private party
San Jose, California, U.S.A.

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