Customers travel from across the world to collect their new cars at the BMW Welt factory collection programme. For BMW enthusiasts, it’s a great way to enjoy a new car and a factory tour at the same time. But it’s not every day that you see a BMW M1 Procar awaiting it’s new owner. But businessmen and head of the BMW Owners Club of Japan Masakuni Hosobuch traveled to collect that car BMW Classic had been restoring for him over several years.
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The entrepreneur is President of the BMW Club Japan and an avid collector of BMW M Power vehicles. “BMWs are my great passion, and the Procar definitely will get a place of honor in my collection. It was very important to me to restore the car to its former glory after so many years of racing. And who could have done a better job than the manufacturers themselves? It also gives me great pleasure to pick up this classic car right here at BMW Welt, amidst all the new vehicles.”
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The BMW M1 Procar Series
In 1979 and 1980, a racing series preceding the Formula One events was held specifically for the BMW M1. The fastest Formula One drivers of the day, such as Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet, raced against private drivers. A total of only 54 Procars were built, each with its own, individual style. The BMW M1 Procar belonging to Masakuni Hosobuchi, entitled “Yes to the Nürburgring,” is painted with images of the famous race track, symbolizing BMW’s strong connection to the old Nürburgring. Nelson Piquet and Hans-Joachim Stuck drove this car to the class win and third overall in the 1,000-km race at the Nordschleife in 1980.
The restored Procar will now be shipped from Munich to Japan to take it’s place in Masakuni Hosobuch’s BMW collection.
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