[DML] Re: Another Giugiaro Design Influence?

[Rob Hook <rob_hook@xxxx>]

Actually, the earlier prototype for this car (the M1) DID have gullwing 
doors and VERY DeLorean-esque windows. It was simply called the BMW Turbo 
and was introduced in 1973. For more info (not much more) see "The Best Of 
Motor Trend", their 50th Anniversary Special. This magazine also has two 
pictures of and some words about the DeLorean. The M1 was a very limited 
production car with only 457 examples produced. It did NOT have a V8 or 
V12 and Ferrari had nothing to do with the design. The engine was 
essentially the 3.4 from the 635CSi. For more info on the M1, see "The 
Ultimate Classic Car Book" by our friend Quentin Willson. This book also 
has a couple unfriendly pages (but nice pictures) about the DeLorean.

Now, if you want to see another prototype that looks ALOT like the 
DeLorean, look up the Ford Mustang RSX designed by GHIA in the late 
70s/early 80s. This can be found on page 240 of "The Complete Book of 
Mustang". The doors may not be gullwings (can't tell from the picture) but 
the windows look identical to the DeLorean.

--Rob Hook

-----Original Message-----
From:	Jesse D. Sightler [SMTP:jsight@xxxx]
Sent:	Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:55 PM
To:	dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	[DML] Re: Another Giugiaro Design Influence?

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. :)

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

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