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BMW 2002tii Silver AUTOart 1:18

BMW 2002tii Silver AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
80430151479
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About the BMW 2002tii Silver AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 zinc alloy diecast BMW 2002tii reproduces the early-1970s sport sedan in silver, with opening doors and hood over the fuel-injected engine bay. This is a used model and the box shows traces of storage. A key ancestor piece for a BMW performance sedan lineage.

Every BMW M sedan since owes something to the 2002tii's formula, and AUTOart's diecast treats that small, upright shape with the mechanical detail its reputation deserves.

Diecast Precision and Opening Panels

AUTOart built a reputation on tighter tolerances and finer detailing than mass-market diecast typically offers, and that shows in this 2002tii's panel gaps and the crispness of its trim work. The doors and hood both open, letting a collector see the fuel-injected engine that gave the "tii" its performance edge over the standard 2002, along with a cabin detailed with period-correct instrument layout. Silver paint over the boxy, upright sedan shape carries genuine depth under direct light, though as a used piece it shows handling wear consistent with age rather than showroom sharpness; the box's storage marks describe the packaging alone.

The 2002tii's Role in BMW's Performance Heritage

The BMW 2002 established the formula of a light, compact, rear-drive sedan with genuine driving engagement, and the tii variant added mechanical fuel injection to sharpen that formula into something close to what enthusiasts would later expect from an M-badged BMW. Introduced in the early 1970s, it predates the M3 by well over a decade but is widely credited by BMW enthusiasts as the spiritual starting point for the brand's compact performance sedan lineage. For collectors building a BMW performance timeline, the 2002tii is the piece that explains where that whole tradition began.

Positioning This 2002tii in a Display

This model works best placed at the start of a BMW performance sedan lineup, ideally beside an E30 M3 or later model, letting the shared formula of light weight and rear-drive engagement read across decades. Posing the hood open shows the fuel-injection hardware that defined the tii's performance edge. At its used price point, it is a meaningful way to root a BMW collection in its true origin.

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