Detail Wagen: First-ever Two-door V8 M3 Wagon

The debut of the first-ever two-door BMW M3 wagon is happening at SEMA. The car was made possible through the work of Griot’s Garage and J-Rod & Custom for the past 10 months. The end product is called the Detail Wagen.

This 1989 E30 Touring was built in Germany, Japan, and eventually made it to the United States. The builders planned to make this the world’s first two-door M3 wagon with an emphasis on quality.

The stock front and rear doors were removed and replaced with coupe doors that are 9 inches longer. W articles. In the end, the Detail Wagen was finished with a total of six coats of PPG Deltron “Griot’s Red” and six coats of clear paint.

This build is powered by a 4.0-liter M60 V8 sourced from a 1995 540i into the engine bay, giving the car a 112 horsepower bump. It is also mated to a 540i 6-speed manual, custom driveshaft, and 2.92 LSD rearend. Forrest also shaved and filled the firewall and inner fenders and took the time to fully wire tuck the harnesses for an impressive clean and minimalistic look. A custom stainless steel header-back exhaust system should easily push power from 282 to well over 300 when all is said and done.

For the interior, it has genuine BMW M-Tech fabric, a custom product display rack in replacement to the the backseat, and a 15-gallon water tank plus hose accommodations on the boot.