1990 BMW M3 (E30) Road Legal Track Car

Highlights

• Road legal, but prepped for the race track

• 2.3-litre 4-cylinder M3 engine

• Stunning 17-inch BBS Super RS wheels

• Maintained by Munich legends

• Full stainless steel Milltek exhaust system

Overview

Are you Steve Soper? No, probably not (but if you are: hi Steve, big fans of your work fella). The chances are that you’ve never driven an E30 M3 touring car then. Which is a shame, as they’re wonderful things.

What makes them so great, we hear some of you ask. Well, as the majority of PHers can probably tell you, the E30 M3 is one of the greatest racecars of all time. It won everything there was to win in its class, and is still a brilliantly well-balanced and riotously capable machine, almost 40 years after its BTCC/WTCC/DTM heyday.

Of course, this isn’t an actual touring car from back in the day, then we’d be talking F1 driver money. But this is a rather excellently finished and superbly maintained replica of the 1987 Warsteiner liveried M3 touring car. With its legendarily rev-hungry 2.3-litre ‘S14’ 4-cylinder and that lithe chassis, it was always a great thing to drive – dropping it to the deck on Bilstein dampers and pulling a couple of hundred kilos of weight out of it has only made it more punchy. And more angry. And generally just ‘more’. Which is a good thing.

Meticulously maintained by Munich Legends, with thousands of pounds in maintenance and servicing over the years, this is a racecar you could probably (with some ear plugs) drive to work and the shops every day. Yes, you heard us correctly, this sucker is road legal, with a long MOT and impeccable history. That’d give the Qashqai drivers a scare.

Presented in fine overall condition, riding on a set of classic 17-inch BBS Super RS multi-piece wheels, there’s so much to love here that we’re not sure where to look first. To say it would make the perfect addition to any enthusiast’s garage would be to state the blindingly obvious.

Just imagine popping to the Co-op for a bag of spuds in this. A 50-mile detour would surely be inevitable…

History and documentation

• 1990 MY car (LHD import)

• First registered in the UK June 1997

• Present owner since December 2018, 7 previous owners

• Current odometer reading 174,170Km

• Current MOT with no advisories expires 6 January 2027

• Collection of invoices for servicing and maintenance by Munich Legends from 2005 to 2026

• Services in the record as follows: November 2005 @ 167,178Km; October 2018 @ 173,449Km; January 2020 @ 173,710 Km; December 2021 @ 173,801Km; December 2022 @ 173,876Km; December 2024 @ 174,061Km; January 2026 @ 174,095Km

• Two keys

• V5 present in owner’s name

• 174,170km showing on the odo, which equates to 108,224 miles

• HPI clear

• Please note that although the seller shows as a 'private user', this is a trade sale

Interior

• Interior stripped out for track work

• Rear bench deleted

• Pair of black Corbeau Revolution fixed bucket seats fitted, in fine condition with no notable wear or damage in evidence

• Five-point Luke harnesses

• Full interior rollcage

• Checkerplate to the front footwells

• Front passenger foot brace

• Sparco steering wheel

• Wide rear view mirror (although the glass is cracked)

• USB port installed in the dashboard

• Electric side windows

• Onboard race computer

• Overall the interior is in great condition for a racecar, with a few scuffs and marks, but nothing to worry about – all of the metalwork on display looks to be excellent

• Solid, clean boot space and wheel well

• Battery located in the boot

• We’re assured that everything in the cabin works as it should

Exterior

• Replica of the 1987 ‘Warsteiner’ M3 touring car – Alpine White II paintwork with applied vinyl ‘M’ stripes and sponsor / manufacturer decals

• DTM style carbon side mirrors

• Classic M3 body, with wide arches and low, fixed rear spoiler

• All of the bodywork looks to be in good order, with no damage to note, no corrosion and no obvious dents or damage we could see

• The paintwork and livery wears a few minor scuffs and marks, but appears to largely be in very nice condition

• The external trim and badging all looks to be complete, with no damage we could discern

• Glass areas and light areas appear to be free from obvious cracks and chips

• Underneath everything looks to be straight and solid, with a few areas of surface corrosion to some of the bracketry and suspension components

• The car is riding on a lovely set of multi-piece BBS Super RS wheels, with polished lips and barrels and gold centres – they all show exceptionally well, with no kerb damage or lacquer peel we could see

• A matched set of Yokohama Advan Neova tyres is fitted (215/40 all round), and they look to have good tread depth and no apparent sidewall damage

Mechanical

• 2,302cc 4-cylinder, producing 197bhp from the factory 

• Rear-wheel drive

• Five-speed manual transmission

• Bilstein dampers all round

• Front strut brace

• Anti-lock brakes

• Braided brake hoses

• Milltek stainless steel exhaust system

• The engine bay looks clean and tidy, with a few spots of surface corrosion under the bonnet

• The vendor tells us the car has no mechanical issues that they are aware of, and that it starts and drives perfectly

Summary

It’s a road legal touring car! So yes, you can look like Steve Soper, but on the A38. (Obviously please drive responsibly and obey the rules of the road, Birmingham is not Brands Hatch, etc. etc.).

There’s not many cars that could happily take you to a car show or track day and excel in both arenas, but this is definitely one of them. We love the fact that this has been kept road legal, because on a glorious sunny day, we can’t think of many better cars to attack a B-road with.

With a fabulous service and maintenance record and the ever-increasing rarity of solid E30s, we can;t help but feel that this one won’t be hanging around for very long.

To arrange a viewing, click the 'Book Viewing' button located under the 'Place Bid' button. Viewings can be booked up until the day before the auction ends, after which the option will change to 'Contact Seller' for further enquiries. This seller is located in Chesham, Bucks.