BMW Archives - WSupercars

1956 BMW 507 Series 1

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The BMW 507 was conceived by U.S. automobile importer Max Hoffman who, in 1954, persuaded the BMW management to produce a roadster.

1957 BMW 507 Series 2

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The BMW 507 is a roadster that was produced by BMW from 1956 to 1959.

1971 BMW 3.0 CSi E9

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The 2800CS was replaced by the 3.0 CS and 3.0 CSi in 1971.

1972 BMW Turbo Concept

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The E25 Turbo concept car was built by BMW as a celebration for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

1973 BMW 3.0 CSL E9

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Introduced in May 1972, the 3.0 CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship

1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

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BMW’s first ever turbocharged production car, the 2002 Turbo earned a bad reputation during it’s launch.

1975 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car

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The 3.0 CSL was raced in the IMSA GT Championship in 1975, with Sam Posey, Brian Redman, and Ronnie Peterson winning races during the season.

1979 BMW M1

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The BMW M1 is a supercar automobile, and was the first and only mid-engined BMW.

1979 Canepa BMW M1 Procar

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Canepa, the company who restore important road cars and competition vehicles, have produced this awesome BMW M1 Procar, complete in all its glory.

1987 BMW M3

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The first generation BMW M3 was based on the 1986 BMW 3-Series E30, and although it looked very similar shared very little body panels – only the hood and roof.

1987 BMW M5

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As the original ‘super sedan’ the first M5 laid claim to the fastest production sedan in the world at launch.

1987 BMW M635 CSi

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The M635 CSi was endowed with the same TC-four valve engine from the M1 supercar.

1988 BMW M3 Cabrio

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Powered by a specially developed 2.3L inline 4-cylinder engine producing 195 hp fitted with a 5-speed manual gearbox.

1989 BMW 8-Series

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The BMW 8 Series stands out as a landmark model in a BMW Coupe lineage that dates back to the 1930s.

1989 BMW M3 Sport Evolution

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One of the final E30 M3 models produced by BMW, the Sport Evolution or EVO III was the third iteration of EVO models.

1992 BMW 850 CSi

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With the launch of the BMW 850 CSi, the existing model was rechristened BMW 850 Ci and given myriad detail modifications.

1992 BMW M3 Coupe

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The replacement for the original M3 appeared at the 1992 Paris Auto Show.

1994 BMW M3 Cabrio

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Initially available as a coupé only, BMW introduced M3 convertible and saloon versions in 1994.

1994 BMW M3 Sedan

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Initially available as a coupé only, BMW introduced M3 convertible and saloon versions in 1994.

1995 BMW M3 GT

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The BMW M3 GT was a homologation series special built to allow the E36 M3 to compete in the FIA-GT class II, IMSA GT and international long-distance races.

1995 BMW M5

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The E34 M5 was produced from 1989 to 1995 in Garching, Germany and like the previous M5, was entirely hand-built.

1996 BMW Z3 Roadster

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The BMW Z3 was the right type of car launched at the right time: from the start the distinctive BMW Z3 has been in pole position ahead of other roadsters.