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this gallery | | Dancing Queen III | / Registry # 23 |
| | | Owner : Roy | | Year/Model : 1972 2002 Targa (VIN # : 2795157) | | Project End Date : 8/1/2009 | | About this restoration : Roy asked us to bring his treasured BMW back to her original glory. His Targa will be at the BMW Octoberfest this year (2009) in Atlanta, competing in the Concours. |
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this gallery | | Golf 2002tii | / Registry # 16 |
| | | Owner : Jacquelin | | Year/Model : 1972 2002tii (VIN # : 2762264) | | Project End Date : 6/5/2007 | | About this restoration : Jacquelin lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. When Jack was a teenager, he remembers walking almost every single day, right in front of the only BMW dealership in Quebec City at that time. It was located right between his parent's home and school. Jack recants, "one would have never believed that in such a poor and lower town district, you would find a dealership of this kind". But as a car enthusiast, he was already aware of the revolution BMW was putting in place here in America, long before the Japanese onslaught. Jack states: "From that moment on, I became a BMW 2002tii enthusiast.... Now in my fifties, here I am, realizing a dream, owning at last, a BRAND NEW 1972 BMW 2002tii!!!" |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Steve | | Year/Model : 1973 2002 (VIN # : 2586828) | | Project End Date : 10/14/2005 | About this restoration : Steve had been riding 2 wheel BMWs for years before buying his first 2002 in the late eighties. That clean, low mileage, Verona red ’74 was sold soon after his 3rd child was born; it could not accommodate the family of five, and Mom didn’t like being left at home so often! In September ’03, Steve obtained this project car from a friend who needed room in his garage. His initial thought was to do enough repairs to get it on the road, but he kept looking at pictures of that first BMW car he had owned. After meeting Don and touring The Werk Shop, a full restoration was scheduled. Steve’s sentiments are captured in the following excerpt from an e-mail sent to Don shortly after receiving the finished car:
“Thank you for the outstanding restoration job on Renata. She arrived in the rain on Saturday, so we dried her off and tucked her away for the night. Yesterday was a glorious day; Matt and I took a ride up into Lancaster County, PA. >From there, we visited several friends’ homes. Everyone was very impressed with the finished product, most particularly Mike, the former owner of the car. I sold my other 2002 soon after Matt was born nearly 14 years ago and had forgotten how much fun these cars can be. We finally arrived home at 7:30 last night with 150 miles on the clock and huge grins on our faces. Spectacular!
Getting a ’73 BMW 2002 from a buddy – FREE
Having The Werk Shop restore the car top to bottom – COSTLY
Bonding with my son on a beautiful Fall day, while driving a virtually brand new ’73 2002 and listening to The Beatles – PRICELESS!”
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this gallery | | Henry the 2nd | / Registry # 13 |
| | | Owner : Bob | | Year/Model : 1974 2002 (VIN # : 4226363) | | Project End Date : 5/5/2005 | About this restoration : Bob writes:
I received this 1974, 2002 in 1984 as a gift from my parents when I was a senior in High School. This 02 took me to College, then to my first job after college in south Florida. It was a daily driver until the mid 90’s when I got a company car at my second job, back in South Carolina. Parking the car killed it! Although in need of many repairs I just could not part with the car, moving it by trailer and pushing it into its parking space under the deck at my current house in 1997. In 2004 I decided the decay had to be stopped. I called Michael Mitchell at the BMW Car Club of America and asked “who’s the best at restoring an 02?” Without hesitation, Michael replied Don Dethlefsen at The Werk Shop. After a few phone conversations the ’74 2002 was drug from beneath the deck and trailered one last time to meet Don. In 2005 I received my new 2002ti. You’ll never hear me say, I wish I still had that 02 I had back when...I’ve still got it and it is better than ever.
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Bryan Lancelot | | Year/Model : 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo (VIN # : 4290281) | | Project End Date : 11/12/2004 | | About this restoration : This Turbo is the third project we have done for Bryan Lancelot of Denver, Colorado. The donor car was found in England, it had been owned by seven different enthusiast. We shipped the car to the US by boat, arriving in Newark, NJ. This project is our first use of dip stripping and Epoxy coating to ensure a total rust proofed shell. A highlight is the Motorsport decals which have been painted onto the color and then clear coated to preserve the look forever. This car will share the same garage space as Bryan's "twin" Ceylon 02's and may go to Pebble Beach! |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Jay | | Year/Model : 1972 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2761466) | | Project End Date : 11/8/2004 | | About this restoration : Jay bought this tii many years ago. When the engine quite running, he and a buddy rebuilt it on the kitchen table and surprise, it runs. Then, thinking they were pretty good at this stuff, they decided to do a complete restoration. They pulled the engine and sent the body off to another buddy for paint. College, marraige and a career followed with the tii sitting in a garage for 15 years. Jays' wife finally said sell it, junk it or finish the car. Jay called us and we went to New Philadelphia, Ohio to pick up the shell and all its' parts. We were able to save that paint job by giving it a good buffing. We rebuilt that kitchen table motor, the suspension and drive line, installed a 5-speed tranny and cleaned up the interior. Jay now has a fine collectable tii to go with his beautiful Black E28 M5. |
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this gallery | | "Anthrazit" | / Registry # 10 |
| | | Owner : Tom | | Year/Model : 1975 BMW 2002 (VIN # : 2363060) | | Project End Date : 2/27/2004 | About this restoration : Tom is a fellow who has moved around a lot. His job has taken him and his family to many different cities and always, the 02 has moved with them. We went to Atlanta to pick up Tom's car as he wanted to re-make this long time friend. We made a Stage II racing motor, new paint in its' original Anthrazit Metallic color and a custom interior. Tom moved again during the project so we delivered her to St. Paul, Minnesota.
**UPDATE**
Several weeks ago we trailered our 1975 BMW 2002 as one stage (one of many) of our relocation back to St. Paul, MN.
My wife Kris had heard about the St. Paul 2007 German CARFEST occurring the following week and happened to mention it to my oldest son Matt.
Matt decided to enter our car in the event on a whim as we have never shown the car before.
Taking it out of storage and cleaning it the best he could, he proudly parked it at the end of a long line of BMW’s on display.
It was a great show- Porsches, Mercedes Benz, BMWs – both old and new- the largest showing of German cars in the thirteen years that the St. Paul German car clubs have been putting on the show.
During the show Matt became convinced that “we were going to get some sort of award” based on the large number of people that gathered around our car and their comments. Kris and I did the best we could to prepare him to be disappointed- but Matt was utterly convinced we would win.
Well, guess what, we took First Place! Attached please find a photo of our car, and a photo of myself and Matt- who is the one in the picture holding a plaque that will never leave his possession.
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Bobby Rahal | | Year/Model : 1972 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2761646) | | Project End Date : 9/2/2003 | | About this restoration : Bobby Rahal, an Indianapolis 500 Winner and owner of "Team Rahal" was given an Inka 2002tii when he went off to college. He told me he drove the car very aggressively and upon graudation convinced his parents to send him to two driving schools as he thought his experiences in the 02 might have given him the basis to be a race car driver. As we all know, the rest is history. Bobby wanted to duplicate that Inka 02 and asked us to find a 1972 donor and build him the exact car. Since his original car was stock, the duplicate car is also stock with its original 4-speed transmission. Bobby says the car seems faster than he remembers! The Columbus, Ohio area is where you'll see this tii. |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Jeff | | Year/Model : 1973 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2764485) | | Project End Date : 5/29/2003 | | About this restoration : Jeff bought this little gem at the insistence of his younger brother Craig, (see "Inka") another owner who has had his car over 25 years and wanted her to serve him another 25 years. We stripped out the shell but found rust in critical places that made the shell unusable. Locating a replacement shell at a junk yard in the dry southwest, we re-assembled Jeffs' gem to better than new. Both Jeff's car and his brother Craig's were restored in tandem. Here is another fine example that also runs the streets of Cleveland. |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Craig | | Year/Model : 1972 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2760448) | | Project End Date : 5/16/2003 | | About this restoration : Craig had gotten this tii used with only 800 miles following college. He has kept the car ever since, over 30 years! In fact, he bragged of his 2002 so much to his brother, that Jeff bought a new example shortly after Craig's graduation,(see "Fjord"). After all these years the car needed a complete restoration. We took her completely apart and re-assembled her to better than new. She is now driven often on the streets of Cleveland. |
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this gallery | | "For his daughter" | / Registry # 3 |
| | | Owner : Nick | | Year/Model : 1974 BMW 2002 tii (VIN # : 2782862) | | Project End Date : 4/27/2003 | | About this restoration : When Nick was in college he had a friend who owned a tii and he always liked that car. Recently, Nick was browsing ebay and saw a nice tii for sale. Having a 14 year old daughter and looking for a project for the two of them to get into together, Nick purchased the car. His daughter selected the beautiful Volvo red color. We also rebuilt the complete drive line using a factory "crate" motor. |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Bob | | Year/Model : 1972 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2760409) | | Project End Date : 1/3/2003 | | About this restoration : Bob has a nice collection of various cars, some of which belonged to family members and others who were close to Bob. This BMW had been in his collection for many years and was one of his favorites. Bob wanted the car completely restored with more power, thus a Stage II racing motor. He continues to take spirited drives in "Fritz". Watch for "Fritz" in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. |
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this gallery | | "2002 Street Car" | / Registry # 2 |
| | | Owner : Bryan Lancelot | | Year/Model : 1973 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2763858) | | Project End Date : 6/17/2002 | | About this restoration : After we were underway with Bryan's show car, he decided he wanted a street example that would include all the great aftermarket upgrades that have been developed over the past 25 years. Again we hunted for the donor car and found another Cylon (Gold) car that was six serial numbers later than his show car. The two were "brother and sister" as they went down the assembly line. This car was also shown at BMW CCA's 2002 Oktoberfest where it won First Place in the Super Clean class. It shares garage space with its' sister car in Denver, Colorado. |
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this gallery | | "2002 Show Car" | / Registry # 1 |
| | | Owner : Bryan Lancelot | | Year/Model : 1973 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2763852) | | Project End Date : 6/10/2002 | | About this restoration : Bryan had to sell his 2002 when in college to pay the last semester tuition. He made a vow to his girlfriend, now wife, that someday he would have the finest 2002 in existence. We found him the donor car, completely dismanteled her and rebuilt her to factory stock with all available options. The finished car won First Place in the Concours class at BMW CCA's 2002 Oktoberfest in Keystone, Colorado, just North of its' Denver home. |
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this gallery | | | | Owner : Sharon | | Year/Model : 1973 BMW 2002tii (VIN # : 2763991) | | Project End Date : 2/22/2002 | | About this restoration : Sharon was just getting into her first collector car and asked us to help find her a good donor. She wanted a car that she could use for daily driving and driving schools. We located a nice tii that had been owned by an enthusiast and was well taken care of. We took off the front spoiler because Sharon wanted a stock look, and corrected a few paint problems at the same time. We rebuilt all the mechanicals and tuned the engine. You can see this car on the east coast of Florida and at all the Florida drivers schools. |
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