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SWEET DELETES

he scent hits you first, an undeniably vintage odor of tired adhesives outgassing their last vapors through weathered vinyl. This M3 has none of the rich olfactory effect you get when entering a new BMW, no luxurious animal hides, just a sliver of shiny, slippery leather wrapping the wheel and another bit on the shift knob. You won’t find gratuitous Alcantara inserts or garish seat belts, just simple black upholstery for a simpler BMW from a simpler time, a 1995 M3 Lightweight rolled out of BMW’s

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