Unveiled in March of 1987 and ‘88 respectively, BMW’s first pair of E30 M3 Evolutions catapulted the Bavarian firm to great success in Group A Touring Car racing. The Evolution rule allowed…
Read MoreThree years since BMW had last commissioned an Art Car, executives at the company ordered two new creations from a pair of Australian painters: Michael Jagamara Nelson and Ken Done.
Read MoreOnce a manufacturer had constructed the 5000 base cars required for Group A homologation, further uprated Evolution variants could be produced once every twelve months. For each Evolution…
Read MoreOnce aerodynamic addenda went mainstream in top flight motor racing during the early 1970s, the years that followed saw some wild appendages begin to appear. Nowhere was this more…
Read MoreWhile BMW’s marketing men realised the cachet associated with the famed Motorsport badge could be used to help shift vast quantities of body-kitted but otherwise standard regular models, an even…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport created the original E30 M3 as a Group A homologation special for Touring Car racing and Rallying. Between 1986 and 1992, the M3 proved extremely effective and claimed a huge…
Read MoreBecause the E36 M3’s Type S50 B30 engine was unable to meet US emissions standards, BMW did not plan to offer their flagship 3-series in North America. However, that decision was ultimately…
Read MoreBMW Motorsport created the E30-based M3 to compete in the inaugural 1987 World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The new model replaced BMW’s 635 CSi as the firm’s touring car of choice…
Read MoreAfter BMW commissioned just two Art Cars between 1980 and 1988, a glut of seven arrived between 1989 and 1992. The last of these seven cars and the only example produced in 1992 was the work of…
Read MoreAlthough BMW had not conceived the E36 M3 with competition in mind, circumstances conspired that it unexpectedly became quite a success in GT racing. Having been in the doldrums since the…
Read MoreFollowing the critical, commercial and sporting success of the E30 and E36 M3s, it was inevitable that BMW would follow up with a Motorsport version of the E46. The M3 programme originally…
Read MoreBMW’s first Art Car came about in 1975 as a result of a suggestion from French fine art auctioneer and amateur racing driver, Herve Poulain. That first collaboration, an E9 CSL painted by Alexander…
Read MoreThe E36 M3 was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1992 and proved a massive commercial success. Whereas the E30-based M3 had been a hardcore homologation special of…
Read MoreBMW’s original Motorsport 3-series, the E30 M3, was arguably the best small sports saloon of its era. A race-bred homologation special, 5000 E30 M3s were originally built to qualify for Group A…
Read MoreBy the mid 1980s, BMW’s Motorsport department had released several production models, but the new E30 M3 would prove to be their most popular yet. Based on the recently introduced E30…
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