Hagerty confirms what I thought when I bought my BMW 128i convertible earlier this year. Despite the kinda clown-car profile, it's like a smaller, lighter 3-series. The glorious BMW inline 6 makes me smile every time.
The feedback from the steering is old school in the best way, and the analog controls are a slap in the face of touchscreen, AI contaminated newer cars.
#BMW
#ClassicCars
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The Last Great BMW 3 Series Wasn’t a 3 Series at All
@carspotting
#EV and #WeirdCarMastodon, check out the above!
Anyway, before I committed to fully welding that plate on I thought I'd do an all-up test to see if this works and is stable, mostly to check that my calculations put the off-centre plate the right amount of off-centre. It's fine! But I think I'll slide the seat back on the rails a little before I lock that adjustment out permanently.
I don't think this chair will work for anyone much shorter than me, and that's OK because I don't have any immediate plans to lose height.
SOME TIME LATER. I decided to preserve the original seat rails, partly because they'll be a pain to remove (they are not bolted in), but partly so all this is reversible in case I find someone who REALLY needs a 1985 Supra seat.
The mounting points on the rails are at all weird angles & offsets, and that's why the brackets are totally random. And the rails are not offset equally from the centre of the seat, so that's why this looks off-centre (because it is).
@chromblitzen THAT one has to be The Best Looking Type 4 i've ever seen, and aren't 2-doors the rarest body style? Cc @stefthepef #weirdcarmastodon
The BMW 02 models started giving way to the 3 Series in 1975 but the 1502 base model featured yesterday continued alongside the 3 until 1977. Like the 02, the first generation E21 3-Series was two-door only. The 316 and 318 had single headlamps but larger-engined versions like this 320 had double headlamps. Photo credit - @lionelb (with his permission). These photos he posted yesterday are probably better than the ones I was going to use!
Community rallies to help recreate Tru Blu Ford Falcon after man's cancer diagnosis
Roger the Rabbit pickup got a wash today and some stickers. He's off to get a road worthy next week, not long until he's finally on our roads.
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
Found on Reddit
This Ruf Yellowbird Is Extra Special, and Not Just Because It’s the Wrong Color
The only CTR finished in Bordeaux Red is also one of just six Lightweights, and an exceptional spec at that
Passed this dude broken down on the freeway this morning. Oopsies.
Been seeing these around L.A. for awhile now, but this is the closest I've been to one outside of the Petersen Museum exhibit: bespoke next-gen Waymo by Zeekr #weirdcarmastodon
You didn't know you needed a car without a roof. Or a rollcage. But now you've seen it you do ...
It's a Pontiac Vivant 1965
More pics. It's gorgeous 
https://www.motortrend.com/features/1965-pontiac-vivant-history-design-analysis/photos
Two clean favorites today @altadenacarsandcoffee
1970/71 #Ford Torino GT 
c.1975 #Datsun 710 wagon
#survivors #weirdcarmastodon
Achievement unlocked: Fixed C5 on the roadside whilst wearing a croptop, fishnets, and a tail
It's seems OK though
Here are four of the five interiors—see if you can pick out the subtle differences! First, in saddle, is the 1972 Bavaria interior; then, in red, the 1973 3.0 S interior; in tan with no rear headrests is the 1974 Bavaria interior; and, finally, in tan with the cushy rear thrones, is the 1975 3.0 Si interior. #WeirdCarMastodon #164scale #3dModeling
All done! Three bodies (Bavaria, Bavaria with sunroof, 3.0 S/Si), three bases (1972 bumpers, 1973 bumpers, 1974-76 bumpers), three wheel designs (full covers, five-spoke alloys, finned alloys), and five distinct interiors get mixed and matched to make five different variants of the BMW E3 as sold in the US market. #WeirdCarMastodon #164scale #3dModeling
Going off track a bit (the solenoid wasn't working as I thought it was on the mini welder, so I need a short side-project to keep me out of trouble), my desk chair at the office blew out its gas ram, which means I either need that fixed or need a new chair.
Dayjob is happy to take care of that for me, but via some sequence of events I've ended up with the front seats from a 1985 Toyota Supra.
Y'all know me so I think you can work out where this is going.
