1972 BMW M1 prototype.

[Chris Burns]

I saw this in person last weekend at the Amelia Concours. Pretty cool!!

Only 2 were built with gullwing doors. The production cars had regular doors. The car has a midmounted 4 banger engine that is turbocharged to 200hp. The windows are sliding manual windows (like Proto-1). The car has warning lights for everything and even has some in the door sill!

[OverlandMan]

Pretty cool and thanks for sharing. I've never seen a proto M1 before. The M1 is one of my favorites. Even though this one has gullwing doors, I still like the production version better. It seems more refined.

[pezzonovante88]

Wow! Very cool, Chris. It's not everyday you see a BMW M1, or several of them for that matter.

[Chris Burns]

One of the M1 owners at the show said that everytime he takes his car out for a cruise it gets mistaken for a Delorean or a Pantera. He liked Deloreans though and was interested in attending DCS 2014 since he lives very close to Dayton. I gave him the info on the show.

[Rich W]

I saw this in person last weekend at the Amelia Concours. Pretty cool!!

Only 2 were built with gullwing doors. The production cars had regular doors. The car has a midmounted 4 banger engine that is turbocharged to 200hp. The windows are sliding manual windows (like Proto-1). The car has warning lights for everything and even has some in the door sill!

IIRC, Dave Swingle loves the BMW M1. I know he always wanted to get a production one (if he won the lottery), but I am not sure about the Gullwing M1.

[Dangermouse]

Don't think I've seen an M1 in person, even though it is one of my all time favorites. Lucky you seeing several at once.

[Rich]

Nice. The car that's shown at Ameila is a 1972 BMW Turbo concept. Different designer (Bracq) than for the M1 (Giugiaro). Giugiaro used some elements of the Turbo when he was asked to do the M1 as a Group 5 racing homologation special for BMW.

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The car in the back of this photo - behind the Turbo concept - is an M1. Compare their stories in these descriptions:

LINK: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/548/BMW-Turbo-Concept.html (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/548/BMW-Turbo-Concept.html)

LINK: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/652/BMW-E26-M1-.html (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/652/BMW-E26-M1-.html)

[Mark D]

Yikes...for some reason the dual BMW logos on the back aren't working at all for me.

[Elvis]

M1 live.

don't even think you can follow it !!!!

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