A British man has a BMW tombstone to mark his grave.
The family of Steve Marsh - a car fanatic who died in his sleep aged 51 - have built a shiny black BMW-shaped tombstone as a way of commemorating their loved one. Hewn from solid granite, the 2,200-pound car is actually lighter than the real thing.
The M3 is causing a bit of controversy, with Audi fans non-car people complaining that the tombstone is tacky, detracting from the solemn nature of the cemetery. Designed by an English stonemason, but carved in China and shipped to London, the whole thing cost about $75,000 — roughly the same price as an M3 convertible in England.
"He was a car enthusiast all his life, he loved cars from a child," Steve's daughter told the Daily Mail. "When Mum was in labour with me, my Dad was outside fixing the nurse's car and got a page when it was time to come inside. He always drove BMWs, we've all got them. We couldn't just give him a normal headstone."
A spokesman for the cemetery in Forest Gate, east London said the vehicle, which comes complete with a parking ticket on the windscreen, looks "magnificent".
He said: "It does look rather magnificent. It is one of the most unusual memorials we have here."
Steve also travelled to his final resting place in the back of a red pick-up truck.
The final Curious © phrase:
“I have a BMW. But only because BMW stands for Bob Marley and The Wailers, and not because I need an expensive car”
(Bob Marley)
