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A few years ago I had a little extra cash and decided to buy a car classic car I've always wanted: the BMW 2002. Affectionately known as the '02 ("oh two"), this BMW family of small cars dominated sports car racing from about 1967 to 1970 or so. Even today, well prepared 2002s will give Porsche 911s a run at the track.

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The BMW 2002 is a small sedan, front engine, 4 cylinder, 4 speed transmission, rear wheel drive. It has power front disk brakes, and the front disk system is a dual system. There are dual brakes lines to the front calipers. If one set of lines fail, the front brakes still work. The rear brakes are on yet another separate circuit.

My BMW is a 1974. The final year of production was around 1976, so this is late model car for this line. The 20 of "2002" means it has a 2 liter engine. The 02 of "2002" means it is a second generation car. Yes, it has the large 5mph bumpers and square tail lights. The bumpers may not be as cute as earlier cars, but they are very practical.

For a small car, the 02 has a huge trunk. It is wide and deep, although not as tall as some larger cars. This is a practical sports sedan.

The driver side door brake mount is rusting out. The BMW is in good condition, but is has a fair number of this kind of small problem.