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Anyone know much about the old Alpina M1?

Si - You're the Alpina expert, what do you know?

Jamie.

No idea about the E26 Alpina M1 but know the new M1 looks serious!

Want to find out a bit more info on it.

Not fussed about all the modern rubbish

Ask someone on that forum...I'm sure they'll have better knowledge then anyone on here

http://www.thealpinaregister.com/home

I was looking earlier, just not energy to join up at the minute.

i've never heard of one, not that they don't possibly exist. I've never read in a book or heard anything. Theres certainly nothing in my alpina bufty books on such a car

The only tuned M1's i know of where the Pro car race cars

Alpina are meant to be an alternative to M cars. I cant see there being an Alpina M1. Prime examples of Alpina doing their own thing are the Z8 which Alpina removed the M power engine and manual box to replace it with a 4.8 M60 and auto box and the B6s which lost the S14 in favour of the M30B35.

bss325i wrote:Alpina are meant to be an alternative to M cars. I can see there being an Alpina M1. Prime examples of Alpina doing their own thing are the Z8 which Alpina removed the M power engine and manual box to replace it with a 4.8 M60 and auto box and the B6s which lost the S14 in favour of the M30B35.

Twats!

Dan318-is wrote:

bss325i wrote:Alpina are meant to be an alternative to M cars. I can see there being an Alpina M1. Prime examples of Alpina doing their own thing are the Z8 which Alpina removed the M power engine and manual box to replace it with a 4.8 M60 and auto box and the B6s which lost the S14 in favour of the M30B35.

Twats!

Yes for the Z8 but the B6s? Come on Dan, that car is awesome!

http://www.bmwm1.com/

It was the first and only mid-engined BMW to be mass produced. Twin-cam M88/1 3.5 L 6-cylinder gasoline engine with Kugelfischer injection.

Maximum power 276.8 PS (273.0 bhp) (203.6 kW)
@ 6500 rpm

Maximum torque 330.0 Nm (243 ft·lb) (33.7 kgm)
@ 5000 rpm

0-60 5.6 seconds
0-100 13.1 seconds
1/4 mile 13.8 seconds

Power to weight 210bhp/ton

Imagine Alpina getting there hands on that

Apparently it's verrrrry rare. Only about 3 in excistance, well so I'm told.

Anyway here's a pic of one....

bss325i wrote:

Dan318-is wrote:

bss325i wrote:Alpina are meant to be an alternative to M cars. I can see there being an Alpina M1. Prime examples of Alpina doing their own thing are the Z8 which Alpina removed the M power engine and manual box to replace it with a 4.8 M60 and auto box and the B6s which lost the S14 in favour of the M30B35.

Twats!

Yes for the Z8 but the B6s? Come on Dan, that car is awesome!

If i could by any alpina it would be the b8 4.6, no contest

bmw nasca c2 concept, alpina built an engine for this car, but the plug was pulled on the project

I'd have the B10 Bi-Turbo without a shadow of doubt!

That M1 above looks like it's Macau Blue?

I'm pretty sure it's Macau, apparently it's got a twin turbo V8 in??

That looks so

It needs some love?

maxfield wrote:I'm pretty sure it's Macau, apparently it's got a twin turbo V8 in??

WOW!

maxfield wrote:I'm pretty sure it's Macau, apparently it's got a twin turbo V8 in??

Any pics of the engine?

No pics of the engine.

The owner (My boss) will be starting work on it soon, apparently it needs some new injectors.

Get some more pics

I'll try too.

Also we have a stunning Z1 in at work, and an E-type

BIGJO wrote:Ask someone on that forum...I'm sure they'll have better knowledge then anyone on here

http://www.thealpinaregister.com/home

you trying to rub people up the wrong way pal?!

Nope I wouldn't dare!

so is there any more information on this car then ?

Here is the M1 I saw back in 2006. I remember seeing one as a child in a BMW garage and falling in love with its shape. A possible classic super car?

maxfield wrote:Apparently it's verrrrry rare. Only about 3 in excistance, well so I'm told.

Anyway here's a pic of one....

I have never heard about an Alpina M1, and if there was, it would never looked like a shed as you have in that picture here!
If there are an Alpina M1.... It will mostly bellong to Alpina them self, hiden in a corner of their factory and not been access to media or any ppl outside the company

well from what ive read in a classic car news paper there was an alpina and a schnitzer tunned version but that was only for the track. they only produced 554 i think 54 for the track and the other 500 for the road they did a later race series with a 1000bhp twin turbo car for the la mans 24hour race but the whole production of these car only lasted 3 to 4 years

If you look on http://classiccarsforsale.co.uk theres 3 M1s on there, crazy money, but no mention of Alpina in any of the ads. I'm guessing the Alpinas are as rare as rocking horse $hit as you say, mostly unheard of

maxfield wrote:No pics of the engine.

The owner (My boss) will be starting work on it soon, apparently it needs some new injectors.

Standard E26 M1 injectors still available from BMW £396.08 each from me

Sorry M1s are horrible

it was biult in the late 70's early 80's it better looking than some of the shite in that era

maxfield wrote:Apparently it's verrrrry rare. Only about 3 in excistance, well so I'm told.

Anyway here's a pic of one....

that looks like a kit car ! the lines are different to any pic i have seen of a M1 ....I might be wrong but a car so scarce and even rarer in alpina form would never end up in that state surely ?

e30topless wrote:

maxfield wrote:Apparently it's verrrrry rare. Only about 3 in excistance, well so I'm told.

Anyway here's a pic of one....

that looks like a kit car ! the lines are different to any pic i have seen of a M1 ....I might be wrong but a car so scarce and even rarer in alpina form would never end up in that state surely ?

the wheels in that pic look like they came off knight rider

e30topless wrote:

maxfield wrote:Apparently it's verrrrry rare. Only about 3 in excistance, well so I'm told.

Anyway here's a pic of one....

that looks like a kit car ! the lines are different to any pic i have seen of a M1 ....I might be wrong but a car so scarce and even rarer in alpina form would never end up in that state surely ?

This is what i was thinking, the front spoiler on that looks like it is chipped fibreglass and the big vents in the door/rear quarter are not on any of the M1's i've seen.

The nose looks longer and the door mirrors are different to.