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more about #2002 more comments → philibuster: 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? more » WilliamG.: 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... more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: 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 con... more » Graverobber: 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. S... more » Six Flags Over Tomsk: 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-... more » ThreeLitre: ohh hey my Dad needs new alloys for his '74 2002....where is this again....? more » stoke: 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? more » smalleyxb122: 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, bu... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: 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 ... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Every junkyard should be so nicely stocked. The CA cars look more like fixer uppers than an eye blink from the crusher. more » BMRFILE: 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... more » Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: 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 ... more » Maxx Cracker: How hard is it to find a new grille for it? more » layabout: Power to weight ratio the 2002 is as quick down the strip as a slug on valium,luckily they don't look too bad. more » Novaload: This little cutie has aged far more gracefully than I have, though I do still have both my kidneys. more » -
#junkyardfind
Junkyard Jackpot: BMW 2002, Corolla GT-S, Triumph Spitfire
Just yards away from the now-much-picked-over junked Volvo Amazon, I stumbled across this incredible trifecta of junkyardy goodness at my local self-service yard. Three cars that each deserve the full Jalopnik Stamp-O-Approvalâ„¢! More » -
#downonthestreet
1976 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. 2002s everywhere on the island, so let's see another!
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#downonthestreet
1976 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Ready for yet another street-driven BMW 2002?
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#downonthestreet
1972 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. BMW 2002s are plentiful on the island (we've seen a beater '72, a '73 2002Tii, and a massive-bumpered slushbox '75 so far), though technically this one isn't on the island. I've ventured over to Bay Farm Island (which was once literally an island but is now attached to the mainland at the Oakland Airport, just as the island part of Alameda was once a peninsula), which is part of Alameda but lacks sufficient garage-less housing to make for happy DOTS hunting. However, it's still possible to find interesting machinery where Jack London once went oyster pirating, and I've found this clean round-taillight 2002 there.
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#financiapocalypse
PCH, Financiapocalypse Moonshine Runner Edition: Mercury Marauder or BMW 850i?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! With the Dow taking it in the shorts today, we're all thinking about how we'll keep afloat during the hard times that seem to be looming, if not already here. Naturally, federal, state, and local governments are thinking the same thing, and that means they're going to jack up the taxes on booze! Which, as students of Southern United States history know, that means opportunity for enterprising gearheads willing to assist the makers of fine lead-and-glycol-enhanced alcoholic beverages in getting their products to thirsty, unemployment-maddened consumers who won't have the wheelbarrows full of hyperinflated cash necessary to pay the revenoors' bite. Yes, you'll need to convert a big, fast car into a white-liquor-haulin' moonshine runner!
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#1972bmw2002
1972 BMW 2002
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're going to look at a fairly rough BMW 2002- a total beater, in fact- that still sees daily-driver duty for its owner. This car parks on one of the busiest streets on the island (quite close to the '77 Olds Custom Cruiser), looks like hell, yet gets the transportation job done just as well as any boring 5-year-old Sentra. More » -
