• Car lover's BMW headstone draws ire of locals, Audi fans
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[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7683322/BMW-tomb-for-car-fanatic-Steve-Marsh.html[/url] [release][IMG]http://imgur.com/8XHur.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01630/BMW_headstone_1630379c.jpg[/img] [B]The family of a motoring fanatic have built him a tomb in the shape of a shiny black BMW - complete with personalised number plate.[/B] Steve Marsh's friends even added a parking ticket to the monument in Forest Gate, east London, for good measure. Last year the 51-year-old, who died in his sleep, made the journey to his "final parking place" in the back of a red pick-up truck. Staff at the privately owned Manor Park Cemetery gave permission for the unusual tomb after discussions with Mr Marsh's family. The centrepiece of the memorial is a number plate reading: "STEVE 1". While perhaps not to everyone's taste, the cemetery staff described the unusual tomb as "magnificent". Family and friends gathered at the graveside earlier this week to unveil the BMW with its personalised number plate. Around 50 people, including his 51-year-old widow Joanne, paid their respects at the ceremony timed to coincide with the anniversary of his death. A spokeswoman for the cemetery said: "This is a privately-owned cemetery. This memorial was put there by the owner of the grave after discussions with the manager. "There are always checks made. It is one of the most unusual memorials we have here."[/release] I like BMWs as much as the next guy, but an E93? Seriously?
I guess his tank ran out of gas.
I want one just like it.
Aww, that's so cool.
I bet if he could see what they did for him he'd be so freaking happy. This is why I'm pissed there is no after life. I don't get to see people's reactions to what would happen if I died.
Prismatex, what's with all the car threads, man?
Man, that's pretty amazing.
Damn.
They forgot to mention that that granite replica weighs less than the real thing.
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;21785152]They forgot to mention that that granite replica weighs less than the real thing.[/QUOTE] Is that supposed to be interesting? I mean I assumed as much.
[QUOTE=Socram;21785663]Is that supposed to be interesting? I mean I assumed as much.[/QUOTE] He's remarking on how amazingly heavy the new M3s are. The E30 M3 coupe weighed 2700 lbs. The E92 M3 coupe weighs 3700 lbs. The dead guy's E93 M3 weighs 4100 lbs.
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