Bavacious - Steph's 1972 BMW Bavaria

[slwrthnu]

never have i liked gottis more.

[SlowProgress]

so legit man!

[Bavaria-guy]

I am amazed, just awesome.

[Travis]

First time being aired out?

[TheNeek]

Thanks for documenting Travis.

[Dr.AK]

I must admit to not really feeling it. Don't get me wrong.

I love that it's a rare ass E3. I love the looks of the car itself. I absolutely love the wheels. I love how the car and wheels look together. I love the fact that it's on bags, because that is just fitting for a car like this. The front wheels could use some slight camber and some spacers, but all in all the wheels sit quite nicely.

What really makes me not really feel it, is that it's sitting completely level in all these pics. I feel that it would look tons better if the rear was sitting higher, so the wheel wouldn't tuck as much, maybe even so high, that the rear wheel was sitting the same as the front wheel in relation to the wheel arch. I'm sure if you could get some shots up of the car sitting raked like I described, I'd start fapping immediately. As it sits in those pics... I look at them and the first thing I think is "Woah... how much dead hookers did they put in the trunk to make it sag like that?". I guess I just really need the wheel arches to be even instead of the rockers. *shrugs*

It might just be that you have to see it to really "get" it... as it is, it's a pretty cool car, but I just don't "get" it.

[exexpat]

I love that you can hear metal hitting garage floor in the video. That's awesome.

[Steve]

I must admit to not really feeling it. Don't get me wrong.

I love that it's a rare ass E3. I love the looks of the car itself. I absolutely love the wheels. I love how the car and wheels look together. I love the fact that it's on bags, because that is just fitting for a car like this. The front wheels could use some slight camber and some spacers, but all in all the wheels sit quite nicely.

What really makes me not really feel it, is that it's sitting completely level in all these pics. I feel that it would look tons better if the rear was sitting higher, so the wheel wouldn't tuck as much, maybe even so high, that the rear wheel was sitting the same as the front wheel in relation to the wheel arch. I'm sure if you could get some shots up of the car sitting raked like I described, I'd start fapping immediately. As it sits in those pics... I look at them and the first thing I think is "Woah... how much dead hookers did they put in the trunk to make it sag like that?". I guess I just really need the wheel arches to be even instead of the rockers. *shrugs*

It might just be that you have to see it to really "get" it... as it is, it's a pretty cool car, but I just don't "get" it.

I agree with you. The way the arches and the body-lines of the car work, by the time the car sits at level rocker when aired out, it just looks dumped to the ground out back and higher in the front. With all of that tuck in the rear, it just reminds me of how all the cholos around here drive their mini-trucks around (aired down in back and up in front).

[NegativeCamber]

That's how all bagged classics should look...and it looks perfect. I never hear those comments about dumped impalas and the like...and they have lower rear arches as well.

[Steve]

That's how all bagged classics should look...and it looks perfect. I never hear those comments about dumped impalas and the like...and they have lower rear arches as well.

well the way old impalas and similar big-body cars looks is different, since the wheel arches are usually more square all around. Beyond that the solid axle rear means no extreme camber, which brings less attention to it being out of place (in my opinion). Take this car for example, a 62 impala all aired out. The whole thing is low and sleek (and tucking all around), but does not give the same look of a reverse rake.



Here is a picture of the bags situated to a bit of a reverse rake. Wheels are flush (at least in terms of height) in the front fender, but then heavily tucked in the rear. This is what I feel like I am looking at when I see the E3 all the way laid down.



Obviously on the bavaria, the rocker isn't sitting in a reverse rake like this is, but the way the wheels look and the way the body line droops down along with the trunk in the rear give it a similar illusion.

[K.rischan]

The E3 is by far the most beautiful car BMW ever made. Nothing can beat its class and style.

What you have made out of it is really, really great. I like the whole set up and how the wheels look on this car.

I was never really into "old" BMW's but the more old BMW like your E21 or Mike*s E9 pop up, the more i like these cars. They just got something newer BMW's don't have - spirit and personality i'd say.

[Coops90]

Wowzers

[deckard]

i think this car is one of my favorites of all time. its so simple, its perfect.

[dpaseuros]

whenever i look around on stanceworks and i see that sig with the rear dumped on gottis alwys wanted to see the full car and finally did...beautiful car and its cool that a couple share the same passion looking foward to seeing this in real life

[.GV.]

damn cool