BMW M1, 1980
BMW M1
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Chassis No.: WBS00000094301096
Auction: Monterey 2017
Auction date: August 19, 2017
Lot No.: S42
$400,000 | High bid
- Exterior: Orange
- Interior: Black
- 1 of 397 total production road cars built from 1978-1981
- 1 of 98 road cars painted Orange
- Original factory 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
- 5-speed transmission
- 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
- Must be sold to an out of state resident or licensed dealer
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 road-going 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 3.5L 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.
