£94,875
1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
RM Sotheby's • UK • 24 Oct 2019
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£94,875
1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
UK • 24 Oct 2019
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo, Chassis No. 4290162, is a rare find with only 1,672 examples produced. It features its matching-numbers engine, a recent full restoration, and is adorned with its full complement of BMW Motorsport warpaint, including the iconic '2002 Turbo' reverse script on the spoiler.
Condition
9
The car has undergone a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration by marque specialists Oldenzaal Classics. It was dismantled entirely, repainted, and rebuilt and now presents in showroom condition having covered just 132 km since. The listing states that the car is in immaculate condition.
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4290162
1974
Auction
LHD
United Kingdom
£94,875
1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
RM Sotheby's • UK • 24 Oct 2019
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
When the BMW 2002 Turbo was unveiled at the 1973 Frankfurt Motorshow, not everyone gave it a warm reception.
Its bolt-on wings, bumper-less front spoiler, Mahle 13x6 Turbo wheels, and iconic Pantone BMW Motorsport colours were considered uncouth, some elements of the German press going as far as to accuse it of ‘provoking aggressiveness’.
Indeed, for the show itself, the ‘2002’ and ‘Turbo’ reverse script, which had appeared on the front spoilers of press cars to warn unsuspecting cars just exactly what was approaching in the rear-view mirror, was removed to try to keep the peace.
It didn’t work; the 2002 Turbo was and is still considered one of the naughtiest cars to have emerged from Munich.
Far more than form over function, the 2002 Turbo took the already ‘hot’ 1,600 cc powertrain from the 2002 Tii and added a single KKK turbocharger to raise peak power from 130 bhp to 170 bhp.
An oil cooler was also introduced alongside bigger brakes and a limited-slip differential, and higher-...
Price Analysis vs Other 2002 Turbos
£15,582
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£95,885
Median Price (Since 2020)
£180,521
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