In 1986, Middlebridge Racing, a Japenese-owned engineering company located in England, purchased Chassis M3 1/60 as a backup car, and for the first segments of its life, it was shuttled around Europe...
This 1990 BMW E30 was built by MGarage Motorsport in Tarnobrzeg, Poland. Under the freshly painted hood sits a 6.2 L LS 376/525 V8 making 500 horsepower and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. They mated t...
VS Motor is a engine builder and tuner in Trøgstad, Norway. The company recently tuned Odd Gunnar Kjøniksen’s twin-turbo BMW S85B50 V10 on their dyno. The engine features two Precision 6062 Gen2 turb...
Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Agriculture. Disappointed that a recent Environmental Protection Agency ruling effectively barred ethanol-blended fuels beyond E15, several groups of ethanol advocat...
Pac Performance built this BMW E30 325i called “RROTER” for Ehsan Hazrati at their company in Revesby, New South Wales, Australia. Under the hood sits a turbocharged and bridge port 13B (Series 6 RX7...
Pac Performance built this BMW E30 325i called “RROTER” for Ehsan Hazrati at their company in Revesby, New South Wales, Australia. Under the hood sits a turbocharged and bridge port 13B (Series 6 RX7...
Patrick Motorsport set out to build their version of the ultimate BMW E30 M3. Under the hood sits a Dinan stroked 5.7 L S85 V10 connected to a M5 six-speed manual transmission, differential, and axle...
It’s been almost two months since our last update on this BMW E30 project from Germany. Since then have put over 1200 km (745 miles) on the E30 having fun while testing everything. For those unfamili...
They say a car is only "new" once, and while the technical side of the statement is indisputable, the sentiment may not be entirely true. On rare occasions, a car reemerges from behind closed shop do...
It’s been two months since our last update on this BMW E30 project from Germany. Since then they finished work in the engine bay. Under the fiberglass hood sits a 2.0 L K20A inline-four with a dry su...
If the sight of a race car doesn't get your heart pumping, I fear a bit for you. There's something indisputably special about a purpose-built machine, from real-life Tonka trucks and well-diggers to ...
It was nearly 8 years ago that John Zuberek's E30 M3 made its way to the homepage of StanceWorks for the first time. Along with it was John's 1966 Mercedes 250S sedan, and together, they celebrated t...
Vidar Jødahl and his Buldre Racing Team recently set a World speed record on ice at Speed Weekend in Årsund, Sweden. Vidar set the record with speed of 341.45 km/h (212.16 mph) averaged from a start ...
It’s been several months since we shared this BMW E30 project from Germany. Back then the owner mocked-up the 2.0 L K20A inline-four from Honda Integra Type R. Since then they finished installing the...
Photography by Daniel Piker Every car has a story, some far more interesting than others. Hand-me-downs, barn finds, long-term searches and heart-felt builds; I swear I've heard them all. That is, of...
This BMW E30 316i is being converted into a lightweight race car by a talented German mechanic. They are replacing the factory 1.6 L M40B16 inline-four with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four from Honda Integr...
This 1989 BMW E30 race car is for sale in Poland for 129,900 zł or about $34,178. It was built by Olek Robak from Robak Motorsport to race competitively for the past two years. The engine is a 2.0 L ...
DaveG is a self-described BMW nut and restorer. He is building a BMW E30 with an electric motor from a BMW i3. The motor makes 168-184 horsepower depending on the year. Dave plans on powering the mot...
Igor Negoda enjoys working with turbines. So when he received a TS-21 gas turbine starter/APU (auxiliary power unit) from a Russian military aircraft he decided to install it into a BMW E30 sedan. Th...
This BMW E30 is for sale in Świdwin, Poland for 150,000 zł or about $40,533. The car competes in European drift events under the Drift Warriors flag. Swagier Custom Parts installed a 7.4 L LSx V8 tha...
As one of the most active and ambitious photographers I've ever known, Mike Crawat seems to spend more time with the camera to his eye than not. With each passing week, I'm astounded by the content h...
Absolute Motorsport is an Irish rally team comprised of driver Sean Liston and co-driver Katrina Walsh Liston. They compete in a BMW E30 built by Sean and Katrina’s Father that was originally Katrina...
This BMW E30 318i Touring started life with a 1.8 L M40 inline-four and automatic transmission. The current owner spent five years improving the car’s performance and handling. He began by replacing ...
Vidar Jødahl has driven his 1989 BMW E30 M3 on everything from a frozen Norwegian lake to the Nürburgring and now turned his talents to hill climb racing. The E30 is powered by a turbocharged 2JZ inl...
This BMW E30 came to Ultimate Street Car 2018 at Santa Pod Raceway to drag race. Unfortunate we don’t have many details besides under the hood sits a powerful turbocharged 2JZ inline-six. The car bes...