BMW Z3 with Ferrari 250 SWB kit

BMW Z3 with Ferrari 250 SWB kit

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PAUL500

2,635 posts

246 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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I would like to see some rear shots of the convertible if anyone has some, I think that could make a very nice car.

wca

307 posts

166 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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I know who has bought this one and it will be looking very shiny and nice very soon, might have some yellow and black badges featuring horses though

PAUL500

2,635 posts

246 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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Great, thanks for that. Looks good.

A dark silver grey metallic, chrome quarter bumpers and a little bit of detailing here and there, BMW roundels, kidney grille and a nice interior and that would make a superb practical toy for not a lot of money. What's the biggest BMW lump that can be shoehorned in the Z3 bay? I assume it was e36 based or the earlier 3 series?

Edited by PAUL500 on Sunday 10th May 20:11

ecsrobin

17,123 posts

165 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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wca said:





I know who has bought this one and it will be looking very shiny and nice very soon, might have some yellow and black badges featuring horses though
That needs a good respray. Shame about the badges.

PAUL500

2,635 posts

246 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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ecsrobin said:
That needs a good respray. Shame about the badges.
Looks to be straight out of the mould in its gelcoat, with the flash lines of the mould sections showing, probably in a rush to get it to the show, good prep and paint and that would look far more original

ecsrobin

17,123 posts

165 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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PAUL500 said:
ecsrobin said:
That needs a good respray. Shame about the badges.
Looks to be straight out of the mould in its gelcoat, with the flash lines of the mould sections showing, probably in a rush to get it to the show, good prep and paint and that would look far more original
I did think gel coat but then thought no one would display a car at a show like that. But probably right about the show. I realise now it's also the same car on the previous page. Clearly they wanted to keep the wire wheels clean so that's why they had bad wheels on at that service station.

A really nice shape as a convertible I think as someone mentioned earlier with a BMW badge you'd probably have a lot of interest from passers by.

iguana

7,044 posts

260 months

Sunday 10th May 2015
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PAUL500 said:
What's the biggest BMW lump that can be shoehorned in the Z3 bay? I assume it was e36 based or the earlier 3 series?

Edited by PAUL500 on Sunday 10th May 20:11
M5 v8, M5/M6 v10, 760 v12 transplants all been done on e30 & e36.


wca

307 posts

166 months

Monday 11th May 2015
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It was fresh from the molds in gel coat with all the flash lines showing and not polished, well a small patch on the corner of the front wing was polished to show what it would look like. They had only started creating the molds for the back of the convertible 10 days before the show and built both the convertible and a coupe in the ten days leading up to the show.

10 days from Z3 to at the show. Not bad for two blokes who drove the cars up to the show and home again

There were finished ones as well to show what the end result might look like. Here is a replica of mine in blue, a 'cobra' on orange and a 'd type' based on a Triumph Spitfire in grey



GTRene

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16,566 posts

224 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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They now have some new pictures from a car thats ready, also with decals but then different :-)









http://www.bmwpoweredkitcars.com/250SWB/

was8v

1,937 posts

195 months

Monday 7th September 2015
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Is this made by Tribiute? What the heck is an Erjee?

EDIT: Ah found this: http://www.madabout-kitcars.com/forum/showthread.p...

Stunning car.

Edited by was8v on Monday 7th September 17:09

RobinBanks

17,540 posts

179 months

Tuesday 8th September 2015
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Very nice. I'd really like that.

GTRene

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16,566 posts

224 months

Monday 21st September 2015
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Dr JonboyG

2,561 posts

239 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015
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daytona365 said:
......How cool is that ??
You do realize this is a photoshop and not a real car, right?

g3org3y

20,633 posts

191 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015
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That black example looks very nice.

DonkeyApple

55,325 posts

169 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015
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g3org3y said:
That black example looks very nice.
It's a really nice looking kit. These things have never been my bag but I do think this is a cracker and a fun thing to do to what is an immensely dull looking wagon of conformity.

smash

2,062 posts

228 months

Friday 4th March 2016
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Quick update on this thread - the black car was the first professionally finished coupe but it's in the Netherlands.

This is the first professionally finished coupe in UK - literally just finished. The (very lucky!) owner took inspiration from the Eric Clapton SWB and, yes whilst you can argue about degrees of accuracy, there's simply no denying it's a stunning looking car. I understand it will be at Stoneleigh on the build agents stand (Nubodi)




RickRolled

339 posts

177 months

Friday 4th March 2016
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Looks beautiful, any photos of the build?

GTRene

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16,566 posts

224 months

Friday 4th March 2016
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looks lovely clap

V8RX7

26,870 posts

263 months

Friday 4th March 2016
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I saw these at Stoneleigh and thought the Coupe looked great, the convertible somehow didn't work to my eyes which is a shame as I like my toys without a roof.

The two finished coupes look fantastic IMO.

vsonix

3,858 posts

163 months

Friday 4th March 2016
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OwenK said:
(Maybe someone could make up a shiny chrome animal badge that looks right from a distance but up close it's a parody rather than an actual prancing horse, perhaps a prancing goat)
Look forward to seeing it finished.
I like that idea a lot smile

And I quite like this concept, as a Z3 owner myself who happens to like the look (once it's been tweaked a little, like most BMWs) compared to the Bertini kit which seems to be really popular, but to me looks conflicted.