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ones with square tail lights and
more black plastic. Honest original
cars with paint flaws appropriate to
their age, to freshly restored cars
with perfect shiny paint that would
put the factory to shame. One 2002
was a little rusty and missing a little
trim and had no hood or front right
fender, but the hissing of its air suspension
kit attracted a lot of attention.
Many cars were covered with
stickers or luggage racks showing
something about the personalities
of their owners. A few had sixcylinder
transplants or the S14
engine from the E30 M3. I waved to
Lisa " 02 Princess " Hong whose
1600 was featured on Jay Leno's
garage and whose 2002 has won
concours awards.
I didn't know anyone there, but
everyone I stopped to talk to was so
happy to tell me something about
their cars, how long they've had
them, how they got them, or what
special modifications they had
made. While I felt like a stranger in
the land of 2002s, I was a welcome
stranger. I'm especially struck with
2002s how much variety there is.
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■ (Above) A race-prepped 2002tii Alpina replica. (Below) Lisa " 02 Princess " Hong's 1967 1600 and a Ceylon 2002
with the San Francisco skyline in the distance.
Not only were there a wide range of
factory colors and design changes
throughout the life of the model, but
all these cars have all been through
a lot of years. A few of them are
very original, but you see such a
variety of ideas, aftermarket parts,
and custom fabrications that every
single one of what I would guess
was more than one hundred cars
had something unique about it, and
that's not something you experience
at every car show.
I'll probably never have a 2002
of my own. They've gotten expensive,
and I've been so overwhelmed
trying to take care of my 22-year-old
Z3 M Coupe that I couldn't imagine
trying to be the custodian of a car
more than double that age, but every
time I see one it brings me back to
that time when I had that first joyful
experience that got me excited
about cars.
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