Rear Subaru Turbo: 1970 BMW 2002
The BMW 2002 (and 1600) was a compact sports executive car built from 1966 through 1977 on a shortened version of BMW’s “New Class” sedan platform. It used a traditional front inline-engine rear-wheel drive setup with a transmission in the middle…you know, standard stuff for 95% of the vehicles built before it. It worked well, but not well enough for the customizer of this next 2002 who re-engineered this car to have a rear-mounted turbocharged Subaru flat-4 somehow attached to the rear wheels. Find this 1970 BMW 2002 offered for $3999 in Las Vegas, NV via turboface backwardsbook.
From the seller:
1970 BMW 2002 w/turbo subaru engine
$3,999
Listed 12 weeks ago in Las Vegas, NV
About This Vehicle
Driven 100,000 miles
Manual transmission
Exterior color: Grey · Interior color:
Fuel type: Gasoline
Seller’s Description
1970 BMW 2002
A lot of work has been done to make this a very unique and fast Toy. But still a lot of work left to do. Zero miles on rear mounted rebuilt Turbocharged Subaru 2.5 Liter with 2 Liter Heads. Built by the Subaru Guru in Phoenix. Mid-engine, 5 speed Transmission with custom Shifter. Have Subaru Harness and Computer. Later model BMW Power Sunroof has been installed. Solid car with good body, there is some bondo in RH Quarter. Several Boxes of new and used parts some duplicates as another BMW that was parted out. Plus more Subaru parts. No Seats or front or rear Glass do have rear quarter glass and complete doors that have do have vent and door glass. Clean Title. $4000
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> re-engineered this car to have a rear-mounted turbocharged Subaru flat-4 somehow attached to the rear wheels.
That “somehow” would likely be via the Subie FWD transaxle still attached to the engine — i.e., take an entire FWD powertrain and mount it in the rear, the same approach many mfrs. took to create affordable rear-mid-engine sports cars such as the Fiat X1/9, Lanica Montecarlo/Scorpion, Pontiac Fiero, Toyota MR2, et al.
Beware the bow tie.