How to Build Your Dream Car

A lot of people can say they bought their dream car, says Carter Kelly Kramer. Not a lot of people can say they built it. Kramers 1976 BMW 2002 is an example of how persistence can pay off. He bought the car at 16, from Ebay, with a tiny budgetand the car was far worse than described. Worse, he soon hooned off the road and punched it through a fence. The repairs took a long time, as Kramer was determined to do it himself. I had a pair of garden shears, I had a hack saw, I had a crowbar, and a sledgehammer he says. I slowly learned by taking the car apart how the car goes together, Kramer says. Dont worry, I got this, after his mom began to question why the 2002 was, again, in pieces. Over time, it was decided to get rid of the project before collegeafter the car had inspired his successful entrance essay. Inevitably, Kramer suffered from sellers remorse and eventually got the car back: It was like a dog that ran away, he says. I realized I took a nightma