Despite being produced between 1993 and 1999, the BMW 3 Series E36 Convertible remains a handsome soft-top four-seater model. One owner of the car from Germany though didn’t seem to agree, and ...

One of the main highlights is the delicious-looking BMW E36 convertible with a dark maroon paint job that shifts to violet depending on the lighting.

The folks at StanceWorks dragged this $8,000 decrepit M3 out of its hiding place to set about putting it right again, and the finished result is truly stunning.

This 1998 E36 M3 convertible with 152,000 miles happened to come his way and for around $3,000 he bought it off a friend. Another $1,500 was needed for some repairs.

Hood apparently still functions - result! Way back in the permanently sunlit uplands of the early 1990s, Shed attended the press launch of the E36 325i Convertible in the south of France.

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