Matthew's BMW E36
Photography & Words By Wynn
1997 BMW 328is
In today's car scene, there seems to be this growing trend in builds. This trend seems to include two steps. Step 1) Slam it and scrape every single thing on the underbody. Step 2) Add an insane amount of camber to those wheels and kill those tires in two days. Now as much as I love this trend when done right, it's nice to see a car done simple. This is where Matthew's car comes in. Matthew has an 97' 328is and it's simply perfect. Matthew started his car life with those iconic toys I'm sure we've all owned and played with, Hot Wheels. "It didn't matter what car I got, my goal was to have it loud and fast." Matthew states. I remember seeing Matthew's car for the first time during a Maxbimmer cruise hosted by StanceFactory and it instantly inspired me to get to work on my own E36. Matthew did a lot of research on various cars from various forums, before purchasing his first car. He finally settled on this E36 and quickly started to research and become knowledgeable on what he wanted to do with it.
Being someone who actually loves driving his car, Matthew did a great job in keeping his car simple, clean and of course drivable. He installed some BC coilovers that are dialled in perfectly over very suited AC Schnitzer's that give this car a timeless look. Matthew also elegantly enhanced the cars looks my adding the M front and rear bumpers as well as side mouldings. He then continued to add the clear indicators and glass headlights. He also has a custom muffler that lets this straight six sing. He also has a few upgrades and goodies under the hood but you'll have to find those out for yourself. Matthew doesn't have too many plans for the future of his E36, but the plans that he does have are quite interesting. Unfortunately for you guys he's keeping those plans to himself. One thing’s for sure though, Matthew is doing it right in keeping his E36 clean and simple. His car has become a timeless classic that is respected by true BMW enthusiast and Stance guys all the same.
