{"id":392374,"date":"2021-01-21T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=386047"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:53:16","slug":"the-m1-was-the-first-bmw-motorsport-car-in-the-eighties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-m1-was-the-first-bmw-motorsport-car-in-the-eighties\/","title":{"rendered":"The M1 was the first BMW Motorsport car in the Eighties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>These days everybody knows the BMW M3, the BMW M5 or the smaller BMW M2 &#8230; some of these even come in upgraded Competition versions, but all of these BMW Motorsport models that we know today had their origins back in the Eighties &#8230; with the M1, the first production car from BMW&#8217;s in-house Motorsport division.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_386056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-386056\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-386056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/bmw_m1_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-386056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1980 BMW M1 AHG &#8211; photo copyright BringATrailer auction site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At one point BMW even had Automobili Lamborghini SpA working on their new mid-engine super car &#8230; but sadly this didn&#8217;t go beyond a few prototypes being developed at Sant&#8217;Agata, the actual production models for the BMW M1 were assembled by Baur in Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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