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This image popped up over the weekend being touted as a prototype BMW M1 snapped during a candid moment in a Spanish hanger. As we all know, major automakers regularly keep priceless, top secret, never before seen but completely finished supercars stored in regional airports, without camo on them. Well, there was that one time . But this time something seemed amiss. As this would be a fantastical development, especially in the wake of the surprise BMW M1 Homage reveal at Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este, we took a second look at it. Something seemed...just a bit off. Those headlights look like they're from something else, and the hood bulge and nose are just too much a BMW M3, which has a front engine necessitating a hood bulge, where this does not. We call shenanigans. Really impressive shenanigans, and way more staggeringly awesome than the actual M1 Homage, but shenanigans no less. What do you say? Scrutinize a higher resolution version HERE . Gawker Media polls require...
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newVideoPlayer("BMWM1Homage_gawker.flv", 494, 410,""); When we showed you the first shots of the BMW M1 Homage , there were many a cry that Photoshop visual trickery was being used to deceive our eyes. Well, it seems the Bavarians have heard your skepticism, and in an effort to prove they're both not made of wood and that they're nose isn't growing longer by the minute, have responded with this video footage. We're not saying 3D renderings can't also be used for these sort of moving pictures, but you'd have to be just plain stubborn to deny the physical existence of the M1 Homage concept after watching this footage. Besides, we just want to believe. We know there's mixed opinions on the styling, but we're too busy imagining what a modern mid-engined BMW racer would drive like to worry about what it may or may not look like.
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Remember the BMW M1 from the late 70's and early 80's? Sure, we all do — how could someone forget the only BMW mid-engined homologated racer? Well, for you fans of that MotorWorken hotness, we've got an exciting bit of news out of the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este, an Italian gathering hosting precious metal from all over the world. The Germans suprised everyone by bringing a piece of racing hotness hearkening back to those halcyon days of the late 70's — kind of a thirtieth anniversary present to lovers of the old M1. It's called the BMW M1 Homage concept, a modern-day interpretation of the mid-engined Bavarian exotic. So is this flame-surfaced M1 successor a future classic? Well, it's hard to say. galleryPost('BMWM1homage', 12, 'Mmm — M1!'); As of now, the M1 Homage is strictly a design exercise. We haven't seen shots of the interior, the mechanical bits, or of the vehicle in motion, so it may very well be no...
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The M1 is a great car. And it was even more impressive when it was new. But what to do if you want the looks of the Procar racing version, but the comfort and luxury of the street version? Do what a former Prime Minister of Qatar would do: Buy a standard car and have it done up with the body kit of a Procar. Check out those tri-color stripes! The only thing cooler than this is the M1 that was painted up by Andy Warhol. Act quickly! This thing is a bargain at just $178,750 Buy-It-Now. Well, at least compared to yesterday's $1.85M black on black on black Bugatti . galleryPost('BMWM1ebaypmqatar', 6, 'Found On eBay'); Hat tip to Dyer! [ eBay ]
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