{"id":48821,"date":"2023-05-03T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48821"},"modified":"2023-05-03T09:00:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T13:00:15","slug":"video-check-out-this-interesting-bmw-1600-barn-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48821","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Check Out This Interesting BMW 1600 Barn Find"},"content":{"rendered":"

When classic BMWs come to mind, the BMW 2002 from the 1960s typically comes to mind. The 2002 is the most famous car from the Neue Klasse generation of cars in the \u201960s and \u201970s but it wasn\u2019t the only one. One of the more forgotten is the BMW 1600, which looked and drove much like the 2002 but it had a smaller, less powerful engine. This owner has a BMW 1600<\/a>, that\u2019s quite heavily modified, sitting in his barn in Maine and it\u2019s quite the interesting little car.<\/p>\n

The owner of this 1600 bought it used and it was a California car, so it\u2019s quite far away from home right now. However, he\u2019s had it for a long time, so its new home features much saltier, humid air, which is why it\u2019s quite rusty. According to the owner, it\u2019s mostly solid and all of the rust is on the surface, but it certainly needs a complete paint strip, sandblast, and repaint.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s an interesting car that\u2019s worth restoring. Under the hood is the 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder from a 2002, rather than the 1.6-liter engine from the 1600. It also has an upgraded five-speed manual transmission and some other enhanced goodies, so it\u2019s more fun to drive than a standard 1600. Although, is it really called a 1600 anymore if it has the 2002 engine in it? Their names were simply there to signify their engine sizes, so if you change the engine, do you change the name?<\/p>\n

Nomenclature aside, this BMW 1600 is a very well worn, but also well loved car with a lot of personal history. The owner used to daily drive it and use it for driving his son around, so there\u2019s some nostalgia there. So his desire to restore it and once again take a long trip with his son is understandable.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine once bought a BMW 1600 and it was an incredibly cool car. It was blue with black vinyl interior and had been pretty well taken care of, so it was in good running condition. I remember only riding in it a couple of times but loving how it rode, felt, and sounded. It was a special car, despite not being the more highly sought after 2002. So I hope this owner does restore his car and get it back in good running condition. Cars like this BMW 1600 need to be kept alive and away from the scrapyard in the sky.<\/p>\n