Ali Javidan, 46 years old, a tech investor living in Sunnyvale, Calif., on his 1971 BMW 2002 restomod, as told to A.J. Baime.

In 1997, I was going to college, studying mechanical engineering. I had a huge passion for cars and almost no money. I had a budget of $800 to buy a car, and the most fun vehicle I could find was this 1971 BMW 2002. It was on sale for $1,000 and I talked the owner down to $550.

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/he-built-out-his-1971-bmw-with-parts-from-a-junkyard-and-a-3-d-printer-11663371985