2002 REBORN

Written by Salah Mashtoub

My fondest memories of growing up in Lebanon in the nineties was when one of my friends’ older brothers would to take us for a drive in their modified BMW’s.

Being cheap and easily modified, BMW 2002’s, E21’s & E30’s was most teenager’s’ cars of choice’ to own for their first car.

That is where my passion for BMW’s began, and I have always wanted a modified 2002 ever since.

During a visit to Melbourne in 2014, I was talking to a family friend when he mentioned in passing that he had a BMW in his garage, and he did not know what to do with it.

I did not think much of it but asked what kind of BMW it was, and he replied a 2002.

I assumed he was talking about the year, until I asked him what model and he mentioned ‘that was the model.’

“I now have the car that I have always dreamt of”