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NEC CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW SALE
11th & 12th November 2017
NEC, BIRMINGHAM
Registration: KFL 126G
Chassis Number: 1557480
Engine Number: 1557480
Number of cylinders: 4
CC: 1573
Year of Manufacture: 1968
RHD/LHD: Left Hand Drive
Estimate (£): 50,000 - 60,000
(+buyer's premium of 15% including VAT @ 20%)
1968 BMW 1600 CABRIOLET
First introduced in March 1966 at the Geneva show, the "02" series was the entry-level BMW. The convertible was introduced in 1968, the same year this particular BMW 1600 Convertible was delivered to BMW Paris that December. The Cabriolet coachwork was undertaken for BMW by BAUR Karosserie of Stuttgart and only 1,672 models were produced between 1967 - 1971 all of which were left-hand drive - and very few of which are left today. This lovely example is thought to have been ordered by Pierre Cardin although hard evidence has been hard to find. It was then subsequently bought by a lady in Los Angeles in 1983, which is where it resided until 1994 when a collector brought it to the UK along with a few other Classics and advertised it for sale in England.
Purchased in 1994 by the current owner who then had it completely restored (there is a complete photographic record in the history file) in 1995 - including an engine rebuild undertaken by Walden Engineering in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire. This company was made up of staff from the famous Blydenstein Engineering and the companies workshops were still in the original Shepreth location from their Dealer Team Vauxhall days. The original M10 engine benefitted at the time from the addition of twin Weber 40 DCOE carbs, however, it's completely original in all other respects, including the standard four-speed transmission, and a set of matching numbers. In the hands of its enthusiastic private owner, the BMW has only covered 15,500km (9,600 miles) since the restoration back in 1995.
Finished in the original colour scheme of Chamonix White with black leather upholstery and a black hood, the car has never been driven in the wet and is in excellent condition having benefitted from a new fabric roof, carpets, and retrimmed black leather original seats during the restoration. These are very rare cars today and this is believed to be the only road going example in the UK. It certainly captures the original BMW ethos of the day and turns heads wherever it goes.
A very rare and highly collectable car that drives superbly and comes to the Sale with an outstanding history file, original handbooks, and a fresh MOT.
https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1968-bmw-1600-cabriolet
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