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Engine Swap of the Day: V12 In BMW 3-Series
Engine Swap of the Day: V12 In BMW 3-Series-December 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:44

What's the German equivalent of stuffing a Chevy 454 into a Vega? Well, it would probably involve a Kadett, but this swap captures the same madman spirit: a BMW E30, into which has been stuffed the kind of V12 that tortured us in , creating the world's only 350i. Though, if as the article says, the engine is out of an 850CSi, wouldn't that make this dude the world's only 356i? No matter, as we approve of it all. Except for the big V12 logo on the trunklid. Come on, if ever you wanted to shoot for total sleeperosity, this is the time! , via

With the Studebaker Weasel beating the bratwurst out of the Faun-Kraka in yesterday's poll, we've…

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