{"id":639,"date":"2018-02-28T09:07:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=639"},"modified":"2018-02-28T09:07:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T17:07:05","slug":"e30-m3-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.msportvintage.com\/?p=639","title":{"rendered":"E30 M3 Arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"\"<\/a>My new E30 M3 arrived on Friday February 2nd from Australia. It was loaded in a 20 ft. container and shipped up to Seattle, with stops in Aukland, Fiji, Honolulu, and Vancouver B.C.<\/p>\n

Jim Froula, from Racecraft, met us at the shipping company’s office with a trailer. It was quite a thrill to walk back into the warehouse and find the car sitting there ready to go.<\/p>\n

The car is beautiful! It is nicer and better prepared than we had imagined. Hats off to Eric Bowden and his crew.<\/p>\n

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My new E30 M3 sits in the Racecraft shop after we picked it up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This car was raced in the Japanese Touring Car series from 1988 through 1993. It raced for 4 different teams during those years. Its most successful year was 1993 when it powered Anthony Reid to 3rd in the drivers’ championship.<\/p>\n

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In 1991 the car was raced by the Cherena Team in this striking blue and white livery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following its time in Japan the car went to Malaysia for a few years before coming back to Switzerland where it ran some hill climbs. It then sat for several years before going back to Australia where it underwent a complete restoration back to its 1993 red\/white\/blue Valvoline livery.<\/p>\n

Here’s a link to the full back story of the car:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/drive-my.com\/us\/social\/stream\/item\/10938.html<\/p>\n

I am very excited to get the car on track. From the in-car videos I’ve seen of the previous owner racing the car down-under it looks to be fast and fun!<\/p>\n