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Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
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philibuster
07/18/09

In reply to Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
How does a 2002 in that condition end up in a junkyard? It has all its wheels still! What has condemned this classic to the junkyard?
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WilliamG.
07/18/09

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The thing I like most about Toyotas of that vintage is the way the automatic transmission shifter looks like an afterthought, as if the designers were saying, WTF are you thinking? Get a stick shift!
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
07/18/09

@WilliamG.: Now, of course, their thought process is the other way 'round.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
07/18/09

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These three should be combined into one or two glorious junkyard creations. Maybe the Toyota engine into the Spitfire or maybe an M10 powered RWD conversion on the Toyota or the BMW engine in the Spitfire. The Spitfire engine can stay at the junkyard, the rest needs to combine into a nice PCH for someone.
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Graverobber
07/18/09

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That spitfire has only a single carb, not the duels it should have. I saw a '76 Spit at the yard down here in Sun Valley, with an overdrive gearbox. Sadly when I returned with the So-Cal Jalop brigade, it was gone. I could use those side marker lights off of it, but they're not worth the 400-mile drive. Sad though that yet another nice little British roadster has gone the way of Elvis.
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Novaload
07/18/09

@Graverobber: You mean it bloated up to twice its size, OD'd on drugs, reportedly died on the can but has been seen ever since in odd places and so may not really be dead?
Wow, Murilee was lucky to get these photos!
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Graverobber
07/18/09

@Novaload Misses Murilee: Yes. That was exactly what I meant.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
07/18/09

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Sad end for three fun little runabouts. Incidentally, the Corolla should indeed have the 4AGE, as you can read here:

http://www.examiner.com/x-11011-LA-New-Classics-Car-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Hatch-Attack-198788-Toyota-Corolla-FX16

(Hey, it ain't self promotion if it answers a question, right?)
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Edited by Six Flags Over Tomsk at 07/18/09 1:18 PM

Murilee Martin
07/18/09

@Tomsk 1.1: Now that I think about it, I suspect that the 4A-LC underhood sticker is the result of a transplanted hood.
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ThreeLitre
07/18/09

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ohh hey my Dad needs new alloys for his '74 2002....where is this again....?
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stoke
07/18/09

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Does anyone share my belief that "Triumph Spitfire" is the best car name ever? I think we need a QOTD on this. Or did I just miss it?
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smalleyxb122
07/18/09

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I'm partial to the Triumph, since my first car was a Spitfire, but that 2002 is sweet, and even the humble Corolla has some merit. I'd write more, but Power Block is wrapping up, and I've got to get to the garage.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
07/18/09

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That 2002 reminds me of when I found a '68 A-100 forward-control passenger van in a yard 35 miles away, which was mostly intact, save for some of the engine, the ultra-common 318. Completely normal to see those parts gone, but it's the only normal thing about this vehicle.

I made an offer to the guy who owned the yard, $200 for a month's worth of parting out, this was 1985, then he can sell what's left. He agreed, and I started carting truckloads of parts home.

I left pretty much a bare shell. You gotta love having a spare transmission for when your OEM one, with over a ¼ million miles on it, is being rebuilt.

This BMW is that kind of find. Unusual to find one in a salvage yard, much less one this intact. Good find!
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
07/18/09

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Every junkyard should be so nicely stocked. The CA cars look more like fixer uppers than an eye blink from the crusher.
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BMRFILE
02/22/09

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The bumper requirements were the stupidest thing the government has ever imposed. No one will ever be saved by a bigger, uglier bumper in a crash.

The 2002, E21 and E30 3 series were beautiful looking, quintessential BMWs that were victimized by these dumb looking bumpers. When I got my first E30, the first thing I did was to drill the bumper shocks and do a bumper tuck.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/22/09

@BMRFILE: The point of those bumper regs was to minimize damage to the car in low speed impacts, like parking mishaps. Now the regs have been loosened, and it's not hard to get a few thousand dollars worth of damage when somebody taps you.
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
02/22/09

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I carpooled to 4-5-6 grade (1972-76) in a bright orange 2002 driven by Mr. Arce up the street (his sons were classmates). I remember listening to Jim Croce and Carol King, among others, on the stereo going to school.
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cyclopticgaze
02/22/09

@Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: I remember my dad driving me to school (kindergarden) in his tii, years before it got accordioned in a multi-car pile-up. The faux-weave pattern of the vinyl seats would leave impressions in the skin on the back of my legs.
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Maxx Cracker
02/22/09

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How hard is it to find a new grille for it?
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theeastbaykid
02/22/09

@Maxx Cracker: Not hard in the bay area...although we just lost one of our longstanding BMW recylers (RIP Bay Motor Wrecking). Still another local source left. Also, BMW mobile tradition supplies virtually everything brand new.
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cyclopticgaze
02/22/09

@Maxx Cracker: Depends entirely on how much you are willing to pay. The missing nosepiece on this 76 wouldn't cost much; round-taillight grille's are more. It's tough to find dent-free grilles on the cheap, but finding the parts isn't hard at all.
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layabout
02/22/09

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Power to weight ratio the 2002 is as quick down the strip as a slug on valium,luckily they don't look too bad.
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Novaload
02/22/09

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This little cutie has aged far more gracefully than I have, though I do still have both my kidneys.
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
02/22/09

@Novaload Misses Murilee:

LOL. I laughed up a sip of my Bloody Mary, then sputtered on...
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