Overview

• The Essex-built 1982 3 Series beat more than 200 entrants after a seven-car final at SlammedUK’s Gravity Show at the NEC Birmingham.
• Paul and Ethan Foster spent 14 years crafting the touring-car–inspired build, which tips the scales at roughly 900 kg.
• A 5.0‑liter Rover V8 producing about 420 hp drives through a DTM-spec Getrag gearbox with a Quaife limited-slip differential.
• Hardware highlights include a genuine Group 5 rear wing with a carbon blade, a fiberglass widebody, GAZ coilovers, Wilwood brakes, side-exit exhausts, and 15-inch turbofan wheels with 345/35R15 rear tires.
• The victory moves the car into a virtual European final ahead of other regional rounds, with a Global Grand Finale in November offering the chance to be made as a 1:64 Hot Wheels die-cast.