Talk:BMW M1

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Group B Championship Claim[edit]

I am removing the claim of the Group B Championship in 1984 since it is wrong. Please see World Rally Championship for more details but both the manufacturer's title and the driver title was won by Audi that year. It's possible that the orig author might have had a different BMW championship in mind but it's definitely not Group B.

Have a nice day! cyberroach —Preceding undated comment added 23:42, 4 April 2010 (UTC).[reply]

M1 assembly[edit]

///M1's were reportedly *not* assembled by BMW Motorsport themselves because it would have intefered with production for other commercial ventures by BMW. According to the BMW M Registry, the fiberglass body panels & steel tube spaceframes were mostly constructed at ItalDesign in Italy, and the final assembly (powertrain, etc. by BWM Motorsport) was performed by Baur in Stuttgart(!) of all places. Could anybody else confirm/refute this?

Sirimiri 04:01, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

In 2004, Sports Car International named the car number nine on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1970s.

Removed above. If you go to the link for top sports cars of 1970, 1970's #9 is awarded to the Dodge Challenger, not the BMW M1. Infact, bmw m1 isn't even listed anywhere on the ranks.

Andy Warhol[edit]

I've seen pictures of an M1 art car suppossedly painted by Warhol, should that not be mentioned here?(86.31.187.246 (talk) 00:42, 23 August 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Only if there is a reliable source. Though it sounds a bit like trivia to me. swa q 16:19, 25 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This seems pretty reliable to me: A photo of him painting the car. http://www.armandocruz.com/people-just-paint-there-car-for-new-years/ And photos of the finished car. http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9721889 It would be cool if we could get one in the article. I mean, lets face it, that's pretty damn cool. --98.232.176.109 (talk) 08:37, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"version of the BMW 745i"[edit]

Its quite impossible that BMW would put a 3.5L engine in a 745i, as the model number denotes the car and engine size (the 745i has a 4.5L engine, which was also a V8 not a 6 cylinder). Although a few discrepancies exist (such as the 525e which had a 2.8 motor built for economy) however such discrepancies are minor and not misleading.

Perhaps what the writer meant to say a "735i" or that the 745i engine concept was based on M1's engine. Otherwise such a statement is inaccurate and discredit's the article. Could this be changed. added by Mark4life (talk • [[08:17, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Production figure?[edit]

So how many of these were built? --98.232.176.109 (talk) 08:43, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

E21?[edit]

As mentioned in the article, vehicle code is E26. Shouldn't it be renamed BMW M1 (E26)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GGir (talk • contribs) 02:54, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It seems so. By the way since only one type was produced why not call the article BMW M1 and that's it ? See BMW Z1. Hektor (talk) 07:18, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll third this, e26 =\= e21. e21 is the chassis code for the first generation 3 series. so how do we fix the url? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.110.55 (talk) 00:52, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Title of the entry should be corrected to "BMW M1(E26)". E21 is 3 series' model designation; M1's model designation is E26.

Based on Mdriveris published by BMW of North America, LLC. © 2008: "From 1978 to 1981, BMW Motorsport built 455 M1 mid-engine coupes: 401 road versions and 54 race cars. The M1's modeldesignation is E26."

Also refer to (page 8) cache.bmwusa.com/pdf_9f8f28e6-8f48-464f-bae0-2b70b7e7d310.arox

Correct production numbers?[edit]

The production numbers do not agree. For instance, the opening section states 456 units were built, but the right-side summary states 455. What is the correct number?

Semvhu (talk) 19:16, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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