There was an enduring charm in its simple design, compact proportions, and timeless character that always captured my imagination.

Years later, I finally had a chance to own one and craft it to reflect my style.

This car is not about chasing perfection—it is an expression of who I am, with deep respect for one of BMW’s finest classics.

Every drive reminds me why I fell in love with the 2002 in the first place.

Originally finished in blue, this car was parked at the Royal Thai Navy base in Rayong Province, owned by a naval officer.

Engine: M10B20

Suspension: 8-valve air suspension with 5-level memory settings at Mania Garage

Wheels/Tyres: BBS RS 070 wheels wrapped in 165/30 R15 tyres

Steering Wheel: Momo Prototipo Black

Seats: KevMannz Carbon V2

The BMW Hurrican is one of the most unusual and little-known cars connected with BMW. Despite sometimes being described as a BMW concept car, it was actually an independently designed and constructed one-off, created with BMW’s support.

The story began in 1965, when 22-year-old Swiss student Max Seelaus, together with seven fellow students at the Pfälzische Meisterschule für Handwerker in Kaiserslautern, Germany, set out to create their own sports coupé as a diploma project. BMW took an interest in the ambitious project and assisted the students by supplying components.

Construction was a serious undertaking, reportedly consuming around 12,000 working hours. The body was hand-built over a tubular steel structure, with aluminium used for several panels including the doors, wings and bonnet. When the Hurrican was presented for its final examination in 1967, the body was deliberately left unpainted so the quality of the students’ workmanship could be inspected.

Seelaus received his diploma on 28 September 1967, but development of the Hurrican didn’t end there. He continued refining the car for several years, with the intention of potentially producing a small series. Ultimately, those plans never progressed and the Hurrican remained completely unique.

The finished car used a 1,990cc BMW four-cylinder engine, fitted with twin Weber 45 DCOE carburettors and producing approximately 120 PS. Power was transmitted through a five-speed sports gearbox. Contemporary figures quote 0–100 km/h in around 9.5 seconds and a maximum speed approaching 195 km/h (121 mph).

The Hurrican was approximately 4.46 metres long but only 1.25 metres high, giving it the dramatic proportions of an Italian GT. Its aerodynamic body reportedly achieved a drag coefficient of around Cd 0.34, an impressive figure for an independently designed car of the period.

One of the fascinating aspects of the Hurrican was the ingenuity involved in its construction. Seelaus sourced components from a variety of European manufacturers. The windscreen has been associated with the Ferrari 250 LM, while the headlights came from a Volvo Amazon, rear lights from a Fiat 850 Sport Spider, and the radiator from an NSU Ro80. Other components reportedly came from Jaguar and Citroën.

The car also had a turbulent development history. At one point Seelaus rolled the Hurrican, requiring extensive repairs, although the accident apparently demonstrated the strength of its structure. Work continued and the completed car eventually received official Swiss road approval in 1975, a full decade after the project had begun.

Interestingly, the Hurrican’s identification plate names Max Seelaus as the manufacturer, rather than BMW. This is an important distinction: although BMW supported the project and supplied major components, the Hurrican was never an official BMW production model.

The Hurrican appeared publicly during the 1970s, including around the time of the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, before largely disappearing from view. After passing through different ownership, the remarkable one-off eventually resurfaced and was displayed at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in 2007.

Today the BMW Hurrican remains the only example ever built. With its extremely low profile, fastback body, huge glass area and unusual mixture of German engineering and Italian-inspired styling, it represents a fascinating “what might have been” chapter in BMW history.

It is perhaps best described not as a BMW factory concept, but as a unique coachbuilt BMW-supported sports coupé created by Max Seelaus and his fellow students between 1965 and 1967, and subsequently developed into the road-going Hurrican that survives today.

BMW’s pre-war competition heritage was very much on display at Rally the Globe’s inaugural Vintage El Clavel, with Frazer Nash-BMW 328s taking the top two places overall after six demanding days across northern Spain.

The event brought together 32 pre-war cars for around 1,000 miles of spectacular driving, incorporating regularity sections and speed tests through the mountains, historic towns and coastal landscapes of north-western Spain.

At the centre of the action were the BMW-powered machines. Gavin and Diana Henderson claimed overall victory in their 1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 328, finishing ahead of Peter Kite and Pete Johnson in their 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328.

The result was particularly fitting for the Hendersons’ car, which has an impressive competition history stretching back to victory in the 1939 RAC Rally.

BMW representation extended further down the field. Irvine Laidlaw and Annabel Jones’ 1935 BMW 319 led the rally during the event before eventually finishing fifth, while a 1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 327/80 driven by Steve and Jenny Verrall finished sixth.

The final top six therefore included four BMW or Frazer Nash-BMW cars, underlining just how competitive these machines remain almost 90 years after they were built.

Top Six

1. Gavin & Diana Henderson – 1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 328
2. Peter Kite & Pete Johnson – 1937 Frazer Nash-BMW 328
3. Andrew Boland & Mark Bramall – 1934 Talbot AV105
4. Nigel & Sally Woof – 1930 Talbot AO75/90
5. Irvine Laidlaw & Annabel Jones – 1935 BMW 319
6. Steve & Jenny Verrall – 1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 327/80

For BMW enthusiasts, the standout result was unquestionably the 328 one-two finish. Nearly nine decades after these cars were built, two examples were still capable of leading a highly competitive international vintage rally from the front — a remarkable reminder of the engineering and motorsport pedigree behind the BMW 328.

With thanks to; https://rallytheglobe.com/rallies/vintage-el-clavel-2026/

Engine fully rebuilt including lead free conversion. Four speed original gearbox rebuilt, original kugelfisher fuel injection and standard induction set up. New brake discs, servos, brake and clutch cylinders.

Suspension overhauled, powder coated, re-bushed and new springs and shocks. Minilite alloys and new tyres.

LED bulbs, alarm/immobilizer and DAB Bluetooth Classic Car Stereo fitted, interior re-trimmed with new upholstery and carpets throughout including full Coco mats set with matching boot liner.

Car featured in Top Gear magazine article (issue 353) comparing it with a modern 128ti.

Offers over £30k considered. Interested? call Mark on 07715 463 700 or mtbrooks@hotmail.co.uk Car is currently located in Hertfordshire.

Exterior & Body
•       Finished in Polaris Silver
•       Fitted with full turbo body kit and period-style decals
•       Lightweight fibreglass bonnet and boot lid
•       15″ split-rim cross-spoke alloy wheels
•       Full underside restoration, engine bay and underside painted body colour

Interior
•       Fully stripped and weight-reduced cabin
•       Carbon fibre interior door cards
•       Motorsport racing seats
•       Sparco harnesses and belts
•       Turbo boost and oil pressure gauges
•       Rear seat delete with bespoke cover
•       RAID steering wheel

Safety
•       Full Safety Devices roll cage
•       Kill switch
•       MSA-compliant rear rain light

Engine & Performance
•       2.0L BMW 2002 Turbo engine
•       Hybrid turbocharger conversion
•       Approx. 270 bhp
•       Motec M800 electronic engine management system
•       Tim Jason Performance custom billet rocker cover
•       Fuel swirl pot

Transmission
•       Getrag 265 5-speed dog-leg gearbox
•       Short-shift mechanism

Cooling & Fuel System
•       Dorking Engineering 2002 Turbo radiator
•       Twin Kenlowe cooling fans
•       Intercooler system
•       Dual fuel pumps in boot
•       Mocal hoses throughout
•       New fuel lines

Ignition & Supporting Components
•       Magnecor competition ignition leads
•       New wiring loom and harness

Chassis & Braking
•       BMW 2002 Turbo Tarox grooved vented disc brakes
•       Tarox callipers
•       Bespoke Leda coilover suspension
•       Polybushed / rose jointed setup
•       All suspension components refurbished and powder coated
•       New brake lines
•       Custom front strut brace

•       All new ball joints, drop links, and bearings

Exhaust System
•       Simons Sport system BMW 2002 exhaust

Engine Details
•       Engine Number: 1257032 / 225

Registration
•       Reg: ULU 436 M
•       First Registered: 17th September 1973

Hervé Poulain came up with the idea of having a racing car designed by an artist in 1975 – but the first Art Car in automotive history was designed by the Ukrainian-French painter Sonia Delaunay-Terk as early as 1924: She painted an open Unic Tourer with abstract geometric elements, turning it into a rolling car sculpture.
Sonia Delaunay-Terk was born Sarah Ilinitchna Stern in 1885, adopted by her uncle in St. Petersburg, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe and the Académie de la Palette art school in Paris, where she married Robert Delaunay in 1910 and developed simultaneism with squares and triangles with geometric abstraction. In 1964, she was the first living woman to have a solo retrospective dedicated to her at the Louvre in Paris, and shortly before her death, she became a member of the Legion of Honour in 1979.

The French Unic Type L2 with a 2.6-liter four-cylinder 9 HP, painted in 1924 in cubist style, was an open-top tourer in the brand’s taxi tradition and produced 18 hp – with a bore of 87 mm and a stroke of 110 mm. Today it stands next to a contemporary dress in the Spanish Museo del Automóvil y la Moda de Málaga (see KÜSMagazin No. 86, 01/2026).

Big Thank you to the Sponsors; Cotwolds BMW, Competition Classics, CS Coupes, Jaymic, Classic Bahnstormers

Saturday 8th August; started at the Farmers Dog, then onto Thorney Kelham one of the world’s top restoration companies. They don’t use replacement panels on their customers cars – they make everything by hand and their paint jobs are six-figures. Incredible.

Above: Jeremy Clarkson’s famous Farmers Dog pub.

Sunday 9th August;

Static show at the Fire Services College, Moreton-in-Marsh, with their own Motorway section.

It also has a Swedish „Vagnbok“ from the 70´s. The VIN of this 2002 ti race car is #1684101, so it is a proper 2002 ti.

The car has been completely restored and is ready to race. Raced in the 2022/2023/2024 Heritage Touring Cup (HTC) by Peter Auto and also in the FHR

Technical specification:

Engine

• brand new M10 1.990 ccm, built by Lindlmaier Motortechnik with 240 PS / 176 kw at 7.400 rpm and 252 Nm at 5.600 rpm. The dyno sheet is available.
• Alpina slide throttle and fully renovated Kugelfischer injection pump
• Alpina dry sump

Gearbox

• Getrag 235/8 with long 1st gear (5-speed race gearbox)

Body

• wide Group 2 fiberglas fenders front and rear
• fiberglass doors and bonnets
• FIA approved roll cage
• Öhlins shock absorbers
• different ZF limited slip differentials
• 100l – long range fuel cell

2002 ti Group 2 Race car – Car details | Springbok Sportwagen