The BMW M1

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The BMW M1 is a sports car that was produced by German automaker BMW from 1978 to 1981.

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 gasoline engine with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. A version of this motor was later used in the South African version of the BMW 745i, 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 (273 hp/204 kW) in the street version, giving a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph). Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp (634 kW).

More on the sourced site link below..

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Some exterior pics (street form):

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/30bnv3o.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/4gjc45.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/xdh552.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/2u8kl5k.jpg

Some exterior pics (race form):

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/race/1jn66t.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/race/xf91jp.jpg

Some Engine shots:

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/vzagwy.jpg

Some interior shots:

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/1051r0n.jpg

http://www.autojunctions.com/images/stories/autonews/09/apr/m1/pic/2jboe8o.jpg

Credit and Sourced from AutoJunctions.Com

Pics and sourced write up link: http://www.autojunctions.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=351&Itemid=1

 

[PocketRocket]

wah....look like lotus esprit

 

[netmatrix]

Few years ago, Petronas bought some of these cars and exhibit it at Petronas gallery. The M1 that they got here was the one hand painted by andy Warhol.

 

[azlan87]

nice car with an evergreen design...
if the new 1 series gonna get an M-badge, what would they call it?
M1 also izit...

 

[jinkl]

if im not mistaken, u all can locate a e28 in ferrari red colour from puchong
know the owner personally , he is not a malaysian, some sort of middle eastern
the front of his car has a grill with a emblem 345 (some cut n paste)
he has this version engine in this bay, its a 745i stock kkk27 turbocharged , manual trans
last update i got from he was heading to GT auto for a haltech installation
err he been missing for sometime , wonder whts up ,
bt i have seen the 745i in action, at 1.5bar its jst a monster ,
maybe some would have seen that car in Morac during the hot days haha, he used to fly by and go home

 

[ariel]

Collector's Bimmer!

 

[badturz]

waoo.. M1 bmw .. collectable item...
First time see in this forum>!
Nice Car..!

 

[blackend]

awesome..rare

 

[esthapo]

Awesome!...thanks for sharing bro :wavey:

 

[badturz]

i saw this in this evening at NKVE highway... it is so sportty...
The plate number is w-- 2

 

[karem]

saw the car in action last time Petronas-Sauber did the demo @ KLCC... damn loud but fast, nevertheless.

 

[ZeroDet]

 

[katzman90]

Wow boots is connected with the engine.

 

[wira3319]

thanx for sharing bro..1st time see it..

 

[ariolz]

absolute beauty!