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BMW M1 #90 Pooh Jeans M. Surer Procar Series 1980 Minichamps 1:18

BMW M1 #90 Pooh Jeans M. Surer Procar Series 1980 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180802990
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About the BMW M1 #90 Pooh Jeans M. Surer Procar Series 1980 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW M1 reproduces Marc Surer's #90 Pooh Jeans livery from the 1980 Procar Series, with opening doors, bonnet and boot. This used model comes with a box showing traces of storage, capturing BMW's supporting championship for its M1 supercar.

The Procar Series gave BMW a way to put its M1 supercar in front of Formula 1 crowds directly, and this Marc Surer livery is a genuine slice of that short but memorable championship.

Minichamps' Diecast Reading of a Procar Livery

The zinc alloy body gives the M1's wedge-shaped profile real weight in the hand, and the doors, bonnet and boot all open, revealing the mid-mounted straight-six and the stripped-back cabin the race series demanded. The Pooh Jeans sponsorship livery is reproduced across the flanks with the bold, period-correct graphics that made Procar grids so visually distinct, and under a display lamp the paint and decal work hold sharp edges against the M1's angular Giugiaro-designed body panels.

A Supporting Series Built Around a Single Model

The Procar Series ran in 1979 and 1980 as a support championship at select Formula 1 weekends, putting identical BMW M1 supercars into the hands of both established Grand Prix drivers and promising touring car competitors. Marc Surer, a genuine Formula 1 driver of the period, competed in the series in this Pooh Jeans-liveried car, making this model a direct connection to a period when a single homologation supercar generated an entire race series around it. That format, one make, one car, mixed grids, was unusual even for its time and gives the M1 a competition story that stands apart from its road-going reputation.

Displaying a Used Procar Livery

This copy has been previously owned, and its box shows traces of storage rather than any concern about the casting itself. Given the opening doors, bonnet and boot, checking all three settle cleanly is worthwhile before display. Placed among other Procar liveries or 1980s BMW motorsport subjects, this Surer car adds a specific, named-driver entry to a collection built around a genuinely short-lived but distinctive chapter of BMW's racing history.

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