As both a fan of video games and cars in general, the release of the Forza Motorsport 3 game was quite exciting for me. For those not in the know, it is basically a video game where you can choose from a huge range of cars and tune and modify it until it is a supercar. I enjoyed playing the game to such an extent that I have recently decided to do it for real.
First things first, I had to find a suitable base car with which to modify. After much searching around, I decided that a cost effective starting point would be an R Reg Used Mercedes Benz. True, the car itself had seen better days, but this was merely going to be the canvas to work from.
The first job was to add Recaro racing seats, a roll cage and to move all the unnecessary electrics. Trust me, I wasn’t too sad to see the ancient Cassette / Radio Player be flung into the skip. The harder part was next; adding the right engine and mod parts to make my battered Merc into a racer. I am no engineer, so I had careful tutelage from an engineering friend. I fitted a nitro turbo and added lowered racing suspension.
The final addition was the body, which due to economic constrains would have to remain largely similar to how I found it. I added some racing decals and polished it up, but it is still recognisable. I now plan to enter my Used Mercedes Benz in some concourse competitions.
Pete J Ridgard is a writer and a car enthusiast. He currently writes for the automotive industry. Here he discusses Used Mercedes Benz cars.