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BMW Only Built Three M1s In This Color, And You Can Buy One

The BMW M1 is a legendary sports activities automobile that few can personal. BMW solely made 399 for the street between 1978 and 1981—and they’re costly to purchase right this moment. But if in case you have the money, RM Sotheby’s has a particular pristine instance heading to public sale on March 1.

According to the itemizing, that is one in all solely three M1s completed in silver Polaris metallic. The cabin is believed to function the unique inside, which has black leather-based seats with cloth inserts.

BMW constructed this M1 on February 23, 1981, and delivered it to an official BMW supplier in France on March 27, 1981. The automobile then headed to Japan in 1983, remaining there till it was exported to Belgium in 2006. It arrived within the US in 2016, however it had some repairs carried out previous to that.

BMW M1

In 2013, it acquired a brand new clutch, and a 12 months later, it was repainted with the factory-correct colour by the founding father of the BMW M1 membership. The automobile has had its odometer changed and has pushed fewer than 10,688 complete miles.

Powering the M1 is the three.5-liter six-cylinder that produces 273 horsepower and 239 pound-feet of torque, paired with a five-speed guide gearbox. The coupe is able to reaching 162 miles per hour.

The automobile comes with a BMW Classic certificates confirming its specs and the unique M1-branded suitcase. It additionally has the manuals, the instrument package, and copies of photographs of its time in Japan and Europe. RM Sotheby’s estimates it may promote for $750,000 tod $950,000.