It seems my dad and I did an awful lot of things right in our transformation of Shadowfast. Like maybe in some ways making it as good as (or better!) than Ford's own Boss Trans Am racing Mustangs and street Shelbys of the period.

But European car maker BMW seems to have had its own Shadowfast moment.

In 2006 I ran across a Businessweek collector cars article about how BMW made their own 'Frankenstein's monster' in the early seventies, much like I did Shadowfast. BMW's performance results were likewise impressive, allowing them to win the 1973 European Touring Car Championship.

BMW reduced their car's weight by virtually the same amount I did Shadowfast's, by dispensing with unnecessary items like sound deadening insulation and various interior components.