Saturday, July 2, 2011

1967 BMW 1002tii: Early 1 Series?

Nothin' But Blue Skies Ahead for Bimmer in the Sixties

Overall, this 1002 tii would be about a foot shorter and 250 lbs lighter than the 2002 it's based on.

Today's RetroChop is my idea of what a late 1960s "smaller-than 2002" 2 door might look like. Using the Google-found image below of an original 2002, I shortened the wheelbase behind the door, (left in photo, above). I also shortened the rear overhang and trunk by quite a bit. The front overhang has been cut back creating a shorter hood. I made a lot of detail changes to the bumpers and lights, and added goldtone BBS wheels from an Eighties 7-series, also found using Google Images. The proportions of this mythical small Bimmer from almost 45 years ago are Italianate now; think Sixties Alfa Romeo GTV coupe by Bertone. A minor touch, I lowered the door handles into the wraparound chrome strip for a cleaner look.

Of course, there was no 1-Series in the Sixties, nor "1002tii" model, but we can always wonder...

Original 2002 image used to create my mythical 1002tii model, top photo. Found using Google Images.

6 comments:

  1. Well, you are not entirely correct here. Because the car you dream of here was more or less offered by BMW... as the Touring hatchback.

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  2. thanks for checking it out!

    Yeah, the Touring, the hatchback version of the 2002 platform car you mention. It was the same size as the 2- and 4-door sedans, right?

    My 1002 would have been about a foot shorter and been in a class below the 1600/1800/2002 series.

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  3. I remember the 2002 very well, it ran over my Airedales foot. The poor thing had a cast on the entire summer in which he hoped on for most of the time.

    There is nothing like seeing a classic BMW on the road. Our 528e is going to turn 26 years old, wow!

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  4. The 02 Tourings were shorter as the sedans, but I can't tell you how much:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazdamiata/2664093995/

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  5. you're right, Martin. I'll do some Googling and figure out the specs. I thought it was just same length as the regular 2- and 4-doors. The photo of that orange one makes it look much shorter. I should have started with that photo, lol.

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