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Not sure what I think about this. Captured on I8 yesterday heading east out of Yuma. It was amoung a large convoy of cars leaving Midnight at the Oasis. http://www.midnightattheoasis.net/
I looked it up and it's a body kit for Z3s made by a Scottsdale company.
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Jim
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I respect that others have different tastes, and get to do what they want with their own cars, but I think it looks really bad. The Z3 has possibly the best looks ever, so why mess with it? Plus, for that money you get your car to go about 3 or 4 mph faster.
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Words cannot describe how terrible it is.
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In a word......... gawd awful! OK, that was actually two words.
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Ugh. It looks like an attempt to copy Chaparral car, but with kidneys slapped on and nonfunctional aero-looking pieces.
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gag me with a spoon
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Bad but in a darker color with a more aggressive stance and almost any other wheels, that car could look a lot better. The taillights gotta go but I think I could improve the heck out of it.
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You certainly couldn't make it any worse!Originally Posted by Terry F.
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The promotions are so off. What a waste of money. You certainly can't blame someone for trying. To each their own.
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The designer of the coach work and company owner gave a 30 minute presentation about this car at our local BMWCCA annual dinner meeting a couple of months ago. Super nice guy, and I see the car at our cars and coffee frequently as well. Even still, it leaves most people scratching their heads. I asked if he has plans for an ///M version, and he mentioned that most people are not going to modify a more collectible M Roadster for his body kit, so his panels are non-M only.
Here's some pics I took at Monterey this last summer:
2006 R53 JCW (British Racing Green) - 1994 E31 840Ci 6spd (AVUS Blue)
2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
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Google up some pictures of the Daimler Dart SP250. Really study them.
Now this isn't so bad, is it?
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Id take the Daimler Dart over the "ZGT" any day. That body kit is one of the worst I have ever seen, and I've seen some really bad ones. The proportions are just...wrong.
The Z3 is a cool classic roadster in its own right. Why ruin the car by slapping that garbage on it?
Last edited by peckerwood; 03-07-2017 at 10:23 AM.
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Ok,
Remove kidney openings.
Move front turn signals inside intake ala Z8
Putty over NACA duct by side mirrors.
Single round taillights similar to early 60's Ferraris
Improved exhaust.
The biggie, the wheels and stance. Fatten it up, lower it down in the rear.
Paint it burgandy.
It will look pretty damn good. Don't think of it as a Z3. Maybe if I saw one in person I'd change my mind but I like aspects of the overall shape.
I'm weird like that, I guess. All alone here. Lol.
Last edited by Terry F.; 03-07-2017 at 11:23 PM.
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I'm OK with body kits in theory, but that looks like sh!t. If a kit improves a car, no problem, but no.....
This I would do...a Z4
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You mean Z8?
2006 R53 JCW (British Racing Green) - 1994 E31 840Ci 6spd (AVUS Blue)
2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
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Yep, a Z4 pimped with a Z8 body kit:
It looks pretty good in the photos.
Last edited by CB750; 03-08-2017 at 07:50 PM.
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ugly!
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No, that is a Z4
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Yeah I get it now you mean you would do a Z8 kit on a Z4 chassis.
2006 R53 JCW (British Racing Green) - 1994 E31 840Ci 6spd (AVUS Blue)
2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
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2006 R53 JCW (British Racing Green) - 1994 E31 840Ci 6spd (AVUS Blue)
2021 F56 JCW (Rebel Green) - 2000 E38 740i Sport (Titanium Silver)
2017 F26 X4 M40i (Carbon Black) - 2007 E91 328iT (Deep Green)
2012 E82 135i M Sport (Marrakesh Brown) - 2015 E84 X1 (Cashmere Silver)
2005 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Kalahari Beige) - 2000 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2000 E38 740i Sport (Oxford Green) - 1999 E36 M3 Coupe (Fern Green)
1995 E31 840Ci Canadian (Oxford Green) - 2000 E36/8 M Coupe (Oxford Green)
2004 E46 330Ci (Oxford Green) - 2001 E36/8 Z3 3.0i Coupe (Oxford Green)
2002 E39 525i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2002 E36/7 M Roadster (Oxford Green)
2001 E53 X5 3.0i Sport (Oxford Green) - 2007 E63 M6 (Silver Grey)
1995 E31 840Ci (Oxford Green) - 2006 E86 M Coupe (Sepang Bronze)
2001 E39 530i Sport (Aspen Silver) - 2009 E92 M3 (Space Grey)
2001 E38 740i Sport (Sahara Beige) - 2008 E92 M3 (Melbourne Red)
2000 E38 740i Sport Canadian (Sahara Beige) - 1997 E31 850Ci (Jet Black)
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3000 hours. That's some serious commitment. It certainly got my attention on the road. Especially amid a train of 30's - 60's American iron.
Jim
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Hmm... Perhaps the OP spotted the car on it's way to the photoshoot for that article?
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Oh, I am sure.
I think it's absolute bucket of manure.
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I snapped the pic at around 2:00pm on Sun Mar 5 about 60 miles east of Yuma.
Jim
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