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Yes another restomod.

A mere £700k for this one though.

https://www.evo.co.uk/mercedes/206306/m ... t-restomod

*sees wheels*

Hahahaha no

Do these people not understand the very basics of proportion when it comes to design, or something?

I like it, but not for £700k.

If that makes me feel like a DTM racer on the ragged edge, I’d have that over any supercar or hyper at on sale at the minute.

It’s a huge amount of win for me.

Although, anything less than 9000rpm and 350hp would be disappointing.

Dave!

Oh my god, those front and rear lights

Why have they decided to turn everything about the styling up to 11? I just don''t understand it....

Ascender wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:46 pm Why have they decided to turn everything about the styling up to 11? I just don''t understand it....

absolutely, for £700k I'd want it up to 12 or 13 at least!

I like it - there's no reason why you couldn't have a concours original too if you have £700k going spare for this one. Why not have an extreme version?

I'd change the lights, but rest looks rather tasty. Have a soft spot for the 190. Had a poster of the original 190 2.3-16 on my bedroom wall as a teen, and fondly remember my dad's old 2.5D (all possibly 90hp of it) as a lovely thing to drive. Obviously nothing like the original 2.5 Evo or the restomod, but there's a connection.

I always think that when these restomods get silly expensive why not just buy the base car and commission a custom build yourself. At least then you get something entirely unique which is what you want.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:24 pm I always think that when these restomods get silly expensive why not just buy the base car and commission a custom build yourself. At least then you get something entirely unique which is what you want.

because it would probably be even more expensive because they'd have to develop each element with only one car to recoup the money on.

Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:50 pm

Ascender wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:46 pm Why have they decided to turn everything about the styling up to 11? I just don''t understand it....

absolutely, for £700k I'd want it up to 12 or 13 at least!

I like it - there's no reason why you couldn't have a concours original too if you have £700k going spare for this one. Why not have an extreme version?

It's just personal taste, but the more I look at this one the more I'd change. Its a shape I've always thought favoured subtle styling mods.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:24 pm I always think that when these restomods get silly expensive why not just buy the base car and commission a custom build yourself. At least then you get something entirely unique which is what you want.

Usually with these firms they will basically do anything you like anyway for the right money, but you just go to the firm that specialises in the car that you want.

Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:45 pm

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:24 pm I always think that when these restomods get silly expensive why not just buy the base car and commission a custom build yourself. At least then you get something entirely unique which is what you want.

because it would probably be even more expensive because they'd have to develop each element with only one car to recoup the money on.

I think that the truly custom made bits on this all look shit (wheels, arches, lights) and would be better with off the shelf components

On my list of things I’d love to do but life says no.

190 evo 1, Honda S2000 running gear with roller barrel throttles for the noise. Some 17” DTM style alloys, 4 bucket seats all nicely trimmed with the original 190 dash and Spandau Ballet on the Becker radio cassette player, graphic equalisers set just so.

Dave!

That's the dog's testicles, man. Do you need an Evo II to start with?

Haven’t seen an s2000 190 but there have been a few e30s done.

It wasn’t that long ago people were rallying M3s and 190s because they were cheaper than trying to tune an escort to the same level.

Not really a fan of most of these resto mods, they seem to mess with bits which don’t matter just to try and put their mark on it. The lights they use almost always look worse than the originals.

I’d prefer mine to look more standard or like a period race car but be thoroughly overhauled underneath.

Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:45 pm

Mito Man wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:24 pm I always think that when these restomods get silly expensive why not just buy the base car and commission a custom build yourself. At least then you get something entirely unique which is what you want.

because it would probably be even more expensive because they'd have to develop each element with only one car to recoup the money on.

I doubt it. I'm fairly sure that the likes of Retropowers creations don't come in that high. (could be wrong)

Was about £250k for the purple mx5 morris minor.

Of course they also do a similar e30 m3 restomod / redux which was around £330k