BMW E21 Retro Racer

This BMW E21 belongs to Dieter Verboven, although you might remember his other car I featured back in March. Like his Lancia, the attention to detail on this build is top caliber and is definitely feature worthy during September’s BMW month. This isn’t the first BMW that Dieter has owned, before this one he had an E30 convertible. With the E30 he won several prizes, but because of the laws in Belgium, he didn’t had a lot of fun driving it on the open road. All cars need to be stock when taken to the garages for road permits, so the scope for performance modifications is limited. But this is not the case when your car is 25 years or older. So the plan was to look for another BMW that was older, and this E21 proved to be the perfect candidate. Continue reading at Speedhunters

By Jeroen Willemsen

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Video Roll: Zero to 386 Miles Per Hour

I’m told that once you go to The Salt you’ll be hooked for life. The quest for speed gets into your bones and there simply is no getting away from the place. And the people behind the Royal Purple Streamliner, Nish Motorsports are certainly addicted to Bonneville. Their quest to become the fastest wheel driven vehicle on the planet will know no reprise until this dream has been fulfilled and a new speed is imprinted into the record books. We’ll see how they do next week, but in the meantime we can enjoy this ride-a-long as the streamliner reached 386 mph in 2006. by Rod Chong

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Lancia Stratos

Cars that radically shake up the status quo are rare, whether in racing, rallying, drifting or on the street. Often it’s down to performance or the implementation of new technology under the body, but upon its launch in 1971 almost every aspect of the Lancia Stratos was shocking. Remember, the car that won the previous year’s World Rally Championship was the Renault Alpine A110 with its ’60s curves. The Stratos didn’t just represent a new decade but a whole new style of race car attitude – dedicated to win on the track, to capture the imagination of customers and make their wallets follow. The livery of this 1974 example (chassis 1590, the 90th car built) may have changed to reflect current owner (and drinks magnate) Steve Perez’s sponsor, but the soul of the car hasn’t changed and Goodwood’s rally stage was the perfect chance to get up close. Continue reading at Speedhunters

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