BMW M1, 1980
BMW M1
BMW M1•
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Chassis No.: WBS00000094301096
Auction: Monterey 2014
Auction date: August 16, 2014
Lot No.: S194
$375,000 | High bid
- Transmission: Manual
- Exterior: Orange
- Interior: Black
- Low production matching numbers M1
- 1 of 397 total production road cars built from 1978-1981
- 1 of 98 road cars painted Orange
- Correct Black cloth and leather interior
- 36,000 original kilometers which converts to 22,400 miles
- Three owner car
- 3.5L factory BMW twin cam dry sump fuel injected engine producing 273 HP with top speed of 162 mph
- Original 5-speed transmission
- Original factory Campagnolo wheels
- Pirelli tires
- BMW Procar front spoiler
- Extremely rare BMW M1 originally built by BMW and Lamborghini for homologation for sports car racing
- “Can not be registered in California”
BMW built an impressive reputation for producing high-performance sporting sedans and coupes through the 1970s, but as interest in production racing waned, the company introduced the M1, a mid-engined supercar it promoted both as a practical roadgoing performance machine and the basis for the planned “ProCar” racing series. The M1’s Italian look was no accident; it was styled by Italdesign and the original plan was to assign construction to Lamborghini. The plan fell through as Lamborghini began suffering through finance troubles; Marchesi took over production of the M1’s tube steel chassis, while the fiberglass body pieces were made by Trasformazione Italiana Resina.
Baur, the German coachbuilder long associated with BMW, handled final assembly. The M1 was essentially planned as a homologation special, and just enough, approximately 400, were built. The engine of choice was the 635-based 3.5 L inline-6, which employed a twin cam head, fuel injection and dry sump oiling to produce 273 HP and a top speed of 162 MPH. One of 397 production road cars built from 1978 to 1981, this extremely rare 1980 M1 coupe pairs that powerplant with its original 5-speed gearbox.
It is also one of 97 M1 coupes finished in Orange and incorporates a ProCar-style front spoiler, the original factory Campagnolo wheels with Pirelli tires and correct Black cloth and leather interior. A three-owner car, it shows just 36,000 original kilometers on its European odometer, which translates to a mere 22,400 miles.
