This August, the BMW M3 celebrates its quarter century. That was when the press began to get excited about the new car, before the M3 made its debut proper at the Frankfurt motor show in the autumn.
To celebrate the birthday of one of the most iconic performance cars of the 1980s, we've dug out this wonderful publicity shot of the first evolution of the E30 M3 from 1988.
Why this particular image? Well, as anybody who loves cars will confirm, every birthday brings an inundation of cards from relatives bearing cheesy images of performance cars.
So what better way to mark the 25th birthday of the M3 than with a cheesy birthday card-style image of itself? Happy birthday, M3...
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