In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the M1, BMW has created the M1 Homage. The design was revealed at the 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este held in Cernobbio, Italy. Produced from 1978 to 1981, the M1 was BMW's first and only mid-engined street car. A total of 456 M1s were built when BMW took over the Italian firm
