[DML] Re: Another Giugiaro Design Influence?

["Jesse D. Sightler" <jsight@xxxx>]

dcsj@xxxx wrote:
> 
> While looking through the back of an AutoWeek mag., a couple months back, I
> ran across a for sale ad with picture. The car was a 1980 BMW M1 It appeared
> to be a 2seat sports coupe the design was strikingly similar too a
> Delorean/Lotus Espri Hybrid concept.

You are definately correct here. :) No gull-wing doors, but other than
that, the car looks very much like a Delorean. It was also designed by
Giugiaro and Ital Design, and I believe there were about 8000 produced,
although I could be mixing the production number up with the Z1.

> It was listed @ $85,000 . Is this a rare prototype or an actual production
> model? I have to say its the sharpest looking BMW I've ever seen. The front
> end looks delorean and back end looks espri.

I've seen two of them in person at the Euro99 show earlier this year,
and yes they are very impressive looking vehicles. I've never seen one
for less than 70-80000, though. :)

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Jesse D. Sightler
http://www.biddin.com/delorean/