How many bmw m1 are there

German firm Baur oversaw final assembly in Stuttgart. In early production finally began, but a high sticker price and BMW's decision to not take the car racing on a broad scale meant that sales were slow. Ultimately, M1 road cars were built, along with 53 race cars, most of which were built to run in a single-model Procar series as a support race to larger events. The BMW M1 was discontinued in Though BMW's original intent with the M1 was to go racing, that never really happened on any large scale.

Some Group 4 cars were built, as originally intended, with hp engines, gutted interiors and lightweight plastic windows. Unfortunately, the cars were far too heavy to be competitive, being based on 3,pound road cars.

The Procar series was a BMW Motorsports creation, pitting wealthy amateur drivers against racing champions in a support series to Formula 1 races. While the series probably didn't sell many cars, the Procar M1s looked fantastic with their huge wings, bulging fenders and fire-spitting exhaust.

The racing wasn't bad, either. For decades, BMW M1s languished in the corners of enthusiast collections, misunderstood and undervalued. Therefore, the 1M was seen as somewhat of a 'parts bin special. That is because the car borrowed some bits from the E92 M3 - a bona fide V8 beast, which included rear suspension, differential and brakes.

The engine, however, came from a Z4 sDrive 35iS, which being a non-M car, certainly raised a few eyebrows. But this is BMW M, and so they know a thing or two about creating a performance car masterpiece. That is because the 'borrowed' Z4 engine was a 3. It also had a limited slip differential to ensure all the grunt could be utilised and of course aid the 1M's handling too.

The latter obviously succeeded in being the more extrovert choice, giving a huge hint that you are in fact looking at something special from BMW M. This also happened to be the colour BMW chose to market the car in too - well, it is an M car after all.

Whereas Alpine White and Sapphire Black were a lot more subtle, and are somewhat understated. However, there is nothing subtle about the 1M's quad exhaust tips teamed with the gorgeous inch M light alloy wheels. Interestingly, the 1M was amongst some of the first cars to bring turbo-charging to BMW M cars which again raised eyebrows with purists, as naturally aspirated engines were always the key point of a BMW M car.

In a world where emissions regulations were getting stricter, turbocharging was going to be adopted sooner or later, and it has not been a bad thing with the 1M as it gave the car a playful and punchy character.

This resulted in the 1M being characteristically M car quick too, with 0 to 62mph achieved in just 4. Although it is thought BMW were a bit conservative with this figure and its actually around half a second quicker in reality.

The Procar Series gained immense popularity among both fans and drivers alike within a very short period of time. In the process he relegated Alan Jones and Hans-Joachim Stuck to second and third places respectively. The Australian was one of the first to purchase one of the sports cars for himself. Equal opportunities for all drivers was of the utmost importance: The speed limiter calibrated to 8, rpm was combined with an off-board rotation speed sensor and memory system for the precise determination of differences.

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