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Originally Posted by Boss330
Just a bit of BMW M history to clear up some misconceptions re first generations of M cars being street legal race cars for homologation purposes...
List of previous BMW M models, in successive order:
-M1
-E12 M535i
-E24 M635i
-E28 M535i
-E28 M5
-E30 M3
-E34 M5
-E36 M3
-E36/7/8 Z3 M Roadster/Coupe
-E39 M5
-E46 M3
-E6x M5
-E6x M6
-E8x Z4 M
-E9x M3
-E82 1M
-E7x X5M/X6M
-F10 M5
-F06/12/13 M6
-F8x X5M/X6M
-F80 M3
In that list there are two models that fits your description of the first few models; the M1 and the E30 M3.
Between the M1 and E30 M3 there was three "M Performance" models before the E28 M5 and then the E30 M3...
So no, the first few generations wasn't mostly homologation specials. The first few models actually had a predominance of versions that would compare to todays "M Performance" lineup.
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Can I point out that my 850CSi has an S70 engine and a WBS chassis code, thus should be in that list?