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font size = "4"Single family ownership from 1980 â 2019 BMW's only mid-engine sportscar Recent major mechanical servicing and preservation restoration completed by Canepa BMW tool roll kit, road hazard triangle, medical kit and spare wheel/tire  Rivalry has always been an effective catalyst for producing some of the world's most well-designed sports cars. Companies always have pushed their designs to the limit to beat out their competitors in efforts to win the affection of consumers on the street and championships on the track. The BMW M1, the Bavarian Motor Company's first mid-engined sports car, was just that. Originally conceptualized to go up against the likes of Porsche's incredibly-dominant racers, the M1 became an iconic street car with its racing counterpart gaining widespread success in Group 4 racing. Born from competition, wearing Italian-designed bodywork by Giorgetto Giugiaro and built by German specialty coachbuilder Baur, the BMW M1 team effort created one of BMW's most iconic vehicles of all time.  This BMW M1 began its life with a single Bay Area family and remained in their possession since new. Importing the car from Germany from new was John Davila. During his life, John owned a total of three M1s and was very much in love with the style and design of the M1. Of the three cars, two came to him in orange and the other in blue. This example he drove for a few years when he first acquired the car before deciding to do a comprehensive and very detailed color change to white. Among all of the cars that John owned and drove over the years, this M1 was the car that he kept.  In the early 1990s John passed away, leaving his prized M1 to his two sons who inherited his passion and love for automobiles. Wanting to keep one of the fondest lasting memories of their late father, the family stored the car in the San Francisco Bay Area where it would remain until early 2010. Upon exiting its storage, it was completely serviced so the two brothers could enjoy the car. Both of the brothers described being able to drive the car allowed them to experience their memories again of their father and all of the fun times they had together in the M1.  In 2017 the car was given a comprehensive service by Canepa that included service, mechanical repair, and preservation restoration including work on the wiring harness, alternator, fuel system, suspension bushings, and brakes. The M1 was also given a sympathetic preservation of the interior, using new original carpet and Ãberkaro black checkered cloth inserts in the seats while preserving all of the original black leather.  In 2019 it returned to Canepa to complete all of its mechanical servicing and refurbishment, restoring all of the mechanical systems as needed. The car was treated to a full "Canepa Difference" experience, with all systems on the car inspected to be working in correct order. Items that were addressed included: restoring the entire exhaust system, wheels refinished, new tires, a comprehensive engine tune up, engine reseal, new coolant hoses, new injection pump belt, exhaust gaskets, engine lid struts, air conditioning service, plug wire set, and all fluids changed. It was then given a complete concours-level detail, ensuring that every surface was pristine. The white paint was polished using only a foam pad and polish, needing very little work to be brought to showroom standards. In all, an investment of over $125,000 was put into this white M1 to bring this car up to a concours "preservation-quality" level.  Now this stunning 1980 BMW M1 is ready for its next caretaker to enjoy driving or keeping it in a collection. Maintained and preserved to the highest standards â a rare example of BMW's most iconic sportscar. 

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To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Milan event, 22 May 2025. rn?425,000 - ?525,000 EUR rnrnThe genesis of the BMW M division's long-lasting road car legacyrnOne of only 399 examples of the road-going BMW M1rnRetains its matching-numbers 3.5-litre inline-six enginernFinished in its factory-correct colour pairing of Rot over a Schwarz interiorrnDelivered new via BMW Italia SpA in March 1980; later spending time in the United States, Germany, and FrancernAccompanied by a BMW Birth Certificate issued in April 2025rn rnrnThe famous BMW roundel has led the field in many disciplines of motorsport, and the Munich marque's motivation to build the M1 was born out of its competitive endeavours. By the end of the 1970s, its CSL cars were losing an edge against Porsche's new 935, and BMW needed a mid-engined chassis to fit its twin-cam 3.5-litre six-cylinder engine. BMW's Motorsport division first contacted Lamborghini for help needed but by April 1978 the project had been taken in house. The wedge design was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro and built in Italy along with the chassis, prior to final assembly taking place at Karosserie Baur in Stuttgart. The resulting product-badged as the BMW M1 and sold from 1978 to 1981-is widely coveted to this day as a rare piece of BMW history.rnrnThe example offered here is recorded to have been finished by Trattamento Italiano Resina (TIR) on 7 December 1979 and later completed by Baur on 7 March 1980, documented as the 116th M1 built. The BMW was finished in Rot over a Schwarz interior and was distributed via BMW Italia SpA. It is understood that early in its life, the car was taken to the United States, where it would be kept in a collection based in New York. The M1 later returned to Europe via its native Germany, and after being acquired by its consigning owner in December 2018 was registered in France in 2019. In the care of the vendor, in June 2019, the BMW was subject to ?14,811-worth of mechanical maintenance by Dynamism Automobiles SAS, a BMW service centre based near Angers, France. In April 2022, the M1 was given ?10,562-worth of further maintenance work by BMW Bayonne (invoices available to view on file). The odometer shows just 24,237 kilometres at the time of cataloguing.rnrnNow presented in its factory-correct colour combination, offered with a BMW Birth Certificate issued in April 2025, and retaining its matching-numbers engine, this attractive M1 is sure to be coveted by BMW enthusiasts. rnTo view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM Sotheby's website.

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