Wynn's BMW E36
Photography & Words By Wynn
1998 BMW 328is
I guess it started with my Dad, he was always really into cars, especially BMW's. I suppose that sort of rubbed off on me. I remember working a whole semester I had off, everyday from 9-5, just trying to save up for a car. The variety of cars I looked at during this time was incredible, from VW Rabbits to Cooper S's and even some American stuff. I finally decided to follow my Dad and get a BMW of some sort, I was really interested in the E30 but all the ones that were available at the time were in rough shape. I then shifted my eyes on a few E46 M3's..but they were way out of my budget. As I continued searching Autotrader, days after days, I finally came across this Avus Blue E36, I was never really into E36's but this one looked really clean and I could not get past that colour.
A few days later and I had arranged for a closer look at it. As my Dad and I arrived at the house, I could see it sitting out front in the sun, clearly been washed for my arrival. It had to be the way the colour looked in the beaming sun, but I knew this car was the one. After a bit of discussion on the pricing, it was on it's way to my driveway. I then decided to install the M Bumper and Rear Diffuser for a more appealing look. Then moved on to some Coilovers, Rear Adjustable Control Arms and Front Camber Plates to get a good stance going. I found some BBS Style 5's for a steal and always loved the way they looked on the E36 body.
Future plans with it are to keep it as OEM as possible with a decent stance of course. I have a few more changes and goodies to come, but I'll keep those to myself for now until they happen. Till then..
