Tuesday 15th March 2011

What Do You Get If You Cross Mustang, GTR and BMW?

The answer is something very odd indeed...

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Here on PH we are rather partial to a BMW. We also know there is more than a little fondness for Nissan's Iconic Skyline GTR and - well - we wouldn't be a very good car site if there wasn't at least a little enthusiasm for the Good ol' Ford Mustang.

So a car combining all three should be a cracker, right? Er...

What you see here is the unfathomable creation of a mystery Malaysian, who started off with a 1980s vintage BMW 728i (an E23, for fans of 'E' numbers), and bolted on a Mustang-esque front end, along with the tail lights from an R34 Skyline.

We can't tell you a great deal more about this car, other than the fact that it did at least leave the BMW factory sporting a 181bhp straight six, and that it was spotted by a reader of us blog site Carscoop, who saw it for sale on Malaysian classified site Mudah.my. Nor can we shed any light on the motivation behind such a project.

Perhaps, since European and American cars are highly taxed and expensive commodities in Malaysia, the owner wanted to get three for the price of one. Or maybe he wanted a car with the luxuries of a BMW, the muscle of a Mustang, and the hi-tech wizardry of a Skyline...we'll probably never know...

[Garp]

while im not saying it looks nice it atleast looks well done

[louiebaby]

Garp said:

while im not saying it looks nice it atleast looks well done

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't buy it...

[timbo48]

Does that mean that somewhere in Malaysia there exists a Mustang with a 7 series front and a Skyline with, well you get the drift....

[anonymous-user]

louiebaby said:

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't buy it...

I hate it

[chazwozza]

PSBuckshot said:

louiebaby said:

I don't hate it, but I wouldn't buy it...

I hate it

I think fair play to the guy, as already said, he has at least taken time to do what looks like a half decent effort, of course it is odd and I wouldn't drive it but you can't knock a man for trying..

[MrDarkBlack]

I love seeing these creations. This one doesn't look as bad as some that have been on here..dare I say!

Here's a link to the ad HERE. It's all metal, though if it's a 728i, why's it a 2.5?? I did a quick exchange rate calculation, and it's about £7,200..


..and on a side note:

article said said:

the owner wanted to get here for the price of one

Edited by MrDarkBlack on Tuesday 15th March 09:01

[garrykiller]

shocking!

[anonymous-user]

chazwozza said:

I think fair play to the guy, as already said, he has at least taken time to do what looks like a half decent effort, of course it is odd and I wouldn't drive it but you can't knock a man for trying..

This man also tried http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2401830.htm
But I bet you'd 'knock' him

[GingerWizard]

I wonder how much it rattles......

Fair play to the guy though, it might look like a polished red turd, but he shat it out....

[B.J.W]

All I am thinking at the moment is...

I bet that E23 7 would have look superb with that red paint job - had he kept it standard.

[pSyCoSiS]

Better than alot of efforts I have previosuly seen.

BUT - an E23 7 Series is a nice, retro waft mobile.

If he had modified it, and left as an E23, then it would have been much better in my opinion. Not may good E23s left on the road these days.

Edited by pSyCoSiS on Tuesday 15th March 09:40

[chazwozza]

PSBuckshot said:

chazwozza said:

I think fair play to the guy, as already said, he has at least taken time to do what looks like a half decent effort, of course it is odd and I wouldn't drive it but you can't knock a man for trying..

This man also tried http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2401830.htm
But I bet you'd 'knock' him

Ok fair enough.

[Richard-G]

if that was a two door it would look very nice indeed

lose the 730li badges though

[Dangermouse78]

MrDarkBlack said:

Edited by MrDarkBlack on Tuesday 15th March 09:01

In the AD, it says "Engine modified to 2JZ"... so I would assume theres probably a mk4 Supra engine under there. Personally I dont think it's all that bad, clearly it's been well done, it's different. Swap whatever engine lurks under the bonnet for an M5 straight six & manual box then have a blast

[Draexin]

MrDarkBlack said:

I love seeing these creations. This one doesn't look as bad as some that have been on here..dare I say!

Here's a link to the ad HERE. It's all metal, though if it's a 728i, why's it a 2.5?? I did a quick exchange rate calculation, and it's about £7,200..

Well, at least it's not all held together by gaffer tape.. I think.

However, it's odd that while listed as having a 2.5 litre engine, further down it states the engine was modified to a 2JZ (also used in a Toyota Supra, JZA80). The strange thing being that the 2JZ is strictly a 3.0 litre engine.
The 1JZ, which was used in the JZA70 Supra, is a 2.5 litre unit though..

Makes you wonder how truthful the rest of the ad is, doesn't it?

[Gallen]

Y?

[KrazyIvan]

I bet under all that crap is a very nice classic BMW, shame.

[AliV6]

I think some people on here are a little too polite.

It's horrific...Looks terrible from every angle!!!

[Stevie Mojo]

Whilst I don't understand why, I have to admit that if someone described it to you then you would expect it to be a lot worse than it is.

[jake15919]

The money should have been spent restoring the E23. The good news is that it's in Malaysia so at least I will never have to see it in the metal/plastic.