BMW E30 M3 ENHANCED AND EVOLVED BY REDUX
It’s Alive! Words Jeff Heywood – Photos Redux
No, not Frankenstein’s monster, but this amazing restomod of BMW’s E30 M3, which has been enhanced and evolved by UK-based Redux. Only 30 of these cars will be built in total, and each one costs £330,000…plus a donor E30 M3, which is a fair lump of the folding stuff to begin with. So is it worth it? Well here are some of the big numbers that go some way in explaining the price…
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edux founder Simon Lord, started with a simple question: if BMW had built an enhanced version of the E30 M3 after the Sport Evo model, how would that model have panned out? His immediate answer was an E30 M3 CSL, Coupé Sport Leichtbau (lightweight). Therefore, he started compiling a list of the components for his dream specification, a lightweight E30 M3. And it’s been a long and, at times, torturous journey. Redux partnered
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with restoration and modification specialists Retropower, which ensured the build quality was of the highest order. Renowned for creating Gordon Murray’s bespoke Escort Mk1, Retropower’s obsessive attention to detail is evident in every aspect of this M3. Over 4000 hours are needed to complete the strip down of the donor M3 before a bare shell restoration and the extensive upgrades are carried out to both Redux and the customer’s exacting standards; therefore,
one can expect an 18-month build time. It takes over 550 hours to prep the parts, apply the paint and, most importantly, hand-flat with fine sandpaper the panels to produce a flawless, glass-like Midnight Emerald Green finish. 002 is the first road car Redux has built; 001 lives out at the Thermal Club, California, where the owner enjoys the car on the 5.1 miles of track. The paintwork is show quality, the interior is upholstered in the softest of Nappa www.bmwcarclubgb.uk
