BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine

BMW RACING CARS

1970 BMW 2800 CS (Nurburgring 300 Km, 1970): Over shadowed by the 3.0 CS series of cars, the 2800 CS was a successful model in its own right both on and off track, being produced from 1969-1971. While not extremely fast, the 6-cyl. 2.8L engine produced 196 Hp and was successful in GT racing. The BMW Alpina team car driven by Gunther Huber finished 1st at the ADAC 300km at Nurburgring in 1970, along with the Brno GP and Spa 24-Hours.
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1970 BMW 2800 CS (Le Mans 1972): The 2800 CS was discontinued in favor of the 3.0 CS in 1972. The 3.0CSL racing version was introduced in May 1972, but did not reach the necessary homologation numbers late that year. Schnitzer used a 3.0L six-cylinder from the 3.0 CS (340 bhp) in place of the standard 2.8L in the 2800 CS with lightened body panels. Schnitzer campaigned the car in Group 2 in the ETCC, DRM beginning in 1971 and at Le Mans in 1972. Even though lightened, the 2800 CS was still heavier than its main rival, the Ford Capri. At Le Mans, the car was driven by Rene Herzog and Hans Heyer. They qualified 41st and had worked to 25th place before retiring in the 6th hour with no oil pressure. One of two 2800 chassis that Schnitzer Motorsport campaigned, it is still run today in historic racing events.
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1970 BMW 2800 CS (Le Mans 1972): Josef and Herbert Schnitzer formed their BMW Motorsports business in 1967 and continued racing and developing BMW's for themselves, BMW and customers until 2021. BMW dealers in Bavaria, Schnitzer, along with Alpina would be the lead BMW tuners and racing privateers for over 50 years. While Schnitzer would eventually take over the running of BMW Motorsport, in 1972 the factory had just formed their own racing team and funding for privateers like Schnitzer was minimal. Ironically, it was BMW's withdrawal of support for Schnitzer in 2021 that led to the team's eventual liquidation. In 1972 however, the Schnitzer-Motul racing team developed one of two ex-works 2800 CS chassis and entered this car at Le Mans until they could get their hands on a 3.0 CSL.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Coupes de Spa, 1973): Back in the days when F1 drivers also drove GT cars, or whatever else would help put money in their pockets, Niki Lauda drove for Alpina BMW in the 1973 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). He was a year away from his breakthrough F1 drive with Ferrari and the opportunity to drive ETCC cars for Alpina was a great offer. Especially when later in the year they acquired Jagermeister sponsorship. He was usually paired with Hans J. Stuck in the endurance event and the pair won the first race of the year at Monza.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Coupes de Spa, 1973): In 1973, Group 5 cars were allowed in the ETCC, which along with the Ford Capri RS, dominated the competition. Alpina had helped BMW develop the 3.3L six-cylinder 3.0 CSL and extracted 360 hp from its engine. As a result, Alpina fielded a team of cars alongside the BMW factory entries, often doing better! As a warm-up race to the Spa 1000 KM, the Coupes de Spa was run on the Saturday. Lauda fought Jochen Mass for the lead, taking it for good when Mass' Capri lost a wheel and half-shaft near the race end.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Le Mans 1973): Toine Hezemans and Dieder Quester finished the 1973 Le Mans 24 hours - 1st in class/11th OA in this BMW Motorsport entry. Lightwieght cars with aluminum doors and hood, the 3.0 six-cylinder grew to 3.5 and 340 to 430 hp and raced in the European Touring Car Championships as well as IMSA. The 3.0 CSL took six ETCC championships from 1973-1979.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Paul Ricard 6-Hour 1973): BMW was out to win the European Touring Car Championship in 1973 and going into the 7th Round at Paul Ricard, there were seven factory and factory supported cars set to run the six-hour race. Jacky Ickx and James Hunt were enlisted to drive this brand new CSL for Jagermesister Alpina racing. While it may seem today that this was a power duo, one has to remember that Ickx who was past his had quit Ferrari's F1 team and did not have a regular F1 ride. Hunt was still a couple of seasons away from his F1 World Championship. No doubt there was talent there, especially Ickx who was an endurance racing champion. They qualified 5th and in spite of a flat tire and fluctuating oil pressure, they pressed on to finish 2nd, with CSL's finishing 1-2-3. The showing at Paul Ricard gave BMW what it wanted, a championship. Race winner Toine Hezemans in a factory CSL won with Hans-Joachim Stuck and he won the Drivers Championship.
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1974 BMW 3.0 CSL (Le Mans 1974): BMW elected not to contest Group 2 at Le Mans in 1974 with factory cars. This left it to privateers to carry the flag for BMW at Le Mans that year. One of those cars is this CSL driven by Manfred Mohr and Martino Finotto. Finotto bought his ex-works lightweight CSL from BMW Motorsports and the car was entered at Le Mans by Jolly Club. The pair qualified the car well (17th), but had a long delay early in the race due to a gearbox problem. They had recovered 26 positions when in the 14th hour on Lap 156 the car was retired due to engine overheating. They were in 17th place at the time.
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1975 BMW 3.5 CSL: Nicknamed the "Batmobile" due to its flared fenders and large rear wing, the 3.5 CSL was a dominant force in road racing on both sides of the Atlantic. Sam Posey and Brian Redman, but a couple of the famous names found behind the wheel of these cars, took 2nd place at the IMSA Riverside 6hr and several IMSA wins that season.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Le Mans, 1975): Herve Poulan asked his friend American artist Alexander Calder, to paint his BMW 3.0 CSL He would be racing at Le Mans in 1975. Using bold primary colors, Calder created what became the first "art car". Created shortly before his death, it also is one of his last works. It is broadly held as a Calder masterpiece in the art world as well as highly coveted in the automotive world as well.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL (Le Mans, 1975): Raced only once at Le Mans in 1975, the car driven by Herve Poulan, Sam Posey and Jean Guichet is now one of the most famous and certainly most valuable of any BMW (or perhaps any make as well). Qualifying the car 11th, Posey had the car in 6th place inside the first hour. Fuel delivery problems dropped the car down the field, the car's racing career lasting a little over 9 hours at Le Mans, before CV joint failure on the 73rd lap put it out of the race as Posey was working the car back up through the field.
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1976 BMW 3.5CSL (DAYTONA WINNER): Peter Gregg and Brian Redman took 1st place at the 24 hours of Daytona in this car. I remember watching the CSL's run at Portland International in that era and were always one of my favorites. Brian Redman told me that Gregg got sick early in the race and that Redman drove the majority of the 24 hour race.
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1976 BMW 3.0 CSL: David Hobbs and Benny Parsons teamed up for the 1976 Daytona 24 Hours, finishing 10th after having qualified 2nd in the first race of the 1976 IMSA season. After qualifying in second place and remaining in that position for much of the race behind the sister car of Peter Gregg and Brian Redman, a broken oil line and brake problems dropped the car out of contention for the lead. Hobbs and Parsons again raced the car at Sebring in 1976, but failed to finish.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: After a successful career driving for others, Tom Walkinshaw formed his own racing company in 1976 (TWR) and began preparing BMW's for touring car racing. His company prepared this 3.5 CSL which he and John Fitzpatrick drove at Le Mans in 1976. Unfortunately, a fire in the 3rd hour took them out of the race. The duo raced the car in Group 5 of the World Championship for Makes in 1976, winning at Silverstone. The pair also drove at Daytona earlier in the year.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: A.S.P.M Tanday Music entered this BMW driven by Jean-Claud Justice and Jean Belin running in the Group 5 class.. They retired in the 13th hour due to head gasket failure, a problem that took two other CSL's out of the race. They were classified 37th overall.
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1976 BMW 3.5CSL (DAYTONA WINNER): Peter Gregg and Brian Redman took 1st place at the 24 hours of Daytona in this car. I remember watching the CSL's run at Portland International in that era and were always one of my favorites. Brian Redman told me that Gregg got sick early in the race and that Redman drove the majority of the 24 hour race.
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1976 BMW 3.0 CSL: David Hobbs and Benny Parsons teamed up for the 1976 Daytona 24 Hours, finishing 10th after having qualified 2nd in the first race of the 1976 IMSA season. After qualifying in second place and remaining in that position for much of the race behind the sister car of Peter Gregg and Brian Redman, a broken oil line and brake problems dropped the car out of contention for the lead. Hobbs and Parsons again raced the car at Sebring in 1976, but failed to finish.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: After a successful career driving for others, Tom Walkinshaw formed his own racing company in 1976 (TWR) and began preparing BMW's for touring car racing. His company prepared this 3.5 CSL which he and John Fitzpatrick drove at Le Mans in 1976. Unfortunately, a fire in the 3rd hour took them out of the race. The duo raced the car in Group 5 of the World Championship for Makes in 1976, winning at Silverstone. The pair also drove at Daytona earlier in the year.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: A.S.P.M Tanday Music entered this BMW driven by Jean-Claud Justice and Jean Belin running in the Group 5 class.. They retired in the 13th hour due to head gasket failure, a problem that took two other CSL's out of the race. They were classified 37th overall.
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1975 BMW 3.0 CSL: (1975 Sebring Winner) BMW scored its first ever win in North America at Sebring in 1975. That win helped set forth a generation of success for BMW in motorsports competition. The original team set to drive this car was Brian Redman and Ronnie Peterson, with Sam Posey and Hans-Joachim Stuck the second BMW Motorsports team car. Peterson ran into competition license issues and could not compete, so Allan Moffett replaced him for Sebring at the last minute, not having spent much time in the car. Before the twelve hours was over, all four BMW drivers would have a hand in driving the winning car.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL Turbo (Silverstone 1976): Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson drove this entry for BMW Motorsport at the Silverstone 6-Hours in 1976. Silverstone was where BMW Motorsports rolled out the new 750 bhp, twin-turbo charged CSL designed to the new Group 5 rules. In total four 3.5CSL's were made, this being the only turbo powered one. In practice, it was not as fast as the Porsche 935, but despite a strong competition from other BMW's and Porsche's, Peterson qualified the car second. In the race, the car was leading when the transmission failed, unable to cope with the power of the turbo charged car. Despite that retirement, it was BMW's day as the Walkinshaw/Fitzpatrick 3.5 CSL won. The car ran again at Le Mans in 1976 but again failed to finish. It was campaigned by Bavarian Motors International at both Daytona (27th) and Sebring (DNF) in 1980, but it was no longer competitive.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: BMW Schnitzer entered one of the three BMW Motorsports backed private 3.5 CSL's, along with its own factory entry in Group 5 at Le Mans in 1976. This car driven by Dieter Quester, Albrecht Krebs and Alain Peltier retired in the 12th hour due to a broken crankshaft and resulting fire. At the time of its retirement, the team was in eigth position and was running a strong race against the Porsche Carrera RSR's. The Alpina entered 3.5 CSL finished 10th, the other three cars all retired.
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL: Sam Posey, Harald Grohs and Baron Huges de Fierlane drove this entry for BMW Alpina at Le Mans in 1976. They finished 10th overall and 4th in the Group 5 class, depite losing seven laps to replaced a crecked windscrren. The doors on this car were so thin they flexed at speed, allowing exhaust fumes into the cockpit and making it hard for the drivers to breathe..
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1975 BMW 2002 Ti: Heidegger Racing Team entry at Le Mans 1975, driven by Daniel Brillat, Giancarlo Gagliardi and Michel Degoumois to 27th place overall and 1st in Group 2 Class. Heidegger specialized in 2.0L four-cylinder M12 engines for F2. BMW Motorsport had made an experimental lightweight 2002 prototype, which was purchased for Brillat and the fuel-injected M12 producing 260bhp was installed. The 2002 fought with a Mazda coupe for the first half of the race, outlasting the Mazda Capri challengers, taking the class win.
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1977 BMW 320i : Eggenberger Motorsport campaigned this 320i during the 1979 ETCC series. Herbert Muller and Helmet Kelleners drove the Swiss entry to 3rd place overall and 1st in class (Div. 3) at the GP Nurburgring round of the series. It was a 1-2-3 sweep for BMW at the Nurburgring with BMW 3.0 CSL's taking the top two spots. It was a great result for BMW on its home turf. This Group 2 specification 320i had the 2.0L four-cylinder, fuel injected M10 engine, which produced 230 bhp and a top speed of 150 mph.
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1977 BMW 320i Grp 5: When not racing in F1, like many drivers of the day, Hans-Joachim Stuck drove sports cars, primarily for BMW in the mid to late 70's. He drove this 320i entered by Faltz-Alpina, which was heavily assisted by the BMW factory, and won his division at the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft series round at Nurburgring Eifel circuit in 1977. The success of the 2.0L 4-cylinder (a tuned BMW f2 unit), fuel injected Group 5 cars brought home the DRM Championship for BMW.
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1978 BMW 320 Turbo: In 1979, Jim Busby Racing moved from Porsche 935's to the BMW 320 Turbo which Team McLaren had so successfully fielded in IMSA GT racing in 1977 and 1978. Busby purchased this 320 Turbo from BMW Motorsport, which had run the car in Group 5 events in Europe in 1978. The E21 chassis 320 is powered by a 2.0L turbo-charged 4-cylinder engine which produced a whopping 650 bhp from the BMW F2 derived engine. 1979 was the year of dominance by Peter Gregg in IMSA in his Porsche 935/79. The best finish Jim Busby would have in the 320, was a 2nd place finish at the Road Atlanta 100 Miles behind Gregg. I saw this car run at Portland in 1979 and rooted for it to topple the Porsche's. Busby moved to the BMW M1 for the 1980 season.
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1979 BMW M1Procar: Niki Lauda won the inaugural BMW M1 Procar Series Championship which was a race series staged mainly as support races for F1, and organized by BMW Motorsport. It gave fans an opportunity to see a mix of drivers from various motorsport disciplines compete against one another in almost identical machines. The M1 was a collaboration between Lamborghini to build a production racing car and was sold from 1978-1981. It has a twin-cam 3.5L 6-cylinder engine. The layout is a mid-engine design capable of producing 273 hp in the street version, giving a top speed of 160 mph, with a turbocharged racing versions capable of producing around 850 hp.
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1979 BMW M1 Procar: BMW Motorsports built and campaigned five of the M1's in the 1979 Procar Series Championship. Mario Andretti drove BMW sponsored cars twice in the series, at Zolder and at Monza, failing to finish both times. To attract Formula One drivers to the championship, seats were guaranteed in the Procar races by cars which were entered by the factory BMW team. The five fastest Formula One drivers from Friday practice were assigned to the factory team, and were even guaranteed the first five grid positions for the Procar race. The other cars which ran in the series weer built by Oscella and campaigned by a variety of motorsport teams.
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1979 BMW M1 IMSA (Portland 100 Miles, 1981 - WINNER) : Dave Cowart and Kenper Miller campaigned this M1 in the 1980 and 1981 IMSA seasons with 1981 being the most successful, winning the GTO class in 12 of the 16 races. With its famous Red Lobster sponsorship they won at Portland, Laguna Seca, Lime Rock, Mosport, Pocono, Daytona 250, Riverside, Sears Point, Road America and Mid-Ohio, as well as running in the Daytona 24-Hours and Sebring 12-Hours. They finished the 1981 season as the GTO Division Champions. The car started out in 1979 in Procar, campaigned by BMW Italia and finished its career in IMSA in 1983, still taking a couple of GTO wins. This is how I saw the car run in Portland in 1981 to its class win, just ahead of local favorite Neil Shelton in his Porsche Carrera RSR.
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1979 BMW M1 (Le Mans 1984): One, if not the most successful racing M1, this car began its competition life in 1979 with the Swiss Eggenberger/Castrol Racing team winning the Kyalami 1000 Km with Helmut Kelleners driving. It was then used in the 1980 Procar series (2nd Monaco) and DRM in 1981 before being sold to Jens Winther, who raced it in 1982 & '83 in the new Group B division of the World Sportscar Championship, winning the GT class in most of the 1000 Km races entered (Silverstone, Spa, Nürburgring, Mugello, Brands Hatch) .
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1979 BMW M1 (Le Mans 1984): In 1984, Winther teamed up with David Mercer and Lars-Viggo Jensen to run at Le Mans in Group B against the other M1's and Porsche 930's, where the team was favored to take the class win. Over shadowed by the faster Group C and C2 machines, they qualified 46th and had worked up to 35th before a broken exhaust and eventually suspension failure but them out of the race just after midnight. Despite the Le Mans set back, the car was raced the rest of the WSC season and continued its class winning ways.
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1982 BMW M1 Group 5 IMSA (Mosport 1982): BMW jumped back in to factory involvement in the IMSA series in 1982. For the sprint races, taking advantage of the IMSA regulations for the new GTP class, BMW entered their new March-BMW 81P, with its turbo-charged 2.0L engine. For the longer endurance events like the Mosport 6-Hours, they ran the BMW M1 in the GTO class. David Hobbs drove in all races for BMW that season and was joined by Hans-Joaquim Stuck for the enduros. The M1 was a ex-Procar tube frame M1 and one of the last ones built. It ran a normally aspirated 3.5L six-cylinder, which produced 470 hp. Even with lighter Group 5 bodywork, the car was still heavier than its main rival, the Porsche 935. Hobbs and Stuck failed to finish at Mosport and Watkins Glen and were 16th at Daytona. BMW left IMSA in 1983 to focus on F1.
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1984 BMW 635 CSi: Walter Brun and Brun Motorsport campaigned this 635 Csi in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (German Touring Car Championship, or DTM) was a touring car racing series in 1984 & 1985, which was run to Group A production car specifications. Brun, who also ran a Porsche 956C in Group C racing had the distinctive Jägermeister livery. Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jr. drove the car at the DTM Zolder race in 1984, finishing 13th. The 635 CSi usesd a 3.4L six-cylinder engine which produced 260 hp. In both the DTM and ETCC, the BMW was a fierce competitor.
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1999 BMW V12 LMR (LE MANS WINNER): Joachim Winkelhock, Pierluigi Martini & Yannick Dalmas drove the BMW Motorsport entry to victory at Le Mans in 1999. Powered by BMW's 6.0L V12 (585 bhp - 217 mph), the LMR was completely redesigned for 1999 to make it more aerodynamic and improve air flow to the engine. Developed in conjunction with WilliamsF1, this project started the collaboration which would result in the BMW powered Williams F1 cars.
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1999 BMW V12 LMR: BMW Motorsports entered this car (Ch.#002/99) at Sebring in 1999, with the trio of J.J. Lehto, Jorg Muller and Tom Kristensen driving. They finished first overall, in the first American Le Mans Series race, which had replaced the IMSA Championship. The trio drove the same car at Le Mans in 1999, failing to finish after and accident. Lehto and Muller were back to drive the car at Sebring in 2000, finishing 3rd. They drove the car that season in the American Le MansSeries, as well as some European races, winning the Silverstone 500 Km and 2nd at Nurburgring 1000 Km.
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2003 BMW M3 GTR (E46): BMW Motorsports first raced the M3 GTR in the ALMS series in 2001 countering Porsche's stranglehold on the series. Unable to produced the number of required cars to continue in the series, BMW replaced the six-cylinder engine and replaced it with a prototype 4.0L V8 which produced 493hp and could propel the GTR to 200 mph and went racing in the ADAC Endurance Series. This car (#43)finished second at the ADAC 24 Hour Nurburgring in 2004, with Pedro Lamy, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Boris Said and Duncan Huisman driving.
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2003 BMW M3 GTR (E46): Finishing first (#42) at the ADAC 24 Hour Nurburgring Nordschleife in 2004 with Pedro Lamy, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Dirk Muller and Jorg Muller. Both Stuck and Lamy raced in both team cars during the 24-Hour race, which gave Lamy his fourth win at the Nurburgring endurance race. This same group would finish second in the 2005 version of the race, the second team car with almost the exact team of drivers finished first, giving a 1-2 finish both years. The cars were prepared by Team Schnitzer.
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2003 BMW M3 GTR (E46): Another rendition of the BMW Motorsports/Schnitzer Racing GTR that finished second at the ADAC 24 Hour at Nurburgring in 2004. BMW Motorsports first entered the M3 GTR in the American Le Mans series in 2001, where it finished on the podium seven out of nine races and won the Championship for Makes. In 2003, it was again raced by BMW Motorsports in endurance events in Europe with the greatest success coming at the ADAC Nurburgring in 2004 & 2005. The cars were prepared and managed by Team Schnitzer for BMW in endurance and touring car racing..
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2014 BMW Z4 E89 GT3: Entered at Spa for the 24 hours in 2014, by Hugh McCaig's Ecurie Ecosse team, the entry driven by Andrew Smith, Alasdair McCaig, Oliver Bryantand Alexander Sims finished 7th. The Scotish team began racing the 4.4L V8 powered (515 bhp) Z4 in 2011 after running Aston Martins since the famed team's revival in 2008. The team has faired very well in European GT3 races on the Blancpain Endurance Series and has continued that success into the 2015 season. #278 of 300 models made.
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2017 BMW M4 DTM (DTM 2017): BMW made the M4 DTM for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series, making its appearance in 2014 and running until 2018 when it was replaced by the turbo version of the M4 DTM. Utilizing a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and lightweight body components, it is powered by the BMW 4.0L V8 engine which pumps out 460-500 bhp depending on track setup.
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2017 BMW M4 DTM (DTM 2017): In 2015, BMW hired Tom Blomqvist to drive for the works team and he has driven for Racing Bart Mampaey, or BMW Team RBM (one of the works supported teams) in the DTM since 2015. His best season was in 2016, when he scored four second place finishes and the team and BMW placed second in the Team and Manufacturers Championships.
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2017 BMW M4 DTM (DTM 2017): Blomqvist placed sixth in the Drivers Championship in 2016. This car is from the 2017 season, where despite a couple of pole positions, Blomqvist struggled at the rear in most races he was able to finish. It was his last season with RBM before moving on to BMW in World Championship of Makes competition.
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BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine - Production Cars

1938 BMW 328 : Entered by Frazer Nash (the British distributor for BMW) in the 1938 Mille Miglia, A. F. P. Fane and Bill James finished in 8th position overall and took the 2.0L class win. Frazer Nash raced this car at Le Mans and in the Tourist Trophy races (both DNF) before wsuccess in the Mille. It was raced in private hands in the 1940 Mille, finishing 6th. The 328 was powered by a 2.0L OHV six-cylinder engine, which gave it a top speed of 93 mph. Production of the 328 stopped in 1940 as WWII consumed Europe.
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1938 BMW 327 Cabriolet: The BMW 327 was produced by the Bavarian firm between 1937 and 194, and again produced after 1945 in two-door sedan and cabriolet form. It sat on a shortened version of the BMW 326 chassis, with which it also shared the 1971 cc straight 6, with a modest power increase to 55 bhp and top speed of 78 mph. A higher-powered model, the 327/28, was offered with the BMW 328's 80 hp (60 kW) engine. 569 of these high-powered 327s were built up to 1940.
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1939 BMW 328: Schuco started producing the Examico 4001 model based on the BMW 328 in 1939. It featured a working transmission with four forward gears and reverse operated through a clutch like on a real car. The model was marketed to youngsters for play and adults wanting to familiarize themselves with the workings of a real auto. It had steerable front wheel and a handbrake to complete its realism.
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1939 BMW 328: This car has been in my family since 1952. My parents purchased it in Victoria, BC Canada for my uncle while on their honeymoon. It is in my possession and has been restored to operational condition and replacement of other broken components. A prized possession within the collection. This model is a post-WWII production piece.
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1939 BMW 328: This is a pre-WWII production model. They are almost identical to the models Schuco produced after WWII. Purchased out of Great Britain, its amazing to me that pre-war toys like this have survived.
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1939 BMW 328:
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1939 BMW 328: This is the baseplate of a pre-WWII production model. Note the designation of the German Reich.
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1939 BMW 328: This is a basepalte of a post-WWII production model. Note it was made in the U.S. Zone of Germany (which existed up to 1955).
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1939 BMW 328: These are the instruction sheets for the Examico 4001. Quite an advanced toy for its time!
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1957 BMW 507: The 507 was the brainchild of N. American BMW importer Max Hoffman, who in 1954 persuaded the BMW management to produce a roadster that could compete with Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz sports cars. Powered by a 3.2L V8, it was as fast as it was beautiful. Intended to revive BMW's sporting image, its high production costs instead took BMW to the edge of bankruptcy and production was terminated in late 1959 after only 252 were built.
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1971 BMW 3.0 CS: Introduced in 1971 to replace the 2800 CS, the 3.0CS had a slightly larger six-cylinder engine than its predecessor at 2,986 cc, which produces 180 hp. The CS has twin carburettors and the CSi version has Bosch fuel injection which was good for another 20 hp. The cars came with either automatic, or as in the case of this car, a 4-speed manual transmission. These are great touring sedans!
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1972 BMW 2002 Tii: I used to have one just like it, only more rust, the paint wasn't as good and it was a different color. The 2002 is one of BMW's most famous models. The Tii with its fuel-injected 1990cc engine, it produced 130 bhp and had a top speed of 115 mph. The 2002 was produced from 1968 to 1976.
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1972 BMW 2002 Tii: The 02 Series were created as entry level BMW's to the larger sedans. Introduced in 1966, the 02 Series continued until 1974 when it was replaced by the 320 (03 Series). 2002's were made in carburated, fuel injected and turbo charged variants with a base 2.0L four-cylinder engine. The boxy little sedans were excellent all-round touring cars.
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1972 BMW 2002 Tii: The ultimate driving machine! This is how I wanted my BMW 2002 race car to look, with wider fenders and a purposeful racing stance.
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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo: The ultimate 2002 model was the Turbo! A limited production (1,672 made) model, it was launched at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was the company's first turbocharged production car and power was raised to 170 hp at full boost. Never exported to the USA, the fuel crisis in the mid-70's killed the market for the car.
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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo: The 2002 Turbo was a 200 bhp car when that was a lot of horsepower. Bob Lutz who was EVP of Sales for BMW at the time the model was launched said in it was made in response to their motorsports division. It failed to sell well in the fuel crisis 70's, mostly due to excess fuel consumption.
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1974 BMW 2002 Turbo: Lutz further said in a recent speech I attended, the 2002 Turbo was the worst career move he made beacuse of the timing. It came out during the fuel crisis and BMW took a hard wrap for being environmentally unfriendly in socialist Germany at the time. Times change, its a classic today!
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1973 BMW 2002 Ti: Using dual Weber side draft carburetors, the Ti gave a lift in performance to the standard 2002. Producing about 130hp from the inline 2.0L four cylinder engine, the top speed of the Ti was just a shade under 125mph. With its low eight and dynamic handling, the 2002 Ti was an ideal touring and race car. Its ease of setup and reliability made it a popular choice in sedan racing in Europe. While not imported to the USA, parts to convert a standard 2002 to Ti specification were readily available. We owned a 1973 2002 which had been converted to Ti specification and was prepared for vintage racing.
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1973 BMW 3.0 CSL: BMW's 3.0 CSL was a homologated racing car for the road. These cars had lightweight alloy hood and outer door skins, thin-gauge steel panels, a lightweight interior and a modified engine. The LHD versions did not have front bumpers or soundproofing and featured lightweight fiberglass rear bumpers. Powered by a six-cylinder fuel injected engine, which had been increased from 3.0 to 3.5L and 340 to 420 hp and capable of 150 mph.
Model by SPARK 1/43
1980 BMW M535i: Produced by BMW Motorsports, the M535i, featuring a 3.5L engine producing 215 hp, with special styling such as Motorsport front and rear spoilers, Recaro-brand sport seats, a close-ratio transmission and limited-slip differential, larger brakes, and other styling cues such as Motorsport striping down the sides of the car and on the front airdam, was available between 1979 and 1981 with 1410 cars produced.
Model by NEO 1/43



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THE SIGNATURE PROJECT & RACING DIORAMAS

RACING TRANSPORTERS, SUPPORT VEHICLES AND OTHER TRUCKS Pt.1
RACING TRANSPORTERS, SUPPORT VEHICLES AND OTHER TRUCKS Pt.2


JAGUAR RACING CARS:
To 1959
1960 - 1979
1980 - 1989
1990's - Present

ECURIE ECOSSE - JAGUAR and MORE!
GROUP 44, Inc., JAGUAR & TRIUMPH

JAGUAR AT LE MANS

JAGUAR AUTOMOBILIA

JAGUAR PRODUCTION CARS:
1926 to 1959
1960 to 1968
1969-1987
1988 - Present

JAGUAR CONCEPT CARS & SPECIAL EDITIONS

EACH JAGUAR MODEL FROM 1935 IN PRODUCTION ORDER

FERRARI RACING CARS:
1940 - 1959
1960 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - Present

FERRARI FORMULA ONE

FERRARI PRODUCTION SPORTS, GT CARS & PROTOTYPES

PORSCHE RACING & PRODUCTION CARS:
1950 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - 1989
1990 - Present

BRUMOS RACING TEAM

PORSCHE PRODUCTION CARS

GRAND PRIX, FORMULA 1 & INDY CARS:
1900 - 1959
1960 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - PRESENT

GREAT AUTOMOTIVE MAKES & RACING TEAMS:

AMERICAN:
CHAPARRAL
CHEVROLET & GM POWER
COBRAS & DAYTONAS - SHELBY CARS
CUNNINGHAM EQUIPE - THE CARS OF BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM
FORD POWER: GT40's, MUSTANGS & MORE
MISC. AMERICAN MADE

BRITISH:
ASTON MARTIN RACE & PRODUCTION
AUSTIN HEALEY & HEALEY
BRABHAM F! & SPORTS CARS
BRM F1 & SPORTS CARS
LOLA SPORTS RACING CARS
LOTUS F1, RACE & PRODUCTION
McLAREN RACING & PRODUCTION CARS
MG CARS - RACING & PRODUCTION
TRIUMPH RACE & PRODUCTION CARS
MISC. BRITISH MADE

FRENCH:
BUGATTI
FRENCH MADE

GERMAN:
AUDI RACING
BMW RACE & PRODUCTION
MERCEDES BENZ RACE & PRODUCTION
MISC. GERMAN & SWEDISH MADE

ITALIAN:
ABARTH RACING
ALFA ROMEO RACE & PRODUCTION
LANCIA RACE & PRODUCTION
MASERATI RACE & PRODUCTION
MISC. ITALIAN & SPANISH MADE

JAPANESE:
DATSUN/NISSAN RACING
TOYOTA RACE & PRODUCTION CARS
MISC. JAPAN, ASIAN & AUSTRALIAN MADE

LAND SPEED AND ENDURANCE RECORD CARS

VETERAN, CLASSIC & SPECIAL INTEREST CARS All MARQUES

THE TRIPLE CROWN OF ENDURANCE RACES:
THE 24 HOURS of LE MANS 100 YEARS - 1923-2023
THE 12 Hours of SEBRING WINNERS
THE 24 HOURS of DAYTONA WINNERS

DRIVER TRIBUTES:
THE OLD IRISH RACING HALL OF FAME
JUAN MANUEL FANGIO TRIBUTE
STIRLING MOSS TRIBUTE
WORLD DRIVER & CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONS 1950 - 1985

PLAY BALL! - IT'S BASEBALL TIME:
A TRIBUTE TO BOYHOOD HEROES AND MY DAD

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