Joe Rodriguez's E9 3.5 CSL

Photography and words by Matt Petrie @crosshair_nightmare

Video by Wes Van Heest @vanheestvisual

Ten years after completion, we take a look into the creation of one of the most unique and thorough E9 CSL’s ever created. In October of 2019, we had the privilege of sitting down with Joe Rodriguez and Jack Deren, as they reminisced on their seventeen year journey of the “German hotrod” build. Cloaked as a traditional CSL, this S38 powered E9 has motorsports in its DNA, concourse quality attention to detail in every square inch, and is enjoyed on the streets at leisure.