Follow Market to get updates when there are new listings or price updates for BMW BMW M1 (1978 to 1981) Model years for BMW M1 1980. 1981 For Sale 1 Avg $475,250 Sales Count 4 Dollar Volume $1.9m Lowest Sale $368,000 Top Sale $692,500 Most Recent $450,500 Sales Mileage Values Volume Locations. The BMW M1 (model code E26) is a mid-engined sports car produced by German automotive manufacturer BMW from 1978 until 1981. In the late 1970s, Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini entered into an agreement with BMW to build a production racing car in sufficient quantity for homologation , but conflicts arose that prompted BMW to produce.
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An M1-only Procar Series was run at Grand Prix races in 1980 and '81 provided BMW Motorsport with a valuable showcase by way of consolation. Some 453 M1s were built thereby fulfilling racing homologation requirement that 400 be produced. Production ceased at 399 road cars and 54 Procars. THIS M1: 1979-'81 BMW M1 BMW's hand-built supercar. Craig Fitzgerald. 09/23/2018. Magazine. Magazine Hemmings Motor News. In This Article. Category: Magazine The Giugiaro-penned BMW M1--internally, E26--debuted at the 1978 Paris auto show, and followed the path set out by the BMW Turbo show car, introduced all the way back in 1972. Street versions of. Learn all about the 1978-1981 BMW M1, an Italian-designed supercar that's long been misunderstood. Celebrate 75 Years. Learn More. News. Reviews. Buyer's Guide. Watch. MotorTrend+. The Future. Classic BMW M1 For Sale 1980 BMW M1 Price Auction 1979 BMW M1 Price $699,000 1980 BMW M1 Price Inquire bmw m1 s by Year 1980 BMW M1. 1979 BMW M1. More bmw Classics 3.0CS. 3.0CSL. 3.0CSi. 3.0S. 3.0Si.
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The resulting product—badged as the BMW M1, and sold from 1978 to 1981—is widely coveted to this day as a rare piece of BMW history. The example offered here was marked as complete by the factory on 9 October 1980 and delivered to BMW France of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, near Versailles, four days later.. It also likely saved BMW some potential embarrassment, because the M1 was still relatively heavy, and despite BMW's single Group 5 M1's having an alleged 1,000 turbocharged horsepower from its M88 straight-six (derived from the 3.0CSL coupes' engine--costs dictated that Neerpasch never got the V-8 or V-12 he originally wanted) in Group 5 trim. BMW M1 (1978-81) O ne of the most inspiring and exciting BMWs ever produced, the M1 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and became the first mid-engine BMW to be mass produced. The car was hand built by BMW Motorsport as a homologation special for sports car racing. The M1 was powered by a twin-cam six-cylinder engine with a Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. While the model wasn't a grand success on track, the M1 story leaves us with a fantastic road car. The street M1-which, according to BMW, accounted for 399 of the 455 M1 cars built during the 1978-'81 model run-was designed around the 3.5-liter straight-six that also powered the company's more mundane sedans.
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In March 1981, the last BMW M1 went through final assembly at Baur; it was one of just 397 M1 road cars ever delivered (450 including race cars). For decades, the M1 has been something of a curiosity. The BMW M1 is a supercar automobile, and was the first and only mid-engined BMW.. This rarest of modern BMWs was manufactured from 1978-81. The Giugiaro-designed M1 was to be assembled by.
BMW only built 453 units of the M1 from 1978 to 1981. According to the seller, the car was one of 58 road cars in this dark blue shade. It still comes with the original Pirelli P7 tires, too. The BMW M1 was introduced in 1978. The first BMW model to be mid-engined, the M1 had a troubled birth, but has gone on to become an iconic BMW car. The M1 was created to be a racing car, and the road going version was necesarry for homologation. BMW had hired Lamborghini to produce the cars, but numerous problems along the way forced BMW to.
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In order to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the M1, BMW created a stunning concept car for the 2008 Concourso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The M1 Hommage Concept borrowed from the original production car as well as the original BMW Turbo Concept. That Hommage Concept would influence BMW's next mid-engined car, the 2015 BMW i8 hybrid supercar. Looking for the BMW M1 of your dreams? There are currently 6 BMW M1 cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and collectors cars for sale on Classic Driver.
