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01/08/09

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This is funny I just took a photo of one near my house the other day.
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theeastbaykid
01/08/09

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Oh man, questions about the jalopy while I'm on the other side of the globe! The Boddington's can is covering the Crane ignition module.
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theeastbaykid
01/08/09

@theeastbaykid: Also, just a disclaimer, I had this car in high school. As a result, it probably should be taken apart and put back together again (maybe with that 325i motor sitting in my garage), but in the meantime I'm having too much fun driving it. I've had the opportunity to drive a lot of fast cars, but no matter how much horsepower you have, you can never replicate the charm of an old car. The 2002 certainly isn't the only one to have that charm--thankfully, there are now plenty of non marque-specific events to exercise vintage iron of all stripes. Even ones with white wheels.
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Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
01/08/09

@theeastbaykid: Thanks for clearing that up.
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Boosted Lego Wagon
01/07/09

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If he swapped the Boddingtons for a Warsteiner, he could probably use it as a daily driver.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
01/07/09

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Not sure about the white wheels, but everything else is right on the money.
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engineerd
01/07/09

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Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! I would love to have a BMW 2002! Unfortunately, the rust monster would get it pretty quick here in Detroit. So, I am just biding my time until I can get someplace where a 2002 has a shot at living more than a few months.
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Armand
01/07/09

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I love this car. Until I saw it at the California Melee, I had always disliked the later, square-taillight 2002s, but the early bumpers (Nick told me they were "new old stock, from Pick-n-Pull") and the lowered stance make this one look much cleaner than your average Malaise '02. I dig the white Minilite-style wheels, too-- they're a refreshing change from the 14" E30 "bottlecap" alloys that you see on almost every other 2002 nowadays.
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MushyHeirloom
01/07/09

@Armand Bengle: 'course, I never liked those particular 14s anyway.
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Novaload
01/07/09

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Sweet. My commute would be awesome in this little red rocket.
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Bumblebee
01/07/09

@NovaloadMissesPolar: Do we want to call this car a rocket? I feel like it's probably rather slow.
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MushyHeirloom
01/07/09

@Bumblebee: He just wanted to make jokes about the red rocket.
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MushyHeirloom
01/07/09

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I'm getting good at guessing again. This is about as close to an E21 as one can get. It's just a bit more awesome.

Especially with the beer can over the wiper motor.
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Bumblebee
01/07/09

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Didn't these cars have roundels behind the kinks? Nick's seem to be missing.
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Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
01/07/09

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Here's another nice red tii. Kinda rare. Not sure of the year though...

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BullManUGA
01/07/09

@Vintage Racer is out taking pictures: What is this car? I want one.
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Vintage Racer - with V-12 goodness
01/07/09

@BullManUGA:

It's a 2002 tii Touring. Not sure of the year - only saw it one time in the pits at one of our races. It is a Washington car. From a distance, at first glance I thought it was a Sunbeam...

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DoctorNine
01/07/09

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This is the kind of thing I read Jalopnik for. Thanks for the visual treat Murilee.
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mytdawg
01/07/09

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My first true love was a '75 with a Weber and a header. Michigan salt, lack of funds for proper repair and maintenance, and my poor teenage driving skills eventually killed it.
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Bumblebee
01/07/09

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"...though not as easy to find as Beetles, Mustangs, or Darts/Valiants."

Murilee, We'll all pretend that was an intentional typo and give you a thumbs-up.
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Bumblebee
01/07/09

@Bumblebee: Strike that comment. I was thinking "beetle" was actually spelled "beatle."

This is why you don't drink at 10 o'clock in the morning, kids.
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pauljones
01/07/09

@Bumblebee:

It is never to early to drink. Such is why we have dearthair and his genius breakfast scotch idea.
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Bumblebee
01/07/09

@pauljones: I was kidding about AM drinking earlier, but waking up and downing a little scotch does sound like it would be especially pleasing.
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Elhigh
01/07/09

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It's got a butt like a suitcase and a nose like a toaster. But from the driver's seat, you can remember a heritage of fighter planes.
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cyclopticgaze
01/08/09

@Elhigh: Are you trying to say that it handles like a Saab?
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jduffy13
01/07/09

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There's car pr0n and then there's car PR0N.

Wow my twig and berries are all buzzing like.
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Dr. H. F. Danger
01/07/09

@jduffy13: King Pron

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