BMW goes to the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
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Click on the photo of the F1 for a gallery of high-res images of the BMWs at Amelia Island
BMW is bringing two of their most classic endurance racing vehicles to the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Florida next week. The 1939 BMW RS 500 motorcycle that won the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy will make it’s first North American appearance, accompanied by the 1941 BMW 328 that was built for the Mille Miglia, but never ran due to the war.
In addition to the classic racers, BMW will bring two of their modern LeMans winning cars. The V12 LMR was the first full BMW to get an overall win at LeMans in 1999, and was the last car to win LeMans prior to the current age of Audi (including Bentley) domination. However, just a few years before the LMR, BMW power also won LeMans in the back of the fabulous McLaren F1 GTR. In 1995 the F1 GTR finished first, third, fourth and fifth in their first ever attempt.
The BMW press release is after the jump.
[Source: BMW]
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