A Closer Look At Paul Walker’s Rare Old BMW M1 AHG Studie

This stunning BMW M1 AHG Studie was once owned by famed Fast & Furious star Paul Walker and was priced at around $550,000 at pre-auction estimates.Then Paul Walker's BMW eventually sell? It fetched a staggering $640,000 at an auction in Miami. The car's complete ownership history is unknown, but it was owned by popular collector Don Davis before it entered the collection of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. Both the actor and his friend tragically died in an accident involving the Porsche his Carrera GT that Roger lost control of. This BMW M1 is now 42 years old and has been barely driven, showing only 4,238 miles on the odometer. The BMW M1 was an iconic supercar in its heyday and remains a legend. RELATED: Fast and Furious Paul Walker's Toyota Supra Sells for $550,000

Paul Walker's M1 is an old and very rare BMW

What you're looking at is one of the rarest BMWs ever built and the first to be built under the supervision of BMW's seasoned M department. This BMW M1 is a hand-built homologation special of his 1970s production to enter motorsport. BMW Motorsport intended to build a selection of mid-engined supercars to meet FIA Group 5 regulations. However, when the rules changed, BMW had to build a minimum of 400 examples to meet Group 4 regulations before the BMW M1 could receive Group 5 homologation. Instead of postponing the race program, BMW devised a one-make series and also focused on further development and increased production to meet homologation requirements. Aiming for a mid-engined car, BMW contacted Lamborghini to create the chassis of the BMW M1 using a tubular steel space frame designed with input from engineer Giampaolo Dallara. . At this stage, Lamborghini's financial problems slowed development and the partnership fell apart. But a group of old Lamborghini engineers got together and started a company to make their dreams come true. The final car turned out great with a stiff space frame and sophisticated double wishbone suspension with adjustable coil springs and Bilstein gas-filled dampers. Rack-and-pinion steering came unassisted, and Giorgetto Giugiaro's aerodynamic fiberglass bodywork contours made the M1 look stunning. Supercar.

One of the best engines in the BMW M-series range

Beneath the state-of-the-art rear end lurked the all-new M88 3.5-liter in-line 6-cylinder engine, which was state-of-the-art at the time. A road car he developed 277hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. Full-throttle-generated screams can still be knee-jerk. The engine was mated to his ZF five-speed manual transaxle with a limited-slip differential. Production of the BMW M1 ended in 1982 and Peter Gartemann, owner of German BMW dealer AHG, wanted to conduct a design study for a limited-production car inspired by the deadly M1 Pro car. RELATED: The best features of the BMW M1

Paul Walker owned a limited edition BMW

This car was an option package called AHG Studie. It was no ordinary BMW M1. It was the ultimate road-legal pro car style racer. With the most aggressive body kit of its time, the visual difference was obvious. It featured front and rear spoilers inspired by professional cars, flared wheel arches and side skirts, giving it unusual bodywork for its time. The BMW M1 AHG Studie car was equipped with adjustable racing suspension and wide 16-inch 3-piece BBS wheels. Power was increased to 350 horsepower and the engine was combined with a special racing clutch and a new exhaust system. It was still a road car, but it was brutal. The car's interior received leather seat inserts instead of cloth, and speakers were added to improve the stereo system. As a unique touch, AHG commissioned popular German paint shop Hermann Altmiks to paint each BMW M1 in a unique livery to the customer's taste. The cost of modifications has made the car's price skyrocket. The car you're looking at is just one of ten examples sporting the AHG Studie package.

Paul Walker's BMW M1 is the original car

Paul Waler's AHG M1 Studie is an original, not a replica. For example, under the driver's side taillight is the "altmiks lunchdesign" sign. This is chassis 4301090 built in 1979 and delivered to BMW dealer Schneider in Bielefeld, Germany in August of that year. The car's original color was white, but it was changed by one of his early owners to the iconic tricolor livery of BMW Motorsport. Purchased in 2011 by sought-after collector Don Davis, it soon became part of the AE Performance Car Collection owned by California's Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. Source: RM Sotheby's, BMW