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£9,261 (Est: £7,500 - £8,500)

BMW 2002 Touring 1973

United Kingdom • 28 Oct 2016

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1973 BMW is a rare, one-owner vehicle with low mileage and a comprehensive history, supported by extensive paperwork. Recently benefiting from a minor restoration, it retains originality and excellent mechanical condition, making it highly desirable for collectors.

Condition

8

The car is described as being in largely original condition with a nice patina, garaged from new. It has had a minor restoration addressing advisories on the current MOT, including replacing jacking points, refurbishing the fuel tank and road wheels, and improving cosmetics. It drives as expected for a low mileage car maintained to a high standard. While not perfect, these factors suggest a condition between 'Very Good' and 'Excellent'.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

3441243

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

RRS8N

RHD/LHD:

[RHD/LHD]

According to the DVLA only 13 of these rare cars are left in usable condition in the UK.

Only this one is a one owner, low mileage car with remarkable history and provenance.

Presented in Malaga with tan perforated vinyl.

Purchased new by a RAF officer through NAAFI British forces in Germany, the car was collected from the Munich factory in the spring of 1973 and used during the vendor‚Äôs military service until returning to England in 1975; hence the ‚ÄòN‚Äô registration number.

The stack of paperwork includes one of the most comprehensive records we have ever seen of every detail of this car‚Äôs history.

A fascinating paper trail documents the life story of the car commencing pre-purchase with contemporary newspaper ads and brochures then correspondence with BMW Concessionaires GB then purchase order, bill of sale from Germany and receipts for the extras including steel sliding sun roof, front headrests, extra outside mirror, inertia seat belts and laminated windscreen.

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