NASCAR Fan Reacts to The BMW M1 ProCar Sound, Flames, Onboard Laps

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[@parshakamarsh]

That $60,000 for the road car in 1980 is the equivalent of $227,000 in today's market

[@Hrtt]

M1 ProCar has to be one of the best sounding racecars ever made

[@bruizey7319]

Is the best. Full stop. No arguments will be entered into!

[@ruxxie]

in my opinion its the Mazda 787B and m1 #2 ^^

[@cloudcy2671]

Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO

[@christianliesche5917]

Ford Capri Turbo from DRM with 1.5l Turbo?

[@anth5189]

The inline 6 is naturally well balanced. A 3.5 L, inline 6, "normally aspirated", pumping out 470 HP and it revs to 9000. That is a hell of an engine.

[@PAFYZ665]

WITH TURBO 950+

[@NaruSanavai]

Not just 470hp, but 470hp, from an I6, in the _1980s._

[@PAFYZ665]

@@NaruSanavai and only 215 ci

[@ChR0nos_7734]

Couple of fun facts: The reason why M version of 1 series if called 1M instead of M1 like any other M car (M2, M3, M4, M5) is because this car used M1 name. M1 was supposed to be built by Lamborghini. That's why road legal version has two BMW logos on the back because M1 looked like Lamborghini's of that era (like you mentioned at 11:45). New XM SUV is the only BMW that has two BMW logo's on the top part of back window like the M1 did. Version of M88 engine from M1 was also used in E24 635CSi and E28 M5, the first ever M5. M1 and i8 are only mid engined sports cars made by BMW. It was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, one of the most famous automotive designer. Some of the cars he designed are: Ferrari 250 GT, DeTomaso Mangusta, Maserati Ghibli, Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT, VW Golf Mk1, DeLorean, Alfa Romeo 159,, Alfa Romeo Brera, Lancia Delta, Lancia Thema, Lotus Espirit, VW Karmann Ghia, 1st gen VW Passat, Fiat Panda, Fiat Uno, Fiat Punto. He also designed Iveco buses and vans.

[@Z0RDR4CK]

BMW M1, VW Golf MK1, DeLorean, Lancia Delta imo they have something in common, kind of sexy edgy.

[@arconeagain]

The DeLorean pinched the look of the Lancia Monte Carlo. The designer was Italian afterall. That angular design with sharp sort of edges can be seen in quite a few cars, as we know. The quarter panel look is seen in cars like Audis and NSUs and the Lancia Beta, in my opinion. The reference to Lamborghinis of the 70s would be the classic wedge design. This was arguably started by the man who designed the Miura, Lancia Stratos, Fiat X19, and the Diablo.

[@tommeiner9983]

He also designed the Scania 2 series.

[@Holilo7]

When I was young in the 80s, the M1 was already a legend, you only knew it from TV and magazines... you never saw it on the street. Then, as an electrician apprentice, I had to re-install an apartment's electrical system in the neighboring town... and there was actually a white M1in in the yard. That day I “coincidentally” had to constantly grab something from my work bus so I could sneak around the car every time.

[@YootubeUK]

In the 80's BMW gave us this. Now look what they're turning out. The M1 looks and sounds fantastic. Absolute dream car.

[@Kent.]

They gave us this in the 70's 1978 was the first year. 455 made between 78 - 81.

[@jonathanmahon2035]

Was lucky enough to see a road going M1 near Covent Garden in central London about 7 years ago. My friend and I geeked out on it for a good 20 minutes. Was a beauty

[@da206hbe]

Saw one road legal for sale in the early 90's at Autoropa Supercars in Malmö/Sweden. They had a BMW Z1 also. The model with doors disappearing under the floor! Some Aston Martins of varying ages also.

[@PW-um4ch]

I remember taking my son to Spa Francorchamps 9.06 min watching classic car racing. I didn’t prepare him for the M1 and his first reaction to the sound and flames will stay with me for the rest of my life!

[@SanderVandeWiel]

To be fair, every time I hear any real race car at Spa or Zolder, my jaw just drops (and I have to cover my ears). They sound great, but SO loud!

[@johnfitzgerald5158]

In the 80s, I had a poster of the M1 in a rootbeer color in my bedroom. It might be what they call Valencia Orange color.

[@YootubeUK]

I need that poster in my life.

[@johnfitzgerald5158]

@@YootubeUK i saw the same slightly used poster for sale on a google search.

[@Nitramrec]

BMW really created an iconic and timeless design with the M1.

[@hr35rasmus]

A Brit here, love your reactions BTW, I’m on my 4th BMW and I love them, there’s something satisfying about driving them, yes they do drive better and my latest Beemer (as we call them this side of the pond) is a BMW 220d convertible, fantastic car….225hp, goes like a rocket, 155mph top speed and I get 60mpg! Last weekend I just drove from Caen on the northern French coast at high speed (80-100mph) to the Cote D’Azur on the south coast of France (about 600 miles) on one tank full of fuel + they’re a real pleasure to drive………😊

[@fryke]

Surely you meant 80.77 mph exactly as your highest speed, should French police be reading.

[@wykydytron]

Yeah but you always stay waaay too close to car Infront of you and you forgot turn signal fluid...

[@charles-idrisebengue5290]

The M1 is the first BMW Motorsport, thé only one with central mid engine. Built in production in 1978. With inline 6 3.5L and 277hp. The M1 group 4 has 470hp, and the group 5 has 800hp with a turbocharged 😉

[@alexandergrosch5079]

My Top three sounds i have ever heard live: The Alfa Romeo 155 DTM with 2.5l V6 and 12.000 rpm, (Sounds unreal), the M1 Procar (insane loud), and my favourite is the intake Sound of an E30 M3 DTM ( gets me goosebumps).

[@AndorFazekas]

Best friend of this car is the BMW CSL ("Batmobil") widebody version from 70s with the same/similar engine. From M1 was extreme widebody version, this was March BMW M1 with, V8 6.5 L Chevy small-block with 700 horsepower. This car compete in Group 5, Group 6, GTP, GTX and IMSA.

[@UnflatteringRat]

Nice , recent did a project and we did fix a old CSI 635 with a destroyd engine but it was a good boddy so we did take a bmw 750i and did swap the 750i engine in it with gearbox and Electronic kabels and computer and we got it done we have to take a few error codes out of the computer but its so fun to drive . Don,t ask me why we did it but we thought it would be cool .

[@AndorFazekas]

@@UnflatteringRat Nice! :D

[@AJ73]

Only March BMW M1 chassis #03 had the V8 in it, #01 and #02 kept the original in-line 6

[@bramvanderheijden899]

Batmobile is a group 5 320 M10 turbo engine. M1 an NA inline 6

[@michaelbonade4667]

3.0 CSL…here here!

[@gladiusthrax4941]

Inline 6, naturally aspirated, manual. It doesn't get better than that. Do you hear those induction sounds. I miss that so much in modern cars. Also the pop-lights on this car are so sweet. On looks alone though, the 635 csi is still my favourite BMW

[@vecks3056]

Funfact the m1 has the same taillights like the e24 635csi

[@matthewhetzler4912]

I remember these at the 24 hours of Daytona in the early 80. Even a a little kid I thought the downshifts sounded “angry”!

[@Netrole]

I always love seeing an M1 procar at a classic race. These are so insanely loud. No matter what other cars are on track, you always hear the M1 over all others. Hands down one of my favorite classic cars

[@woundedcrow4606]

At 8:08 the engine sound is even better than the exhaust sound. The engine note at 7,000-9,000 rpm (as the driver is either lifting or accelerating) is beautiful.

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

I love the M1. I rode in one as passenger a couple times and also have driven one myself (civilian version...) I even sat in the driver seat of the Turbo X1 (the one in the museum...) 😅 which is not just a design concept, it's fully operational and driveable. It was built as a technology carrier / mobile lab vehicle and was the first BMW with ABS, and had revolutionary prototypes of first driver assistance systems. Only two ever built...

[@johanneshering3973]

Bro I saw the M1 once live and then in the BMW Museum and I have to say he looked sexy .It was the 80s and he was the birth of Super Cars I would say. You make videos without prejudice and I think that's very good.Keep it up Bro. Hannes from Bavaria.

[@trespire]

In 1954, BMW came out with the 502, a sporty saloon witha 3.2 liter V8. The 502 was not only a commercial success for BMW, but also a leap forward in engine technology. The 502 is amongst the most important cars in history.

[@SimsRacingDesign]

Just so you know, they also took those BMW M1 Procars rallying. My dad had the privilege to see it being driven at full speed on the local Ypres Rally in Belgium. The car barely fit on the road itself. Absolutely insane.

[@Yiddo_033-yd7vr]

The onboard clip that starts at 9:00 is at Spa Francorchamp Race Circuit, Belgium. One of the top race tracks in Europe. Also used for F1 racing and it's got the famous Eau Rouge corner. The corner has a gradiënt of 17% and an elevation of 134 Feet (40.8 Meters) (Wiki).

[@EbizzerHH]

This car is a legend in every way!

[@xuser48]

E26 and E31 - the only two BMW's in my dream garage.

[@TheMysti97]

In 2019 I was at the DTM race weekend at the Norisring (Nürnberg) and on that weekend there was also the "M1 ProCar Revival". They organized around 15 of those beasts to race around the track, including some of those in the video, most notably the car Niki Lauda won the championship with. The noise was heavenly and insanely loud, it was awesome! Another thing, at the weekend from May 30th to June 2nd 2024 the 24h race on the Nürburgring takes place and there usually is a livestream on youtube! Just in case you didn't knew yet, because I can imagine that you'll probably be interested in that! ;)

[@aleksanderlundracing7253]

Bmw z4 gt3, insane sound!!

[@jemand4656]

M1 was from around 1978. Part of this engine ended up in BMWs 1500hp F1 car and ORIGINAL BMW M3. Good work on the channel. Flat 12 48 valve sounds impressive.

[@kallsop2]

The first M1 that I ever saw was in 1980 I think. It was owned by Anatoly Arutunoff who owned Hallett Motor Speedway road course west of Tulsa OK. He was a really great guy to know and he raced with Bob Bondurant, Phil Hill, Richie Ginther, Dan Gurney, Ak Miller, and Carroll Shelby. His M1 was that bright orange that BMW had back then. The color was between Hemi orange and the orange of a 1970 Camaro. Didn't see another one until I went to one of the auctions here in 2019 or 2020. Beautiful cars. Jason Cammisa did a great video on the history of the M1.

[@bennyhannover9361]

There was a ProCar series as Prerunner to the F1 Series between 1979 and 1980. Many famous F1 drivers drove against each other Hans Joachim Stuck, Jochen Mass, Emerson Fittipaldi, Carlos Reutemann, Gilles Villeneuve, Jody Scheckter, Marc Surer those guys …

[@jacobnielsen3535]

would love a video on the Lexuz LFA, one of the best sounding engines ever

[@flaviozieglatore2235]

Fun fact: There is no current M1 because of this iconic M1 Procar. Instead of a new BMW M1 they decided to call it M135 oder M140 to not disrespect this legend :D

[@rmamon2554]

Don't forget the 1M

[@flaviozieglatore2235]

@@rmamon2554 Ah yeah. The 1M Coupe. I also forgot the i´s. M135i and M140i :D

[@VonDerHelling]

These are The Trumpets of Jericho 🤩 Years ago i filmed these cars at Nürburgring Old Timer Grand Prix. The Microfone couldn‘t handle The Sound during Flyby‘s😅

[@R6Guitar]

My uncle owned one and he gave it to me for one day. Was an awesome day.😂

[@moonliteX]

driving that fast in spa is quite the courageus act.

[@Nito1974Reis]

This car started the M series. This engine was used in the first M5 but tuned down. I had a toy version in 1981, 1:24 scale Procar version.

[@Grez6232]

Some BMW M1 facts: The design dates back to the BMW Turbo concept of 1972. The M1 was developed to race in the World Sports Car Championship but the rules changed, rendering it redundant. F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and BMW's motorsport head came up with the Procar concept as a use for the race car. However, teams did modify it to fit the Group 4 and Group 5 racing classes and the M1 actually had an extensive and successful racing career on both sides of the Atlantic, including Le Mans. 400 cars were built. As BMW didn't have the ability to build them in-house, manufacture was contracted to Lamborghini. But Lamborghini itself was the verge of bankruptcy and didn't have the resources and couldn't achieve the expected quality. BMW took the project back and the final batches were built by BMW Motorsport. With 286hp, the road car isn't all that fast, even by the standards of the day. But it is, by all accounts, a delight to drive. The handling is pin-sharp and it's notably refined - you could easily do a very long day at the wheel. Values are now around the $500k for a road car, maybe a million for a race car with good history. There's one that raced at Le Mans in a livery created by Andy Warhol. That's probably worth high 8 figures, but it's highly unlikely to ever come onto the market.

[@altblechasyl_cs2093]

210kW was the engine of the M5. M1 got an older version with 204kW.

[@wolfgangpeter2995]

The automatic subtitles on KZbin register the engine sounds as [Music] 😊 Very true 👍

[@Nightmareof94]

Absolutely beautiful machine

[@ghostofrockwell6983]

You've got impeccable taste pal. Nothing beats the sweet harmony of a screaming six. Thanks for sharing!

[@daviddegagatem]

Did you look up the Porsche flat 12 engine in the 917 already? Mindblowing machinery

[@luiwammes4193]

Never had the privilege of owning one of these. Only had the privilige of being overtaken by one on the Belgian highway towards Spa Francorchamps in my 150 bHP rearwheeldrive Opel Kadett and being able to follow it uphill after the driver misshifted, offering me a chance to catch up .... if only for 10 seconds. I never will forget that sound.

[@renegado8588]

I'm not a big fan of bmw cars but this, This is something else....

[@derpherbert3199]

Hey Ian, this car and it's story is really awesome so this is a great vehicle to learn more about. The dual BMW badges on the rear were put there so you wouldn't accidentally mistake it for a Lamborghini, although the bodywork was designed by the famous Designer Giorgio Giugiaro and Lamborghini ended up involved in the construction. The Wikipedia list of Giugiaro's car designs is crazy iconic. It's worth talking about this car's creation&construction since BMW decided to contract Lamborghini who were facing huge financial troubles around the time they built it which was supposed to help the company survive. Nonetheless, the factory did get shut down during the production process so BMW had to get the unfinished chassis, tools&machines back from the Italian government to build all the homologation street cars. Lamborghini's financials in the 70s&80s were completely FUBAR. The M88 engine of this car is a real beast of a NA I6, almost like a German NASCAR engine. I could write about the quirks of this glorious hunk of metal for hours but I'll hold myself to just one thing: this engine has individual throttle bodies BUT it does NOT have butterfly valves! Instead BMW went for a cool quirky system called "Flachschieber" in German which translates to "Flat slider" in English. Instead of having a tilting disk the diameter of the intake at the middle of the throttle body like any regular car, there is one flat piece of metal with a hole for each intake that slides on a rail half way down the intake runners. Depending on throttle position, the slider moves to allow more air into the cylinders. The real advantage of the design comes in at full throttle when the intake runners are literally empty, no vertical butterfly valves in the way to disturb the airflow which helps such high compression naturally aspirated engines draw undisturbed and therefore more air. Cheers Ian, I hope you and yours are well. Cheers from Germany.

[@Kent.]

1978 was the first year. 455 made between 78 - 81. BMW partnered with Lamborghini to work out the details of the car's chassis. I have seen one in the early 80's as a kid in Germany when we drove to Italy from Sweden. I still remember the red M1 like it was yesterday, 60000 USD in the late 70's early 80's was a lot of money, they was really expensive cars.

[@Trans_am_man_UK]

Always loved this car in the red white and blue m sport livery, the JPS livery and Marlboro. Defo lotus esprit and de tomasos pantera style And round Spa too!

[@matthiasnolte3817]

One of my favourite cars! I even got an RC model from it. I got it when I was about 10 in the 80ies.

[@sebastianl.1842]

Music producer Frank Farian had a road-legal M1 with the Procar body kit.

[@WTFHAX93]

If that name doesn't ring a bell for some, he was producing for Boney M. The aforementioned M1 was sometimes called the Boney M1.

[@AmpuLeah]

This is exactly what happened with Series 8 in the 90s, they made one, but it was so advanced that they stopped manufacturing it until 2020 or something like that.

[@finaldestination5847]

I live in Germany and I can tell you I saw this car (road version) only once. I think the price is above 700.000€ if you are lucky to find one to buy. There is a newer version of this car wich I personly like more. These ones are also rare but easier to find than the original first one from 1979.

[@marcapouli7805]

I just find one to buy in Germany (looking by curiosity). But the price is on demand 🤣. Price doesn't matter when you have money

[@Logan9Fingers]

Hey Ian! As an Audi fan, you might just be tickled to know that even humble Audi 50 sounded pretty wicked in race trim! Maybe search Nothelle Audi 50 Gruppe 2 right here on YT! The Audi 50, restored with that clean look and some tasteful mods, added with the lightest of touches, is my affordable dream car! But it always gets overlooked cos it has so many very cool and successful big brothers :)

[@MircoWilhelm]

They developed it for endurance and GT racing but the rules changed before the car was finished and they setup the Pro Car series. The roadcar is just the racecar without spoilers and with a detuned engine. There are some cool documentaries about the development on KZbin

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

I'm an old F1 fan, so I'm partial to the BMW M12/13 turbo "Megatron" engine: inline 4 cylinder, 1.5 liter, topping out at 1400 or so horsepower.

[@Vitti_Paldi]

07:48 the beatiful area is on the "gurnigel bergrennen". My after-work route on the motorcycle❤

[@pauladrian82]

at 9.40 is the circuit Spa Francorchamps in Belgium and maybe i was there...amazing

[@falcaonet]

WERK is making great and very affordable 1:18 scale miniatures of the BMW M1 in a few liveries.

[@mhh7544]

At the 80`s when I was kid we had 323i it also had straight 6.

[@Motorsport-Videokiste]

BMW only built two iconic sounding Engines in 70s. The M12/7 Formula 2 High Rev Engine, also in the BMW e21, and the M88 Engine in the M1. 💪

[@cu1st928]

lol i was watching F1 and all sorts of racing since 1970 been to Montreal twice .Awesome Car and cool sound

[@j3llybr34d7]

Ive saw this car irl, on the nürburgring couple years ago, and that was soo fckn incredible

[@MelodyMan69]

I remember that BMW M1. One of the first buyers was ABBA . I read an article in a Motoring Magazine. 🇦🇺

[@ExUSSailor]

When they were building the M1, BMW subcontracted the bodywork out to Lamborghini, since, at the time, they had the most experience with molded composites. One problem, Lamborghini filed for bankruptcy shortly after, and, had to lock up their factory. BMW had to hire a crew to break in to the Lambo factory, and, steal their body molds.

[@melchiorvonsternberg844]

Hi Ian! I have seen 2, M 1 in my life, live. One was in the local sports car museum and the other belonged to the local BMW dealer...

[@davidswan9391]

I first saw the race version at the 9hr race at Kyamali (South Africa), and have only seen one road version in the UK.

[@AndrewTSq]

Many F1 drivers at the time drove the M1 in races :O Imagine this being done today, would be awesome.

[@module79l28]

Man, I'm so glad you looked up Hillclimb Monsters' channel for this series, so that you know what you've been missing out on for not reacting to more of their videos. Not only they're very well produced, they include information about every single car (something you don't see in any other channel), they have lots of onboard footage and, of course, the sounds. They have compilations of the best sounding N/A and turbocharged engines in hillclimb racing, along with some of the craziest machines with the craziest engine swaps and engine combinations that you can imagine. I guarantee you that you'll feel like a kid in a candy store everytime you watch one of their videos! 🙂 Btw, in case you were wondering what's that white and blue Ford at 11:35, it's a Ford Capri.

[@jamesgeorge4874]

Red Black and Gold can make a fire truck beautiful.

[@AJ73]

Was so happy in 2023 to see a racing M1 in the flesh again at Adelaide Motorsport Festival, last time I saw one in Australia was when the WEC came to Sandown back in 1984 and I was too young then to appreciate the M1 as the Porsche 956's and the other prototypes had more of my attention back then

[@Dirk-Ulowetz]

The M1 was built from '78 up until '81. So it's more of a 70ies car. Nowadays it's worth up until 490,000 €, around well over 500,000 $. New the car cost in '78 100,000 DM. The street version had 277 PS. And Walter Röhrl said, when you drive faster then 200 km/h, 125 Mph, the car get light on the front axle.

[@englyn1]

I have seen one or two M1 road cars in my life and I'm going to be 45 this year and live in Germany, where probably most of them are or at least used to be. And the owner of our local BMW dealership used to own one so that was about in town quite a bit.

[@themetalslayer2260]

This car is based on a concept from the early 70's but build from 1978 to 1981 after a full redesign by Guigaro (the same designers as for the DeLorean, the Alfa Romeo GTV, Fiat Dino, Lotus Esprit, Maserati Ghibli etc....there's worse palmares). In 1979, Andy Warhol did a full paint on one BMW M1, which participated at Le Mans (he painted the car by hand in 28 minutes without any preparations)

[@drivingglassesfb]

Another great sounding car to check out, the 1990's Volvo 850 touring car. Inline 5 N/A and revs to around 8500rpm. Not a successful race car but very unique. Cheers Ian.

[@Hapkido82AUS]

The 83-84 spec Australian BMW 635CSi group C race cars had the head from the M1 homologated. Running the injection etc also. Sounds very similar worth a look 😉

[@Hannes_Lind]

Next to look up is the Judd V8, great sounding engine.

[@boatymcboatface666]

Great upload! Saw bright pink one race at BayPark back in late 70s early 80's here in NZ.

[@snijderjan]

the sound of bmw 134 judd unbelief

[@adnivisorx5873]

If you wonder, it is the same man who designed the Delorean as the M1, given its futuristic look.

[@um66440]

Years ago, I saw these cars at the Hockenheimring in Germany. As long as I saw the cars from the front or from the side, they were relatively quiet. As soon as the rear of the cars came into view, they became extremely loud. I had to protect my ears with my hands because I was worried about my health. Nevertheless, it was a great experience.

[@imkirbo3094]

I'm soooooo glad you're finally getting round to BMW's, I hope this spurs you on to delve deeper into their models and history, you'll become a huge BMW fan if you do! :)

[@TurnFullCircle]

absolutely love your enthusiasm...its infectious! nice car indeed...cheers

[@wanderer5581]

Even my 1981 m535i could get close to that sound if I had the money,, that straight 6 was a great engine

[@jacobzimmermann59]

I have a Mustang with the Coyote V8, it's a great engine by any metric. But inline 6's are awesome. I used to have a Skyline R34 with a turbocharged I6 and loved every bit of it. I wish there was a modern, relatively affordable car with a naturally aspirated, higher displacement, high revving inline 6.

[@crimmo54]

I had XB 250 cui Falcon. I loved the motor and the car.

[@cu1st928]

Love your work Keep at it, From Canada

[@dv7533]

I saw a M1 street car once racing in a classic car race, the sounds and the backfires on lift-off were amazing, video can't do it justice. I think it was the only car in the highest category of that race, so it won the category, and also overall.

[@RobNMelbourne]

Great car. This is the Procar Championship version of which on 40 were built for the track in 1979 and is not street legal. The stock standard M1 was built from 1978-81 but the Procar versions were all built in 1979. The Procar Series only ran for 2 years, 1979-80. There is only one street legal car. Car #31 was a back up owned by BMW that was never raced. They sold it but removed many race components and then a restorer in California rebuilt it to be street legal and then shown at Pebble Beach in 2017.

[@felixfeuerpfeil3394]

If you are into sound, check out the alfa 155 dtm and the Gruppe 5 cars like the Ford Capri turbo or the BMW 320 Gruppe5.

[@Harrock]

It was a supporters series for F1 and many F1 drivers took part in it , just for fun ... i would love something like that today... a seperate Championship as Supporters series for some F1 races and F1 Driver or retired legends take part of it ! (Vettel,Button,Massa,Raikkönen, Mika etc)

[@Tugalife83]

loving watching your videos. By the way the BMW 850i from early 90s is very similar to the M1 procar road version

[@panamafloyd1469]

Was a "BMW guy" back then. Can confirm the other comments about the things being designed to be turboed and chase down Porsche 935s. Rules change in the '80s, started the GTP/Group C era. Procar series was created to give them a place to run when they were suddenly obsolete. First "M" car from the factory. Love the sound..here in the US we hardly ever got to see the great CSL vs. Ford Capri battles in Europe in the US in the '70s (M1 had a similar motor to the CSL). Had the poster of Hans Stuck in the air at Flugplatz at Nurburgring on my wall next to Farrah Fawcett in her swimsuit. 🤣

[@rikpoletti]

It's so nice because it was made by Lamborghini! The frame is Lanborghini and Dallara, and shape by Italdesign (Giugiaro).

[@petervandewalle1296]

There was also a rally version of the M1 check it out group 4/b early 80s...

[@oilyplinth]

Yes, was going to mention this - first appeared in 82 WRC season, then shelved by BMW by 83.

[@MisterGasMan]

My all time favourite car, the M1 ProCar. Epic car to drive as well (in games :p)

[@kevinblankenburg4816]

The M1 story is a fascinating one. Breaking into the Lamborghini factory to get back body shells... The Pro Car Series only existed because BMW was determined to get the M1 racing. The class which it was designed to race, was abolished the year it came out. BTW IMHO the M88 was the best sounding engine ever. And they put that engine into a 5 series sedan. When it debuted it had nearly twice the power of the fastest Mercedes E class, 20% more than a sporty NA Porsche 911 and was an absolute weapon. Anything less than a 911 turbo or big V12 Ferrari was not up to the job. I had the chance to drive a 6 series with that engine. Those ITBs are something to get used to and the LSD also needs you to be awake when you push it.

[@VampyrMygg]

I got to watch a bunch of the M1 race cars at the Nürburgring, got a few pictures I sent to a BMW enthusiast back home, he was basically cursing me, as there were not only 1, but 4 of them there. :P One of them as far as I saw at least, even took to the GP track, there were so many cool old cars racing on the GP track during the event, I think it was called Legends or something? a lot of classic race cars and such on display at the depot at the GP track, from Group-B cars to like 30s or 40s F1 cars, I'm not good with years. They even took a Shelby Daytona on track, which is a car worth like $1.5 million USD.

[@RobNMelbourne]

The cost of US$60,000 is in 1979 dollars which is closer to US$300,000 today. Today, very good examples are getting between US$600,000 - 800,000 on the classic car market.

[@Neorayzor]

The M1 is the most beautifull BMW ever made!

[@roml1289]

Another car that was made specifically for series was the Venturi 400 trophy (road legal 400GT came after extremely limited numbers)

[@MickeyStartraveller]

Mugello circuit is one the best "flow" tracks ever built! Similar to Road America, no braindead modern chicanes, wide asphalt, some "caroussel" turns and an uphill straight long enough for every car to prove it's worth.

[@roml1289]

I got to see a few of those M1 last year at Le Mans Classic !