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The Ex-Franz Konrad/'John Winter'/Dieter Quester/Rolf Stommelen, 1979 BMW M1 Pro-car Competition Coupé
Germany • 1 Oct 2011
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AI Listing Summary
This 1979 BMW M1 Pro-car Competition Coupé, chassis number 4301 066, boasts a rich racing history, driven by notable figures like Franz Konrad and Dieter Quester. Recently restored at a cost exceeding €290,000, it's race-ready and eligible for top-tier historic events, presenting a unique opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts.
Condition
8
While the car has been restored, its extensive racing history suggests potential wear and tear, and the need for ongoing maintenance to keep it in top competitive condition. The restoration work is extensive, it competed successfully at Le Mans Classic and Spa Francorchamps, GT class victory in the popular Classic Endurance Racing Series. These facts suggests it is a high quality restoration and it is in race-ready condition.
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4301 066
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For 1979, the chief executive of BMW Motorsport, former racing driver Jochen Neerpasch, conceived a one-make Championship to run as a curtain-raiser before World Championship Formula 1 Grand Prix races in Europe.
The cars to be used were to be known as the Procar BMW M1s, comprising of a specially-built series of competition coupés based upon the Bavarian company's latest‚homologation special' batch of M1 coupé road cars.
The F1 support-race series was created to aid BMW in building sufficient M1s to qualify the model for Group 4 classification within the contemporary FIA World Championship of Makes.
The Procar M1 race series ran for two years, 1979 and 1980, and its enormously high profile is evident from the series Champions of those two seasons – none other than eventual triple-World Champions Niki Lauda (1975-77-84) in 1979 and Nelson Piquet (1981-83-87) in 1980.
After BMW had fulfilled the homologation requirements for the M1 to be accepted into World endurance Championship Gr...
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£696,927
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£850,494
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£1,211,200
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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