1974 2002 Cabrio Targa by Baur in Hertfordshire UK on ebay

BMW 2002 BAUR TARGA 1974 2.0 CONVERTIBLE RARE CLASSIC VINTAGE BMW RHD NO RESERVE

Caveat emptor!  :)  
“RESTORATION PROJECT ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BEFORE RESTORATION HAD STARTED, THOUSANDS HAS BEEN SPENT HOWEVER DUE TO BEING IN PARTS HAS TO BE SOLD AS SPARES OR REPAIRS”

OK, ready for this?  The Cabrio Targa pictured above, and in the bay ad, is NOT the actual car that is for sale!  :)

The seller states that it COULD look like this, once restored.  :) 

I am not kidding.  Here it is, in the seller's own words:

"PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST PHOTO IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT COULD LOOK AFTER COMPLETION AND IS NOT A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL VEHICLE"

OK, now that we have THAT sorted out....here is the actual car that is for sale.   :)

BMW 2002 BAUR TARGA CONVERTIBLE 2.0 1974 CLASSIC

FULLY RESTORED CURRENT EXAMPLES HAVE SOLD FOR £25,000+ AND UPWARDS AND ARE STEADILY APPRECIATING IN VALUE.

PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST PHOTO IS ONLY AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT COULD LOOK AFTER COMPLETION AND IS NOT A PHOTO OF THE ACTUAL VEHICLE

THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS ONE OF ONLY 354 MADE FROM NEW

LESS THAN 30 REMAIN ON THE UK REGISTER (AS OF 4 YEARS AGO) SO EVEN LESS NOW DUE TO COLLECTORS AND CLASSIC CAR ENTHUSIASTS SNAPPING THEM UP QUICKLY AS WELL AS INVESTORS DUE TO CONSTANT INCREASE IN VALUE

WAS STORED IN A DRY UNIT FOR PROTECTION

Description:

PREVIOUS OWNER DRY STORED THE VEHICLE AND OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE MAY 1986 SO OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 18 YEARS AND WAS IN THE FAMILY PRIOR TO THAT AS WELL

TAX EXEMPT SO NO ROAD TAX HAS TO BE PURCHASED

VARIOUS SPARE AND ADDITIONAL PARTS WORTH THOUSANDS

THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE WITH ALL LIGHTS ETC 

SECOND SET OF ORIGINAL BLACK BMW ALLOY WHEELS WILL ADD PHOTOS ABOVE 

BAUR SPOTTING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY POPULAR

(Ha!  Baurspotting even gets a mention!!!!)

AS FAR AS I CAN TELL ALL PARTS ARE HERE AND ORIGINAL FROM NEW APART FROM WHAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED

FULLY RE- CONDITIONED ENGINE STRIPPED EVERY PART AND BLOCK WAS PROFESSIONALLY RE-CONDITIONED INCLUDING PRIMED AND TREATED READY FOR PAINTING

NEW FRONT WING PANELS TREATED AND BRAND NEW ALL ORIGINAL BMW PARTS USED DIRECT FROM BMW IN GERMANY

ALL ORIGINAL PARTS FROM NEW ALSO INCLUDED AS WELL AS SPARES OR REPLACEMENTS

ALL PARTS CAN BE RESTORED

LOW ORIGINAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE OF ONLY 58,281

PHOTOS ARE FROM BEGINNING OF RESTORATION FURTHER WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED SINCE

VERY FEW EXAMPLES ARE EVER ON THE MARKET SO THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PART OF BMW HISTORY

PART EXCHANGE WELCOME BUT WITH PRIOR VALUATION AND WITHIN EBAY RULES

The BMW 2002 series is important in the history of BMW for several reasons; not the least of which being that it brought the company out of near bankruptcy in the 1960s and put BMW on the map. It was the ancestral grandfather to the BMW 3 Series and was produced from 1968 to 1976. German BMW importer Max Hoffman is credited with the car's creation. He had suggested to BMW's engineering director that a 2.0 litre engine should be installed into the small two-door 1602 to improve performance and emissions. The engineering director argued that the larger motor would not fit, but Hoffman countered that it certainly would fit; if he refused to put the motor in, Hoffman would personally take a car with the new engine to Georg Meier, a famous motorcycle racer, for installation. Almost immediately this brought action - and the resulting 2002 (named after the new motor's displacement).

BODYWORK AND MECHANICS WILL NEED ATTENTION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE ALTHOUGH ALL THE PARTS REMAINING SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE RECONDITIONED FAIRLY EASILY

NO MOT (SHOULD BE OBVIOUS BUT THOUGHT I WOULD STATE ANYWAY)

“RESTORATION PROJECT ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BEFORE RESTORATION HAD STARTED, THOUSANDS HAS BEEN SPENT HOWEVER DUE TO BEING IN PARTS HAS TO BE SOLD AS SPARES OR REPAIRS”
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Stay tuned!  It is a project, but it is a rare Baur Cabrio Targa!  If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you know how incredibly rare it really is!  I hope someone grabs it!  ;)