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1974 BMW 3.0 CS

Robert Downey Jr. paid good money to make the 1974 BMW 3.0 CS Look Awake as Hell

 

ManishAugust 29, 2020

I'm not usually the person shouting "Y U RUNE KLASSIK"? Commentary on the modified cars Facebook post. If it makes you happy, then go for it, until it falls on the road. Yet one particular celebrity resto made has me scratching my head, not in anger, but a state of confusion: In 1974 the BMW 3.0 CS was modified by SpeedKore for actor Robert Downey Jr. Speedcore specializes in rebuilding unreliable vehicles in carbon fiber parts and full carbon fiber, but they kept on making a remake of the 3.0 CS's sleek body for the Downey project.

 

 

For their first European Restomod, they put the classic Bimmer's metal body and added some Bespoke carbon fiber bits: a front air dam, rear bumper, and rocker molding, all finished in a BASF Glasurit satin coat to peek the carbon Can be given

 

The true sin isn't carbon fiber for carbon fiber's sake, which is subtle enough.

 

This is the gray wood grain that is ubiquitous in every "updated" apartment you'll ever see.

 

See, if you are going for the HGTV inspired house flipper look, then you are committed to it.

 

"My Deck Needs Residing" -hued not just throwing wood grain on the beltline, spoiler, and dashboard.

 

Brick Red PPG paint is good, but probably very good in this context.

 

Sitting under the hood is the lovely S38 inline-six from an E34-generation BMW M5. In the American version of this engine, the 180-hp engine of the 3.0 CS produced 311 horsepower — a nice bump.

 

The custom HRE C109 three-piece wheels are the best looking wheels I have seen at a restomod for years.

 

Robert Downey Jr. Paid Good Money to Make a 1974 BMW 3.0 CS Look Awkward as Hell - The Drive

 

There are nice titanium gray accents throughout that match those wheels.

 

If you don't look at the dashboard, the interior is also fine.

 

The 1970s-inspired Lamborghinis-inspired center console grab handle looks like it's there and almost looks warranted if the four-speed Auto box catches up.

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Uploaded on August 30, 2020