--- title: "The E36 BMW M3 Is Getting Old Enough to Be a Classic, and a Nicely Modded One Looks Great" description: "Also from Car Bibles this week: Another fun video game retrospective, plus some track-day tips." date: "2021-09-10" modified: "2021-09-10" authors: - name: "Andrew P. Collins" job_title: "Executive Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/42336/the-e36-bmw-m3-is-getting-old-enough-to-be-a-classic-and-a-nicely-modded-one-looks-great" categories: - "BMW News" - "Builds" - "Culture" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "BMW" - "luxury" - "m3" - "sedan" - "sports car" --- # The E36 BMW M3 Is Getting Old Enough to Be a Classic, and a Nicely Modded One Looks Great ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Summertime's winding down but we're still soaking up some of the glory we witnessed at this year's greatest car shows. Radwood Norcal, which went off back in July, brought some heat. This modified E36 was executed so well that we haven't stopped thinking about it. If you've been following Car Bibles with any regularity, you'll notice we're into track days, gaming, and general car nostalgia. You'll find a little bit of all of that in this week's roundup. ![message-editor%2F1631305958560-cbontdbannerbmw1.jpg]() **Car Bibles** *Car Bibles* is generally focused on DIY-related content, practical advice, cultural commentary, and automotive entertainment celebrating low- to medium-budget motoring. We've stepped up our schedule to six posts a day each week—including a daily feature photo—so if you like what you see below, I would love to see *you* over on our site to check out the rest of it! Anyway, on to the roundup: https://youtube.com/embed/B-Ej3zV4BRw ## [This E36 BMW M3 Is a Classic Example of Clean Car Modding]() The USDM E36 M3 is not the most-revered of BMW's classic performance cars, but they're starting to look cooler and cooler the older they get. This one, in particular, stopped us right in our tracks at Radwood NorCal this summer. The modifications were just so perfectly picked, and BMWs always look great in blue to start. Check out this little video, and if you don't hate it please consider subscribing! We're at the early experimental phases of our YouTube effort at *Car Bibles* and you're going to see a lot of variety on the channel in the coming months. ## Sega GT 2002 Jumpstarted My Car Obsession Gran Turismo this, Forza Horizon that... there are other good car games that sparked enthusiasm. Kevin Williams explains here how a cheap one from his childhood sent him down the path towards automotive obsession. I never had Sega myself, but now I really want to dig one up because this game looks awesome. ## Flags on the Race Track: What Do They Mean? This is a straightforward, but useful, rundown of flag definitions which can help you as a track day driver or spectator. The checkered flag and its significance are pretty well-known but some of the other colors in here are a bit more obscure. If you liked any of those stories, I hope you'll join us on the regular over at *Car Bibles.* Our comment section's always open and we'll be doing a lot of experimenting throughout the year as we look for new and fun ways to bring automotive entertainment to you. ## Author As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()