BMW M5: The Complete Story British Motorbikes In the past the 924

In the past the 924 was often underrated

including the fabulous lightweight GTA racer

this book includes: the origins of the business

contemporary

In addition there is specially commissioned colour photography of important surviving examples

BMW M5: The Complete Story British Motorbikes In the past the 924The 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