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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Italdesign’s Cool BMW Nazca M12 Concept Could be Yours for $1.1 million
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 5:15 AM
Now, one of the Nazca concepts has been put up for sale by a dealer located in the Czech Republic. The car seen here is based on the body of the 1991 Nazca M12 but features an Alpina-prepped 5.7-liter V12 engine (sourced from the 750i / 850i of the era) producing 379HP.
According to official data we found on Italdesign, the original M12 coupe was powered by the 850i’s stock 5.0-liter V12 with 300HP, while the C2 Coupe featured an Alpina-tuned V12 with 350HP, and the C2 Spider, the 850CSi’s 380HP 5.7-liter V12.
A possible explanation is that Italdesign may have produced more than one prototypes of each version (which could also explain the 1993MY on the dealer's description), or perhaps the Italians tried out a different engine to convince BMW to produce the Nazca supercar.
Either way, we assume that whoever is interested in paying the full asking price of €725,000 or close to US$1.1 million for the blue-colored Nazca M12 will come in contact with Italdesign before shelling out such a sizable sum.
Hat tip to Matt! Source: Mobile via Gtspirit
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Barely Driven BMW M1 with Less than 3,000 Miles on the Odo up for Sale on eBay
0 comments Posted by VAHIN NIAM at 2:39 PM
Today’s eBay find brings us a seemingly immaculate BMW M1 from 1980 that’s offered up for an undisclosed price. One of 455 (albeit some bring this number down to 451) examples ever built, this one is finished in a classic red hue with a black interior. Claimed to be in original condition, the seller says it has been driver a mere 4,418 kilometers or 2,747 miles since it left the Bavarian automaker’s factory some 31 years ago.
According to the eBay listing, the M1 was “garaged for all of its life and pampered” in a German private residence, before it was imported in the U.S. having surpassed the 25-year age requirement. At the time we wrote this article, the current bid on the car was US$130,500, but the reserve had not been met.
The M1 came to life in 1978 at the Paris Motor Show as the M divisions first ever creation. Designed by the famous Giorgetto Giugiaro and developed in association with Lamborghini, the M1 was initially intended for the racetrack, but BMW produced a limited run of street-legal models. These were all powered by a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 3.5-liter straight-six delivering 277-horses, and hooked up to a five-speed manual gearbox. The M1 could reach a top speed of 260 km/h or 162 mph.
Garaged for all of its life and pampered in Europe specifically in a German private residence and recently imported
Link: eBay
