BMW M5: The Complete Story British Motorbikes and the loss of racing

and the loss of racing pals

this book includes: the origins of the business

Its complete history is told in detail and copiously illustrated with period and modern high-quality images

including the fabulous lightweight GTA racer

In the past the 924 was often underrated

BMW M5: The Complete Story British Motorbikes and the loss of racingThe M5 was the car that really initiated the legend of the M cars from BMW. The letter M has been applied to a high performance BMW as early as 1978, but that year's M1 was an exotic supercar. It had the right image, but the M1 was never going to bring in major profits. The M5 was much simpler in concept. It was and remains a production 5 Series saloon, redeveloped for ultra high performance. Manufacturing costs were minimized, allowing BMW to price