{"id":34557,"date":"2022-10-25T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34557"},"modified":"2022-10-25T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:12:05","slug":"bavarian-legends-collection-showcases-bmws-old-and-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=34557","title":{"rendered":"Bavarian Legends Collection Showcases BMWs Old and New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of exciting new BMWs coming out in the upcoming months. There\u2019s no doubt that some BMW fans are looking forward to the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/23\/bmw-xm-all-you-need-to-know\/\">XM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/10\/21\/2023-bmw-m2-g87-how-id-build-it\/\">G87 M2<\/a>, maybe even the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/09\/13\/2023-bmw-i7-aventurine-red-video\/\">new 7 Series<\/a>. But discerning enthusiasts might be looking elsewhere \u2013 say, Munich \u2013 and in a shorter time frame. November, for example.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because RM Sotheby\u2019s will be holding a very special Munich auction this year. Taking place November 25<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0 through the 26th, some old-school BMW fans might have a lot to be thankful for. \u201cThe Bavarian Legends Collection\u201d features 32 very special BMWs of varying vintage, ranging from a 1958 BMW 507 to a 1980 BMW M1, and a whole lot of in-between. Perhaps most notable is the abundance of pre-war vehicles, which have become more and more uncommon as they approach centenarian status.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411465\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411465\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-411465\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"villa d este concorso 26 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of villa d este concorso 26 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-411465\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"villa d este concorso 26 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/villa_d_este_concorso_26.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of villa d este concorso 26 830x553\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos by BMW Group Classic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>RM Sotheby\u2019s Bavarian Legends Collection: Pre-War Vehicles<\/h2>\n<p>The oldest BMW featured is a 1928 Dixi 3\/15 DA-1. It\u2019s a soft-top roadster built under license by the Austin Motor Company and based on the Austin 7. Boasting a whopping 15 horsepower, it was essentially an Austin 7 built to be left-hand drive and assembled using parts manufactured in Germany. It is technically the first BMW car produced.<\/p>\n<p>A 1938 BMW 328 Roadster has also found its way into the auction. One of just 464 BMW 328s built in the 1930s, this one is an early example and has an apparently uncertain history until its registration in 2011. The 328 was an integral part of BMW\u2019s early motorsport history; even claiming a 1-2-3 finish at the Mille Miglia, and two victories at the N\u00fcrburgring.<\/p>\n<p>A 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II is also on the block, although this is long before they had anything to do with BMW. The most interesting thing about this one is that it has over 63,000 miles on it, which is downright amazing! It\u2019s also bounced around from the UK to Germany, a couple of times, then to the US, and back to Europe, so it\u2019s probably the world\u2019s most well-traveled Phantom II. A 7.7-liter inline-six engine powers this monster.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-368711\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"1980 BMW M1 White 63 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 1980 BMW M1 White 63 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-368711\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"1980 BMW M1 White 63 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1980-BMW-M1-White-63.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 1980 BMW M1 White 63 830x553\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Modern Bavarian Legends<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s no shortage of amazing modern BMWs up for auction, too. The 1980 BMW M1 is one of four finished in Grey (apparently, that\u2019s the full color name, or \u201cGrey 211\u201d if you\u2019re feeling fancy), and reportedly one of just nine that received a brown leather and cloth interior. It\u2019s a safe bet that it\u2019s one-of-a-kind in Grey over brown. Even crazier is that this vehicle was formerly owned by Jochen Neerpasch, BMW M head honcho, and the M1 project\u2019s dad. RM says it best: \u201c\u2026First owned by the father of the BMW M1 project and finished in a unique in-vogue color combination, this beautifully preserved supercar is surely one of the most desirable examples in existence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The newest vehicle available is one of my favorites, a 2003 BMW M3 CSL. Showing just 4,698 miles on the odometer (roughly 3,000 miles), this CSL is in showroom condition. Weirdly, it seems to be sporting the standard 19-inch wheels found on lesser M3s rather than the lightweight, traditional multi-spoke CSL and Competition Package wheels. These were offered from the factory on CSL cars, but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever seen them!<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-385918\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-830x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-830x612.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-1388x1024.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-385918\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20612%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-830x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"612\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-830x612.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-1388x1024.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20-years-of-BMW-Z8-4.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Oh, So Much More<\/h2>\n<p>This is just a slice from a very, very special cake \u2013 there\u2019s an Isetta, a 3.0 CSL, multiple Z1s, an 850CSi, a Z8 \u2013 even an actual E36 touring car sporting a high-strung S14 engine. The Munich auction will also feature some non-BMWs, in case you were wondering. A couple of other noteworthy vehicles include a Carrera GT and a Ferrari F40. That said, <a href=\"https:\/\/rmsothebys.com\/en\/home\/lots\/mu22\">the list is 74 cars long<\/a> and reads like an alumni roster for the best cars made in the last century.<\/p>\n<p>Do yourself a favor and check out the full <a href=\"https:\/\/rmsothebys.com\/en\/home\/lots\/mu22#?SortBy=Default&amp;SearchTerm=&amp;Category=All%20Categories&amp;IncludeWithdrawnLots&amp;Auction=MU22&amp;OfferStatus=All%20Availability&amp;AuctionYear=&amp;Model=Model&amp;Make=Make&amp;FeaturedOnly=false&amp;StillForSaleOnly=false&amp;Collection=Offered%20from%20The%20Bavarian%20Legends%20Collection&amp;TagLine=All%20Lots&amp;WithoutReserveOnly=false&amp;Day=All%20Days&amp;TimedOnly=false&amp;OneHubLinkOnly=false&amp;AuctionedStatus=All%20Lots&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=40\">Bavarian Legends Collection here<\/a>. Enjoy window shopping until you drop; alternatively, get ready to drop some serious cash. After browsing for an hour, one thing is for certain: they sure don\u2019t make them like they used to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a lot of exciting new BMWs coming out in the upcoming months. There\u2019s no doubt that some BMW fans are looking forward to the upcoming XM and G87 M2, maybe even the new 7 Series. But discerning enthusiasts might be looking elsewhere \u2013 say, Munich \u2013 and in a shorter time frame. November, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":34558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}