1980 BMW E26 M1

[RichardM5]

Cups Renault said:

Yep that was me, paying respects to an grand automotive elder. Brilliant sight to see and a great collection you have. Hope to pass this magnificent car again sometime.....or better still if there any Newby Hall/Harewood type events would be good to take a closer look.

It quite quite amusing actually, Chris has just said "I bet you get some looks when you drive this" and right on cue you flashed and waved!

2 weeks time, 19th June, Castle Howard at the Yorkshire Post Motor Show on Fathers Day, I'll be in the BMWCC area.

[adamInca]

Lovely. Stumbled on one in Copenhagen tucked down a side street. Was a little stunned

[e21Mark]

Those photos are simply stunning.

I've got some serious detailing to do, if my car is going to be parked next to yours on the Pistonheads stand.

[Cups Renault]

RichardM5 said:

It quite quite amusing actually, Chris has just said "I bet you get some looks when you drive this" and right on cue you flashed and waved!

2 weeks time, 19th June, Castle Howard at the Yorkshire Post Motor Show on Fathers Day, I'll be in the BMWCC area.

Superb timing all round, by far the most interesting thing I have seen on Otley Road.
Great, will look forward to seeing it up at Castle Howard. Cheers Richard

[RichardM5]

adamInca said:

Lovely. Stumbled on one in Copenhagen tucked down a side street. Was a little stunned

I believe that car was for sale in 2013 by Jens Winther in Roskilde near Copenhagen, maybe they kept it as it has their logo on the wing mirrors and to the right of the rear number plate. The car was reportedly originally bought by Simon Spies a rather eccentric Danish Entrepreneur. It's quite a high mileage car having done 106,000km when it was advertised for sale.

[bermy boy]

I've just sold mine through Barney at Classic Heroes, a white car with under 5000 miles on it. Sadly it's heading to Spain. I regretted it the day I sold it! I put a fairly optimistic price on it thinking maybe it wouldn't sell but at least I can tell the wife I tried! It ended up going to the first guy that saw it for virtually full asking price so I guess I should have asked for more! It was a very easy car to drive, not fast but a lovely sound and a special place to be. Everyone loved the car. Problem was the miles were too low so I always felt bit guilty driving it. It's been replaced by an F40 which I adore but I'll miss the M1 a lot.

[RichardM5]

bermy boy said:

I've just sold mine through Barney at Classic Heroes, a white car with under 5000 miles on it. Sadly it's heading to Spain. I regretted it the day I sold it! I put a fairly optimistic price on it thinking maybe it wouldn't sell but at least I can tell the wife I tried! It ended up going to the first guy that saw it for virtually full asking price so I guess I should have asked for more! It was a very easy car to drive, not fast but a lovely sound and a special place to be. Everyone loved the car. Problem was the miles were too low so I always felt bit guilty driving it. It's been replaced by an F40 which I adore but I'll miss the M1 a lot.

I saw the car while it was at ML, a very original low mileage car.

[deltashad]

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

[Sam All]

deltashad said:

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

Giugiaro design.

[g3org3y]

Absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing.

*decides to play the lottery again*

Sam All said:

Giugiaro design.

Closest I'll get is the tread pattern on my tyres.

[deltashad]

Sam All said:

deltashad said:

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

Giugiaro design.

He designed the original carnation of my most precious. He was above average.

[F1GTRUeno]

deltashad said:

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

It's a wonderful restoration of an absolutely gorgeous car but come the fk on. It looks every inch a 1980 classic. Name one car now that looks anything like it at all.

I agree that it looks better than most (if not all) cars on sale today but don't be fking ridiculous.

[deltashad]

F1GTRUeno said:

deltashad said:

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

It's a wonderful restoration of an absolutely gorgeous car but come the fk on. It looks every inch a 1980 classic. Name one car now that looks anything like it at all.

I agree that it looks better than most (if not all) cars on sale today but don't be fking ridiculous.

I have socks older than you.

[silentbrown]

F1GTRUeno said:

It's a wonderful restoration of an absolutely gorgeous car but come the fk on. It looks every inch a 1980 classic. Name one car now that looks anything like it at all.

Shades of 488GTB?

But really, name one car then that looked anything like it at all. Yes, it's still a 1980's design, but one that has has dated incredibly well.

[Dinoboy]

It does still look fabulous, great design.

[RichardM5]

deltashad said:

First impression of looking at the final restoration pics were OMG, it's V-reg. Old V. Sure that's 1980, it looks so modern and fresh could be a brand new car. Personally I think it looks better than most cars on the market today without looking like a classic. It's kept it's age incredibly well. I love your car.

I can't agree that it looks modern, especially the dash. Yes, I think it's a great design and it's stood the test of time as it still looks good, but it's definitely got 70's or 80's style.

[RichardM5]

Spent several hours yesterday removing, dismantling, cleaning, reassembling and refitting the front driving lamps.

The insides of the lenses and to a lesser extent the reflectors were coated in a layer of grime. The reflectors were carefully wiped and the lenses polished inside and out with Gtechniq G4 nano glass polish.

From this

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To this

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via this

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[e21Mark]

Wow, that's quite a difference. Your attention to detail is certainly to be applauded.

[Simes205]

bermy boy said:

I've just sold mine through Barney at Classic Heroes, a white car with under 5000 miles on it. Sadly it's heading to Spain. I regretted it the day I sold it! I put a fairly optimistic price on it thinking maybe it wouldn't sell but at least I can tell the wife I tried! It ended up going to the first guy that saw it for virtually full asking price so I guess I should have asked for more! It was a very easy car to drive, not fast but a lovely sound and a special place to be. Everyone loved the car. Problem was the miles were too low so I always felt bit guilty driving it. It's been replaced by an F40 which I adore but I'll miss the M1 a lot.

I thought this story was going to be sad but it seems the outcome is all rosy!!

[RemyMartin]

RichardM5 said:

Spent several hours yesterday removing, dismantling, cleaning, reassembling and refitting the front driving lamps.

The insides of the lenses and to a lesser extent the reflectors were coated in a layer of grime. The reflectors were carefully wiped and the lenses polished inside and out with Gtechniq G4 nano glass polish.

From this

IMG_0884

To this

IMG_0895

via this

IMG_0891

I did this to my C6 difference is huge! Very noticeable. I cheated and bought new ones not something I'd imagine is possible?