1. Start with a Classic
BMW did everything right when creating the original coupe. We’ll start with that then respectfully add a few modern touches.
BMW did everything right when creating the original coupe. We’ll start with that then respectfully add a few modern touches.
Smooth, clean, efficient power. Gobs of it.
Take the kids to school. Take the team to lunch. Take the long way home.
If the above piques your interest then feel free to follow the Build Blog as I and a few of my brave friends attempt to bring a 1974 BMW 3.0 CS into a new life as a modern and refined electric car.
Cheers,
Paul Dexter
After 26 months in the shop I drove the car home! Now I drive it everywhere I go. Taking the kids to school, to work, to tennis. I’ve already let a few Mustangs know who’s boss.
Now that the coupe is ready for daily service, it is time to turn our attention to the interior. What was until very recently nothing but steel and wires is now becoming a nicely detailed driving environment.
I wanted to preserve the classic instrument cluster with its analog gauges, while adding a nice digital display.
Now that we’ve driven the coupe around the neighborhood we came to a crossroads. At this point in a typical restoration one would strip the car back to its shell and send it to paint. I could not be more excited to be to that point…
Everyone has a story. I have plenty, and most of them have to do with cars. Here’s a bit of background.
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For those long freeway drives I wanted cruise control. This is the story of how I hid the buttons in the classic Nardi steering wheel