BMW M1

Cette voiture est la propriété de la même famille depuis son origine, et ell en’a parcouru que 22 760 miles depuis 1980.

La rivalité a toujours été un catalyseur efficace pour la production de certaines des voitures de sport les mieux conçues au monde. Les entreprises ont toujours poussé leurs projets à la limite pour battre leurs concurrents dans le but de gagner l’affection des consommateurs de la rue et des championnats sur la piste.
La BMW M1, première voiture de sport à moteur central de la Bavarian Motor Company,en est le témoignage.

La M1 est devenue une des voitures de sport les plus emblématiques avec son homologue de la course, la ProCar, qui remportera un franc succès auprès du public.
Née de la compétition, portant une carrosserie dessinée par Giorgetto Giugiaro et construite par le carrossier allemand Baur, elle est l’un des véhicules les plus emblématiques produits par BMW.

Cette BMW M1 a commencé sa vie avec une famille de Bay Area et elle est restée en sa possession depuis le début.
C’est John Davila qui décidait d’importer la voiture neuve d’Allemagne. John, très amoureux du style et du design du M1 en a possédé trois!
Des trois voitures, deux étaient orange et l’autre bleue.
C’est celle-ci qu’il a conduit pendant quelques années et à qui il a décidé d’apporter un changement de couleur complet et très détaillé en blanc.
Parmi toutes les voitures que John allait posséder et conduire au fil des ans, cette M1 était LA voiture qu’il gardait.

Au début des années 90, John est décédé, laissant sa bien-aimé M1 à ses deux fils, qui ont hérité de sa passion et de son amour des automobiles.
Désirant garder l’un des souvenirs les plus chers de leur père, la famille a rangé le véhicule dans la région de la Baie de San Francisco et ce, jusqu’à début 2010.
À sa sortie, le véhicule a été entièrement révisé afin de le remettre en état de marche et de permettre aux deux frères de profiter de la voiture.

En 2017, Canepa a engagé sur la voiture un service complet comprenant des réparations, la maintenance et la restauration de tous ces petits défauts, notamment des travaux sur le faisceau électrique, l’alternateur, le système d’alimentation, les coussinets de suspension et les freins. Le M1 a également bénéficié d’une rénovation approfondie de l’intérieur: nouveaux tapis et nouveaux inserts en tissu d’origine dans les sièges, tout en préservant le cuir noir d’origine.

En 2019, elle est retourné à Canepa pour achever ces travaux d’entretien et de rénovation mécaniques. Les travaux de restauration ont représenté plus de 125 000 dollars d’investissement pour finir par lui offrir un niveau Concours International.

Maintenant, cette superbe BMW M1 de 1980 est prête pour son prochain propriétaire, qu’il souhaite la conduire avec plaisir ou à la garder dans une collection.


For sale: 1980 BMW M1 E26
VIN: WBS59910004301226

Single family ownership since new!
22,760 miles, very original car
Recent major mechanical servicing and preservation restoration completed by Canepa
Has BMW tool roll kit, road hazard triangle, medical kit and spare
BMW’s first mid-engined sports car

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 fan and critic acclaim in Group 4 racing, named the Procar. 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 has 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 Bay Area and it would remain this way until early 2010. Upon exiting its storage, it was completely serviced to bring it to running condition so the two brothers could enjoy the car. Both of the brothers described being able to drive the car allows 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 repairs, maintenance, and preservation restoration that included 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 carpets and new correct OE 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, refinishing all four wheel’s finishes and 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 car.

Now this stunning 1980 BMW M1 is ready for its next caretaker to enjoy driving or keeping it in a collection. With much of the car still original, maintained excellently with everything done for the next caretaker to drive or show this BMW, while being enjoyed by a single family since new, this M1 is a shining example of what will be difficult to find in the coming decades.

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