1980 BMW M1 Mid-Engine Coupe 26,999 mi (scotts valley)

[DG films]

Price?

No price listed but there is a phone number in the ad.

[leadphut]

I would be amazed if anyone on this board could afford that car.

[quillbro]

yeah the m1 was an abortion. I like the pro car versions, but i dont think they really ever did anything in racing... correct me if im wrong.

E30 M3 = Epic race car
M1= when lambo tries to mate with BMW, abortion.

[leadphut]

Sounds like it was mainly an exercise in engineering. Not bad for 70's technology.

From the wiki pages:

In the late 1970s, Italian manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation. The result was sold to the public, from 1978 to 1981, as the BMW M1. It was the only mid-engined BMW to be mass produced. It employed a twin-cam M88/1 3.5 L 6-cylinder petrol engine with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. A version of this motor was later used in the South African version of the BMW 735i, of which 209 examples were built between 1984 and 1986, as well as the E24 BMW M6/M635CSi and E28 BMW M5. The engine had six separate throttle butterflies, four valves per cylinder and produced 277 PS (204 kW; 273 hp) in the street version, giving a top speed of 260 km/h (160 mph). Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp (634 kW).
Nelson Piquet with BMW M1 in 1980 at the Nürburgring

The M1 coupe was hand-built between 1978 and 1981 under the Motorsport division of BMW as a homologation special for sports car racing. The body was designed by Giugiaro, taking inspiration from the 1972 BMW Turbo show car. Originally, BMW commissioned Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles, but Lamborghini's financial position meant that BMW reassumed control over the project in April 1978, after seven prototypes were built. Only 456 production M1s were built, making it one of BMW's rarest models. The spirit of the M1 lived on in the first-generation M5, as both models shared the same (though slightly modified) engines.

[DG films]

Sounds like it was mainly an exercise in engineering. Not bad for 70's technology.

From the wiki pages:

In the late 1970s, Italian manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation. The result was sold to the public, from 1978 to 1981, as the BMW M1. It was the only mid-engined BMW to be mass produced. It employed a twin-cam M88/1 3.5 L 6-cylinder petrol engine with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. A version of this motor was later used in the South African version of the BMW 735i, of which 209 examples were built between 1984 and 1986, as well as the E24 BMW M6/M635CSi and E28 BMW M5. The engine had six separate throttle butterflies, four valves per cylinder and produced 277 PS (204 kW; 273 hp) in the street version, giving a top speed of 260 km/h (160 mph). Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp (634 kW).
Nelson Piquet with BMW M1 in 1980 at the Nürburgring

The M1 coupe was hand-built between 1978 and 1981 under the Motorsport division of BMW as a homologation special for sports car racing. The body was designed by Giugiaro, taking inspiration from the 1972 BMW Turbo show car. Originally, BMW commissioned Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis, assemble prototypes and manufacture the vehicles, but Lamborghini's financial position meant that BMW reassumed control over the project in April 1978, after seven prototypes were built. Only 456 production M1s were built, making it one of BMW's rarest models. The spirit of the M1 lived on in the first-generation M5, as both models shared the same (though slightly modified) engines.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[Joe G]

Incredible! If only i could afford it.


Don't think those tires are period correct. :)

[shellback]

Wow! I had a Giugiaro designed car! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_Premier.jpg

[CabrioPunk]

Christopher Cross owned this!? Cool factor up a bigillion percent.

[leadphut]

Incredible! If only i could afford it.


Don't think those tires are period correct. :)

They actually are correct. I would bet nothing has been done to the car. It probably still smells new inside.

[DG films]

Christopher Cross owned this!? Cool factor up a bigillion percent.

It has been rumored that the song "Sailing" was inspired while driving this car to the dock. When he stepped out of the M1, he saw a sailboat in the far, looked back towards the M1 and starte singing "SAAAAAIIILLIING takes me a AWWWAAAAYYY...where I want to BEEEeeee" Therefore, this car is worth the triple platnum the album went while in his possession.

[F34R]

Price?

If you have to ask you cannot afford. I guess that is how it works.

[leadphut]

I'm amazed anyone on this site knows who this guy is.

;)

[DG films]

I'm amazed anyone on this site knows who this guy is.

;)

Yeah hes the lead singer of smashing pumpkins ;)

[quillbro]

They actually are correct. I would bet nothing has been done to the car. It probably still smells new inside.

I highly doubt anything that is 30 years old could smell "new"....

Also remember just because a car is rare doesnt mean its cool... perfect example Ferrari mondial, or if thats not bad enough the lamborghini espada.

I give you!!! the ESPADA!

[DG films]

I highly doubt anything that is 30 years old could smell "new"....

Also remember just because a car is rare doesnt mean its cool... perfect example Ferrari mondial, or if thats not bad enough the lamborghini espada.

I give you!!! the ESPADA!

Fucking hideous!!