Yeah, your car. My mom had one when I was about eight or so. I still remember it. In fact, it was the exact same colour too!
Very pretty cars - before they went with Bizarro styling. The problem with modern BMWs (or at least, my problem) is that they are so complicated - you can't really work on them yourself anymore. I used to own a 1972 BMW 2002 ('02) - and I still have many friends from the local vintage BMW club - including many independent BMW specialist shop owners - and they told me that to service modern BMWs you need to purchase a $35K custom computer system from BMW just to be able to analyze what is happening there... Yikes. There is a good reason modern BMWs are commonly referred to as "Break My Wallet"... I can still do many things myself on my old E30 - could do even more on the '02 - but needed a 4 door car to get the kids in and out.
Going back to the Atom - a very interesting thread and a specific reference to it from a guy that knows a lot about all of these crazy cars: http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.php?p=3993454&postcount=17
If there is no rust - fixing them is easy. They are simple, fun cars that just about anyone can fix. If there is rust... well, like most cars - rust is no good.
One of the kids on 'Little People, Big World' has a red 1971 BMW 2002. Btw, this is an Infiniti G35 Skyline conversion by Top Secret. This car, if I remember correctly, has the RB26dett engine in it. After Rieger, Top Secret makes the best body kits on the market.
Some cult classics are making their back to the market: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO (twin turbo V-6, all-wheel drive) Lexus Supra (no set year as of yet) I love the Supra's but the new ones are considered supercars with a supercar price ($100,000+) At that price I'd rather buy a 1998 Supra:
Check out the 2011 VW GOLF coupe. I don't know if it's the R32 but I don't care! This is a car I want.