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Mike Snyder from https://autoxgraphics.com Is putting together one of these for me....I guess if there is any interest he can do for others? If so, you'll be able to reach him directly to order.
I don't have it just yet...but, will be similar if not exactly like the one pictured. I picked up this pic from another thread from back in the day....however, that company is no longer doing it. Once I get mine, I'll post up a pic and then we can go from there I don't have pricing info yet....but, I'd guess around $15 Now I need to figure out what # my car is....it's in that same thread I picked up the pic from! Pretty cool I think! |
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Use this sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing From this thread: https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1468677 That 740 number has always been wrong. |
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740 is just the popular # that most have been going with. |
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10-03-2018, 07:47 PM | #7 |
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Hate to reignite this debate......but, are we at 740 or 750 USA 1M's
Revived an older thread as well so we can get some closure before I get my window sticker made? https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1468677 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showp...30&postcount=1 Which data is correct???? |
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Same goes for this website: https://www.bimmerarchive.org/e-code/. This website accurately lists all BMW models, engines and up-to-date news. But it reports that it is no official website of BMW AG or affiliated BMW companies (see here). Its office is located less than 15 minutes away from the BMW engine factory in Steyr (Austria). I don't know. I do know though that I am 100% unrelated to BMW, except for buying and appreciating their cars and being a moderator (doing this for free) at the M2 section over here at Bimmerpost (a website which, AFAIK, is not controlled by BMW).
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10-06-2018, 05:12 PM | #12 |
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761 1Ms were built for the US market. 222 were built for the Canadian market. These numbers include press cars, pre-production cars and exhibition cars. I don't work for BMW, so I don't know what they mean by "740 cars sold", but my guess is that it only counts brand new cars sold to a dealer. It doesn't include BMW of North America cars imported for press and testing. However, most of those cars end up in private hands. So in my opnion the only number that should be used is the 761.
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"We have finally been able to obtain a final US 1M production figure for all those curious. The final count for US 1Ms was 740 units, per BMWNA M Manager, Matt Russell."
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Are there more US cars? You're right; Yes! They weren't intended to me primary consumer cars. Do we count them in total production? Probably. Do we count them in the number sold officially? No. There will be some news soon about all of this; but until confirmed otherwise I would stick to the 740 number since we don't have the detailed breakdown of the others...yet!
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For me, that is why the 740 number is such a stretch for the OP's purpose of getting a sequence number sticker. You might just as well get a sticker that says xxx/347 cars in VO, or xxx/148 cars with manual seats. Cars sold to customers is a somewhat arbitrary criteria, especially since it can be definitively proven that a press demo car was later re-sold. What should we tell the person who owns an original press car and wants a sticker if that car isn't included in the total?
I think it should be one of these: xxx/750 (production run US 1Ms) xxx/761 (all US 1Ms including pre-production) xxx/983 (all UR93 1Ms - since the US and Canada VINs are intermingled) I tend to prefer xxx/750 because none of the pre-production cars were sold. I realize there are multiple examples of pre-production BMWs ending up owned by individuals, but that has not happened with US 1Ms. You can run a VIN report like carfax on those 11 VINs and the reports will come up empty. If someone can prove that any of the pre-production cars were not destroyed (perhaps the one that was used as the pace car for the Rolex24) and there is even a chance you could buy one in the future, then I'd change my opinion to xxx/761. Otherwise the sticker should say "One of 740 cars reportedly sold to customers in the US". |
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Here is official BMW Archives page for the E36 M3 GT https://bmw-grouparchiv.de/research/...tml?id=3899156 Unit count: 356 Notice how they don't dismiss the 6 pre-production cars that they built? Quote:
The problem is that we don't know what happened to the 11 pre-production cars. Another problem, that the last US cars was also never registered. We don't know what happened to all those cars. Some were destroyed, some might be at the BMW's storage, some hoarded by a dealer. AutoCheck is just not a reliable source for this. To have a consistency, the total production number should be used. This is the number that all historians use. Last edited by SickFinga; 10-06-2018 at 11:05 PM.. |
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I think the original poster or maybe all of us should definitely get these stickers out of 740...if anything just to cause SickFinga to have a breakdown!! LOL
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For example the 1M MotoGP Safety Cars (EURO-spec): there's at least one on display at BMW Welt which BMW sometimes fires up for a loud victory lap.
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Geez! Thanks for all the feedback and information!
Now I'm just hoping that guy doesn't get back to me...lol! I'm not sure what to tell him? In any case, if you guys are members of the 1M BMW Owners Society.....you will know that Syed Hoda will be collaborating with BMW to write a book about the 1M I'm not sure if he is on this forum or not. However, maybe he will be able to shed some light on the subject as he research's information on the book??? Can't seem to share the link...but, here is a pic of his post announcing the book.... |
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