BMW 3-Series (E21) 320i Group 5 Roy Lichtenstein Art Car 1977

[nick77]

The BMW Art Car Project was introduced by the French racecar driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain, who wanted to invite an artist to create a canvas on an automobile.

Many renowned artists throughout the world have created BMW Art Cars, including David Hockney, Jenny Holzer, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol. To date, a total of 17 BMW Art Cars, based on both racing and regular production vehicles, have been created.


The Group 5 version of the BMW 320, introduced in 1977 as a replacement to the already obsolete BMW 3.0 CSL and became nicknamed as the Flying Brick in reference to the blocky bodyshape, was powered by a Formula Two engine that was tuned to 300 bhp (220 kW) by BMW Motorsport.

Other than the main factory team and McLaren who ran the IMSA operation in the US, the car was notably used by the BMW Junior Team, who had the likes of Manfred Winkelhock, Eddie Cheever, and Marc Surer as drivers. They would help to win the 1977 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft and would later go into Formula One. The car was also used to win the Macau Guia Race in 1981 and 1982.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Art_Car_Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E21)#Motorsports

 

[StarLight]

BMW Art Car ... must have!
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[cbarbosa]

Voted! 👍

 

[Aero2000]

If you liked this race car, you maybe like this road version too

 

[nick77]

If you liked this race car, you maybe like this road version too

You'd like the road car but not the race car?

 

[Aero2000]

You'd like the road car but not the race car?

I'm sorry, but yes, that's the case... I have a problem with race cars that looks like this and other of this Group 5 doo