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When you visit Nikolas Motorsport, you will see any number of unique cars on the premises. While not a direct part of the business, these cars are a part of our lives. Owner, David Nikolas has spent most of his life involved in racing. Starting with motorcycles (both road racing and drag racing) he moved to cars in the late 1970s.One of the first cars up was a complete restoration on a BMW 2002 tii. This car had european turbo flares, chrome trim deleted, and a highly modified engine and suspension. It was subsequently upgraded to a turbo engine. It made a great street and track car. However, it finally got to the point where metal fatigue had affected almost every structural component (you can only weld in reinforcements for so long).Following the tii, was the pictured full race IMSA McClaren 320 Turbo clone. The original car was driven by David Hobbs. This car was a beast. With full roll cage, custom flares, highly modified turbo engine, bigger diff, and custom built suspension. Unfortunately, this car falls in the category of “I wish I never sold it”.A stint driving and maintaining a 1968 McKee OLDS Can Am car was next. This car was liveried as the Smothers Brothers car, and was the first race car Paul Newman ever drove. It was [...]
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