This is the 1972 2002tii touring as it appeared on the cover of the Roundel. Of course, no one told me that my car was going to end up on the cover, so when it showed up, I was really surprised! This is the second time this car has been in the Roundel. The first was back in 1979(?). I saw the car in the magazine, negotiated a price, flew to MD, bought it and drove it back to Rochester, NY. It was an exciting drive since the headlights refused to come on, but that is another story...

Factoids:
Michelotti designed hatchback body features fold down rear seats and all glass different than 2002 sedan (!).
Factory Recaro interior with tilt-forward front seats.
Many other factory installed mods, including-
Four headlight grills with Bavaria-type euro headlights.
Alpina 2002 vented rotors.
Factory rally suspension with Bilstein sport shocks. 22mm (F) and 19mm (R) sway bars.
Factory 3-gauge panel (oil temp, oil pressure and amps).
Factory fender flares (beaten metal, not tacked on).
Other goodies:
Metric Mechanic 2.15 liter turbo engine with Rajay turbo charger, HKS intercooler, MSD ignition with boost retard and custom O2 sensor-controlled fuel enrichment.
Cockpit adjustable boost.
Third motor mount (see next page).
Custom 2.5-in exhaust with single turbo muffler.
Two oil coolers, one mounted in Kamei air dam.
Stock 4-speed with 3.45 LSD.
Battery relocated to rear (under floor).
Alpina four-spoke E21 Steering wheel.
Really bad stereo (so no one will break the windows...)
Italian-style front turn signals.
Air horns.
Trivia:
The touring body styles were the last 02 models to keep round tail lights.
There were about 6000 tii tourings made.

This 1982 photo was taken during an autocross at the Avon Kart Track in Avon, NY. The front bumper is gone now.

Factory Recaro interior with tilt forward front seats and split folding rear seats.
25-year-old Italian-style turn signals are the closest thing to having "modern" clear lights on an 02. Body color paint shows through the clear lenses; I might need to fix this...
Recent 2002 photo shows Alpina 15x7 ET12 wheels. Steering effort is really high with this offset, so these wheels may have to go (sob!).
Euro BBS 15x7 ET24 wheels with 195/50-15 Bridgestone S03 give much lighter steering, but front hub covers don't fit (yet). Update: 3-mm wheel spacers from Ireland Eng. let the front hub covers fit, but this is not the ultimate solution.