I discovered E30's back in 2009/2010ish when I stumbled across an 1990 BMW M3 sitting in a Mall Parking lot. At first glance, I was immediately intrigued by its boxed fenders, nostalgic 80's M badge and vibrant brilliantrot paint (come to find out, it was John Zubrick's E30 M3 in it's earlier stages). I went about my day, but I couldnt get that old BMW off of my mind. So I proceeded to search the web to find out everything about these cars.
Fast forward 11 years, 57 E30's, and a hobby shop under my (and my partners) care, and this is where my 1991 BMW 318i Slicktop Touring comes into play.
August 2020. The world is in full swing of COVID-19 protocol and prevention. It's about 12pm and I am sitting in my home office with a turkey sandwich and browsing R3v Classifieds. I come across a 1991 318i Touring Design Edition in Laguna Green. The owner lives in the Netherlands but is shipping these cars stateside. I was initially interested in this Design Edition Car because...why not?! I notice that there wasnt much traffic on his classified page, so I proceed to send him a private message. Come to find out, the Design Edition was already sold and sent stateside, but he sent me another car that might interest me.....Enter the 1991 Brilliantrot 318i Touring.
Key Features of the car:
SLICKTOP!!!!
Manual Everything (Windows, Steering)
Completely Peasant Spec (No AC, No Radio or associated wiring, no speakers....literally none).
The interior was in piss poor shape, the engine supposedly ran great (we will get back to this later), and it was cheap. I wired the man the money on a Wednesday, and the car was on a boat that Friday.
Fast forward 11 years, 57 E30's, and a hobby shop under my (and my partners) care, and this is where my 1991 BMW 318i Slicktop Touring comes into play.
August 2020. The world is in full swing of COVID-19 protocol and prevention. It's about 12pm and I am sitting in my home office with a turkey sandwich and browsing R3v Classifieds. I come across a 1991 318i Touring Design Edition in Laguna Green. The owner lives in the Netherlands but is shipping these cars stateside. I was initially interested in this Design Edition Car because...why not?! I notice that there wasnt much traffic on his classified page, so I proceed to send him a private message. Come to find out, the Design Edition was already sold and sent stateside, but he sent me another car that might interest me.....Enter the 1991 Brilliantrot 318i Touring.
Key Features of the car:
SLICKTOP!!!!
Manual Everything (Windows, Steering)
Completely Peasant Spec (No AC, No Radio or associated wiring, no speakers....literally none).
The interior was in piss poor shape, the engine supposedly ran great (we will get back to this later), and it was cheap. I wired the man the money on a Wednesday, and the car was on a boat that Friday.
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