K's Maruni: 1971 BMW 2002tii

“Maruni”, the living legend.

First, if you thought I was finally off Isetta, take your finger off the unsubscribe button. Calm down.

I was having coffee in the city as usual when I was met by a nice BMW Classic “Maruni” owner. He told me that he is a follower of ISETTA FILM so I was surprised that he knew me.

After a pleasant conversation about each beloved car over coffee, we agreed to cover his car as part of a new series on various people's beloved cars in the ISETTA FILM way.

Unlike my usual one-man shoots, despite the time constraints, I enjoy the opportunity to try new angles and this lovely vehicle. In particular, the experience of Isetta as a "camera car" rather than a subject was very romantic for me.

As the next step of ISETTA FILM, I would like to fulfill the owner's dream of preserving memories of their beloved car on film, little by little.

I will continue to focus mainly on videos with my Isetta, but I hope you will enjoy these occasional posts on other tasteful cars as well, Thank you all as always.

This footage mainly filming by Fujifilm X100V F-log squeezed.
And some rolling shot by osmo pocket on Isetta's back.


[ Special guest's car ]
The BMW 2002 tii (with tii standing for Touring International Injected)
is a high-performance sports version of the standard BMW 2002, which in turn was a 2-door version of the BMW 2000, a top-of-the line car in the New Class line-up, consisting of the economy 1500 and its coupe version 1502, the 1600 and its coupe version 1602, and the top of the line 2000 and 2002.

After the poor sales and extreme production cost of the BMW 507 made BMW nearly bankrupt, with the support of the German Bank, the BMW released the New Class which filled the gap of low-end cars which BMW had been absent after World War II. The New Class was a big hit, with the 1500 and 1502 models sold so well that BMW finally managed to give the diviends to the stockholders, nearly 20 years after the World War II.

On the other hand, the BMW 2002 models were very sucessful in Motorsports, with the 2002 ti dueling the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprints in the 2.0L Category, and its more powerful model, the 2002 tii and Turbo, made BMW's reputation of building Sport Coupes and lead to the development of the E9 series, which was spiritually succeeded into the BMW 3-Series Coupe and the current 4-Series and M4.

Year 1968–1975
Engine BMW M10 OHC I4 2002: 1,990 cc (2.0L)
Power 170 hp (127 kW) at 5,800 rpm
Torque 240 N·m (180 lb·ft)
Drivetrain Front-engine Rear-wheel Layout
Transmission 4-Speed Manual Transmission

Owner
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[ My "camera" car ]
1958 BMW Isetta 300
- Right handle, Brighton Export 3 wheeler, and 2 seaters.
- BMW R25/3 motorcycle-based one-cylinder, four-stroke 298cc
- 13 hp at 5200 rpm, maximum speed remained at 85 km/h
- A total of 161,728 units were built

[ Filming Gadgets ]
Main Camera: Fujifilm X100V 23mm F2.0
- Mainly F-log 8bit DCI 4K 24fps 100Mbps, DCI FHD 50 fps, or slow-mo.
- SLR ANAMORPHOT 40 1.33 (1.25)
- Nisi true color CPL, Black Mist 1/4
- WCL-X70 Wide conversion lens in some case
Mic: Sennheiser MKE 400-ii
- Super-cardioid shotgun microphone, 3.5mm port.
- Analog connected with X100V φ2.5 mm port with 2.5-3.5mm adapter.
- Or X100V built-in Stereo sometimes.

[ About ]
ISETTA FILM is a personal activity to pass on timeless car culture to future generations.
Through calm moments with my beloved BMW Isetta 300 1958, I spend my days thinking about modern ways of interacting with the lovely car.
I am pleased to present aesthetic fragments to you in photographs and short films.
Thank you for your kindly likes, comments, and follows.

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