Laguna Seca: BMW M1 and M Motorsports Cars Gallery - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Jason · 08-23-2012, 09:38 AM

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Laguna Seca: BMW M1 and M Motorsports Cars Gallery

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For the press launch of the 2013 M6 coupe, M5 sedan, 7 series LCI, and Alpina B7, BMW also brought out some M and Motorsports hardware from years past (and current) to commemorate BMW M GmbH's 40th birthday this year.

On hand was a streetable M1 (actually running), E92 M3 GT2 car, BMW GTP, BMW M1 racer, and of course the BMW 3.0CSL which you can say kicked off BMW M. Bonus gallery of another M1 from another recent product preview event.

BMW M1

BMW M1 from previous product preview

BMW M3 GT2, GTP, M1, 3.0CSL

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gs24F10 · 08-23-2012, 10:37 AM

Najss

RON1X · 08-23-2012, 10:50 AM

White person · 08-23-2012, 11:46 AM

Nice

tony20009 · 08-23-2012, 11:46 AM

That M1 looks fantastic! It'd be nice if BMW were to take the the body and put some modern innards in it are re-issue the thing.

positiveions · 08-23-2012, 01:10 PM

M1, the car that made fall in love w/ BMW

Aussie F10M · 08-23-2012, 05:40 PM

Thanks for posting the pics Jason

That M1, and the M1 racer, are just brilliant.

raymeechen · 08-23-2012, 07:54 PM

Very cool car!! I wonder what's the name of the M1 color?

Em/1 · 08-23-2012, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tony20009

That M1 looks fantastic! It'd be nice if BMW were to take the the body and put some modern innards in it are re-issue the thing.

Nah; it is a great looking car, but many things about it shout "80's!", so best to leave as is and start fresh...

debdoub · 08-23-2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tony20009

That M1 looks fantastic! It'd be nice if BMW were to take the the body and put some modern innards in it are re-issue the thing.

That would great, however I hope they do it to E39 chassis

tony20009 · 08-24-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Em/1

Nah; it is a great looking car, but many things about it shout "80's!", so best to leave as is and start fresh...

And what was wrong with the 80s?

To me it still looks like a so-called super car. I wouldn't object if BMW issue a 2012s M1 either, but I don't think the old one looks bad, and with modern mechanicals, electronics and gizmos and whatnot, I'd have no issue with driving it.

Em/1 · 08-24-2012, 05:34 PM

Geez guys! So many things; but if you can't see it, just look at a Ferrari 308 right next to a 458 and tell me you would rather have the 308 body on your mechanicals. If so, then you are way retro in your tastes! And in all honesty, if a car were sold only on style the 308 would clobber the M1. Not to say I wouldn't love to have an M1 even with restored original mechanicals, but mainly as a piece of very interesting automotive history.

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Aussie F10M Lieutenant Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 520 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for posting the pics Jason That M1, and the M1 racer, are just brilliant. __________________ Current: Singapore Grey 2012 M5

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raymeechen Private Drives: E84 sDrive, F10 M5...expecting Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Manhattan; Taiwan-South Posts: 86 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW X1 [0.00]	Very cool car!! I wonder what's the name of the M1 color?

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Em/1 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 1M VO Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 249 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2004 Jaguar XJ8 [0.00] 2011 BMW 1M [0.00] 2011 VW GTI [0.00]	Geez guys! So many things; but if you can't see it, just look at a Ferrari 308 right next to a 458 and tell me you would rather have the 308 body on your mechanicals. If so, then you are way retro in your tastes! And in all honesty, if a car were sold only on style the 308 would clobber the M1. Not to say I wouldn't love to have an M1 even with restored original mechanicals, but mainly as a piece of very interesting automotive history.

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