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When it comes to cars that divide opinions, I think you'll be hard pressed to top this. Say hello to Queen St's latest creation: a BMW M3 powered by a Mazda four rotor engine. A wicked creation that is half drag car and half show car. And yes, you're eyes aren't deceiving you; that really is a gold-plated motor. Rod, Casey and I have been discussing this car since it debuted a few months ago, and we agreed it was a fitting inclusion for our Drag-themed month. I mean, it's not every day that you come across a 1600hp BMW M3 built on a chromoly full tube chassis, let alone one featuring nickel and 23 carat gold-plating. Based in Australia, Queen St are best known for building custom show cars, but their love of drag racing led them to create cars that could do both. This is actually the third BMW drag/show car that they have built. In 2003 they campaigned an E36 before replacing it a few years later with an E46. When the E46 was damaged in New Zealand, it was stripped down and rebuilt into what you see here. While its predecessors both featured bright candy paint, Queen St kept this one ominous, painting it in a House of Kolor black with gold pearl.
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