These excellent M Coupe photos were posted on graphicsdump.wordpress.com. The only thing posted with the photos is “photoshoot for a client”. There were only 46 Steel Gray over Gray/Black M Coupes made for NA, of which 38 have a sunroof like this one. It looks in the first image like this M Coupe has a sunroof. The thing that stands out the most are the wheels. My favorite – Kinesis K58s. I’m aware of only a few Coupes that have Kinesis K5Xs, and only one that is Steel Gray. Additionally, curved Super Sprint DTM exhaust tips are visible. That said, I think this must be Andrew’s fine specimen. Or, is there a duplicate out there? I doubt it. Let us know, Andrew! Mystery solved in the comments below. Thanks for posting Andrew and Scott!
Jon
/ November 29, 2011I’m pretty sure it has to be Andrew’s because those wheels are painted rather than shotpeened which is rare too. It also seems like he had a “coupe” sticker on the doorsill to imitate the 1999s too. By the way, his is a MK Motorsport exhaust from Germany.
Jeremy
/ November 30, 2011They look too “matte” to have been painted. They seem shotpeened to me. I do remember now that the tips are not round when looking straight on, but oval. I should have remembered that it wasn’t SuperSprint, as they are round.
Andrew
/ November 29, 2011Fellow Coupers,
It’s not me but surprised to know that it now makes three of us Steel Gray Coupes wearing Kinesis K5s:
Mine on 19x9f, 19×10.5r K59s
Buhx2’s on 18x8f, 18x11r K58s
…and now this example. It’s also the first time I’ve seen this one as well.
Jon, I actually think those are shot peened although it’s hard to say based on those photos. The images definitely appear to have gone through some post-processing so you can’t really see the grainy nature of the shot-peen finish. Painted centers would have more gloss/reflection than what those pictures represent.
Jeremy
/ November 30, 2011I’m pretty surprised that it’s not yours! Crazy that there are 3 SG M Coupes with Kinesis K5s out there.
Jon
/ November 29, 2011Man, I just can’t stop looking at that profile shot. Also noticed he doesn’t have the front mud flaps like he usually does.
Jeremy
/ November 30, 2011Noticed that, but assumed that these were taken before he put them on.
Jon
/ November 29, 2011After comparing the photos to Andrew’s profile shots these look like 18s rather than his 19s. What do you think?
Jeremy
/ November 30, 2011I definitely see it now. Good eye
Scott
/ November 29, 2011Hi guys! I shot those photos in 2009 for a friend of a friend. The wife of the owner of the car wanted to do something special for him for Christmas and his car is his baby so she thought a cool photo session would make a nice gift. I don’t know the guy’s first name but his last name is Mercadante and he lives in Orange County, California.
Jeremy
/ November 30, 2011Glad you saw this and chimed in, Scott! Thanks for posting! Happen to have any additional photos from the shoot that you would share? I really enjoyed the shots, and would love to see more.
Scott
/ November 30, 2011Hi guys! I added more photos to the post.
http://graphicsdump.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/car-shoot-bmw-m-coupe/
If you’re interested, I have the high-res versions which you could use as a background for your computer.
Thanks,
Scott
Jeremy
/ December 6, 2011Thanks, Scott!