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Written by Craig Jamieson
Restomodding is seriously big business these days. And why shouldn"t it be? It combines the beautiful lines of classic metal with modern comforts and the real prospect of everyday driving not just the one-sunny-weekend-a-month blast of a regular vintage car. To keep things simple, a restomod is any car that"s been modified while it"s been restored. So, even if the modifications are slight, like changing the dynamo for an alternator in a Morris Mini, it"s now technically a restomod. Of course, the best restomodders go far beyond the standard recondition, replace, renew" mantra of your garden-variety restomod. They go all out, creating finished products that take a classic car from being merely desirable to one that actually makes you hurt with longing. Modern materials and techniques are moulded into classic shapes in a way that"s appealing to just about everyone, regardless of whether they"re into cars or not. You"ve seen it from the likes of Singer, Icon and Eagle creating desperately gorgeous and exceptionally engineered versions of iconic cars. But what about the cars that are just begging for a professional restomod of their own? In this new weekly feature, Top Gear makes a case for the restomods you never knew you needed. And this week, it"s the BMW 2002.
Date written: 15 Feb 2017
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ID: 6753
Restomodding is seriously big business these days. And why shouldn"t it be? It combines the beautiful lines of classic metal with modern comforts and the real prospect of everyday driving not just the one-sunny-weekend-a-month blast of a regular vintage car. To keep things simple, a restomod is any car that"s been modified while it"s been restored. So, even if the modifications are slight, like changing the dynamo for an alternator in a Morris Mini, it"s now technically a restomod. Of course, the best restomodders go far beyond the standard recondition, replace, renew" mantra of your garden-variety restomod. They go all out, creating finished products that take a classic car from being merely desirable to one that actually makes you hurt with longing. Modern materials and techniques are moulded into classic shapes in a way that"s appealing to just about everyone, regardless of whether they"re into cars or not. You"ve seen it from the likes of Singer, Icon and Eagle creating desperately gorgeous and exceptionally engineered versions of iconic cars. But what about the cars that are just begging for a professional restomod of their own? In this new weekly feature, Top Gear makes a case for the restomods you never knew you needed. And this week, it"s the BMW 2002.
Date written: 15 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6753
