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BMW 2002 : A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic Sporting Saloon
by James Taylor, Mike MacArtney (Contributor)
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The 2002 began as the brainchild of Max Hoffmann, BMW's US importer,
who wanted a car to follow up the 1600-2, which had been very well received
in the USA. The logical car for him to import would have been the hot 1600ti,
but its engine could not be made to meet the new exhaust emissions regulations.
So he suggested that BMW should substitute the 2-litre engine from its
larger saloons, which would give excellent performance even in emissions
controlled form.
The BMW engineers did as Hoffmann suggested, and the result took the
motoring world by storm on its announcement in 1968. Not only did it provide
the performance orientated model which Hoffmann wanted for the USA, but
in European guise without the power sapping emissions control gear, it
offered affordable high performance in a compact and agile package. So
popular did the 2002 range become that it went on to sell just under 418,000
examples over the seven years of its production.
Today the qualities which made the 2002 range so appealing in the late
1960s and early 1970s continue to endear them to the motoring enthusiasts.
The 2002 models are widely and rightly recognised as classics of their
period, and enjoy a large and committed following. This book will be welcomed
by enthusiasts everywhere, and will also form invaluable reference for
those interested in the classic sporting saloon car. James Taylor (Courtesy
Bentley Publishers)
Hardcover (April 1996)
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 1855203340
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Automotive Repair Manual : BMW 1500/1502/1600/1602/2000 Touring/2002 :
1959 Thru 1977
by Peter G. Strasman, John Harold Haynes
Paperback (June 1983)
Haynes Pubns; ISBN: 0856962406
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'02 Restoration Guide
by Mike MacCartney
Paperback - 224 pages (January 1999)
Brooklands Book Ltd; ISBN: 1855204517
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1500-2002, 1962-1977 : A Documentation (Schiffer Automotive Series)
by Walter Zeichner
Hardcover (December 1989)
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; ISBN: 0887402135
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