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The BMW M1, which has been dusty for 35 years, sells for as much as 1 million euros!

August 21, 2024

I often hear a lot of people talk about E30M3 and E46M3, but you may forget that there is another classic BMW performance car called M1-the pioneering work of the M department road sports car. Saddled with labels such as “the first production car of the BMW M-series”, “the fastest road sports car in Germany at that time” and “BMW’s only mid-drive rear-drive sports car”, it also loves the dream of one in the hearts of car players, because only more than 450 were made that year.

At first, the reason for making the BMWM1 was to stop being “bullied” by Porsche in the WorldSportscarChampionship, but it encountered a lot of problems and gave BMW a headache.

Although BMWM1 came out smoothly, many sellers cancelled their orders because of the high price and slow shipping speed. BMW will not be able to compete in the Group4 and Group5 categories if it does not sell 400 units within two years. With the convenience of “someone above”, I applied for registration of the BMWM1ProcarChampionship event in FIA.

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With the temptation to win an BMWM1 as a prize for the annual championship award and the opportunity to compete with F1 drivers, many professional and amateur drivers have taken part in the BMW M1Procar race. The sales volume of the car has gone up, and by the way, the car can be adjusted, developed and optimized, which is very gratifying for BMW.

BMW, which was blinded by the success of the M1Procar, the gradual improvement in sales and the 12 victories in the IMSAGTO level, entered the F1 field without worrying about other races, which led to the end of only two M1Procar events. The BMWM1 was also discontinued, including all road and track models. In the end, only more than 450 models were made, which is quite rare.

Recently, a BMWM1 full of sundries was found in an Italian garage. How did such a precious and rare classic car be forgotten for such a long time? After asking the garage manager, I learned that the car had been parked in the warehouse for 35 years since it was used as an exhibition car.

In addition to accumulating a lot of dust, it can still be seen that the integrity of the interior is quite high, which is enough to prove that the dealers protected it quite well at that time, and even had untorn plastic film.

The mileage on the odometer is also set at 7329 kilometers, and the BMWM1 would be a quasi-new car at the moment. Amazed at the low mileage, the garage manager said, “it’s never been registered.” In other words, the BMWM1 is still “not registered”!

There is much more dust in the cabin than the interior. dust and oily stains cover the M88Comp1 3.5L in-line six-cylinder engine. Did the BMW have a bond with oil leakage? The word BMW-Motosport on the cylinder head proved its identity at that time, with maximum horsepower 272ps, peak torque 330N ·m, 100km plus time 5.9s, up to 261km/h, making BMWM1 the fastest German road run in history.

After successfully winning the BMW M1, it was sent to Munich for meticulous repair. Reborn after repair, the shiny car paint is like a girl’s skin, but it is actually an old witch who knows how to change her face.

Because the tire is out of shape for a long time, the new tire has been replaced for the sake of safety. It can be clearly seen that the replacement of the old tire is hardly used, and the tread is still clear.

Perhaps because of old age, these not-so-bright “eyes” still seem to be eager for you to drive it on the track.

Cleaning up the cabin makes people feel that its power has been increased by 5 horsepower, but I don’t know if it will seep oil.

Oh, by the way, this car also retains the original toolkit, certificate, spare tire and other things, it is very likely that this is the most complete BMW M1 so far.

The car is currently sold on a website for 1 million euros. If you are interested in buying it back, leave me a message below and I will quietly tell you where to buy it. Don’t ruin such a precious car. No matter where the car is finally sold, I hope its next owner will treat it well and let the classics last forever.

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The BMW M1, which has been dusty for 35 years, sells for as much as 1 million euros!