BMW 2002 Turbo

The 2002 turbo was Europe's first turbocharged production car, and BMW Motorsport's first road-car project in the period before the M badge. Just 1,672 were built, all left-hand drive, before the oil crisis ended production early. This is a UK-supplied example, imported in 1974 by BMW Concessionaires.

Its history is unusually well documented. Dealer Richard Cound bought it in 1978, and it was then loaned to BMW (GB) for three years of press duties. It stayed with the dealer until 1994, and his sticker is still on the rear screen. It is finished in Chamonix White with black vinyl trim, has covered 49,850 miles and has had five former keepers.

The file includes period correspondence, photographs and papers from its restoration, a BMW Classic certificate and an old sale contract. The dealer describes the condition as very good by the standards of the model. A technical inspection found a few items that are being tidied up as part of the preparation.