Celebrating 50 Years of BMW M – The BMW E36 M3

The BMW E36 M3 was always going to be a car that would be challenged on all fronts, mainly due to the success of its predecessor the E30 M3. A new complete design that stepped away from its motorsport roots and mass produced numbers make the E36 M3 for a very interesting debate amongst BMW enthusiasts, even until today.

First launched in 1992 as a 3.0 coupe, opinion was divided from day one, but it quite quickly grew its own cult following and was very much an appropriate car for the era. The early models boasted 286bhp from a 3.0 litre engine, however in 1995 BMW introduced the E36 M3 Evo with a 3.2 litre engine and a 6 speed manual gearbox producing 321 bhp.

Who’s gonna run this town? – Datsun 280Z

The Datsun 280Z is a sports car that was produced by Nissan from 1975 to 1978. It is part of the Z car series, which started with the Datsun 240Z in October1969. In Japan the car was known as the Nissan Fairlady Z – the name was inspired by the popular Broadway musical “My Fair Lady”, and it was chosen by Nissan as a way to give the car a more appealing and memorable name in the Japanese market. The ‘Fairlady’ name continued to be used for subsequent generations of the Z car in Japan, although outside of Japan it was simply referred to by the model number and Z.

Push it to the limit – The BMW E39 M5

“Push it to the limit!” If ever there was a slogan specifically for the M5 this should be it! The E39 M5 is truly a special car being part of of the holy grail of BMW M’s. Considered by many to be one of the best M cars ever made, it has undoubtedly earned its place in the history books., and this stunning Oxford green with Individual extended heritage champagne leather from 2000 is a one of one example, which is quite simply stunning.

BMW E30 M3 JOHNNY CECOTTO EDITION

The BMW M3 from 1986 was the first of its kind and came straight from the Motorsports world. Thanks to its numerous wins in the touring car championships the E30M3 quickly became one of BMW Ms most iconic cars! The idea was simple: to create a sports coupe that would be enjoyed on the road, as much as on the racetrack. As a homologation vehicle for the touring car championship the M3 was first produced in 1986. From the standard E30 models only the doors and the roof were used for the M3, everything else was redesigned and fitted into the M3 using high-tech motorsports know-how.