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The 1970s brought one of the most comprehensive model campaigns in the BMW history. A unforgettable BMW classic, the BMW M1.

Theo Jansen is the Dutch creator of what he calls “Kinetic Sculptures,” where nature and technology meet. Essentially these sculptures are robots powered by the wind only.

This is me drawing my friend’s car - a BMW 318is e30. Music: Teenage Crime - Adrian Lux (Axwell Remix)

New BMW C 650 GT - Stills

I was commissioned by Audi of America to create a 4 foot long papercraft replica of the 2012 Audi A7 for their announcement of this vehicle and display at the 2011 New York Auto Show. Studio photography by Ivan Lesko, www.ivanlesko.com Music composed and licensed by Wimer Hazenberg, http For more on this and my other artworks visit www.visualspicer.com .

BMW Museum, Munich. Balls attached to the ceiling with strings create three dimensional shape of a car.

Shot at the BMW Museum in Munich, these balls were attached to strings from the ceiling and together they created three dimensional shapes including a car.

Shot at the BMW Museum in Munich, these balls were attached to strings from the ceiling and together they created three dimensional shapes including a car.

The fourth BMW Art Car was created in 1977 by the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol who, unlike the previous artists, worked directly on the full-scale vehicle and painted the car himself. For Andy Warhol to paint an automobile seems a natural. His studio was known as a factory and his greatest fame came from portraying Campbell’s Soup cans. Warhol explained the sweeping strokes of his car, “I tried to portray speed pictorially. If a car is moving really quickly, all the lines and colors are blurred.” All previous Art Car artists created their designs on 1:5 scale models, called maquettes, and had technicians reproduce their designs on the real cars. Warhol insisted on painting the real M1 himself. He is reported to have spent all of 23 minutes painting the car. He ran his fingers through the paint to leave a personal touch. When asked if he was pleased with the end result, he replied, “I love the car; it’s better than the work of art itself.” The car raced only once, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1979, driven by Manfred Winkelhock (Germany) and the Frenchmen Hervé Poulain and Marcel Mignot. It placed sixth overall and second in class. Thanks to BMW AG for all the help and great videos and thank you for reading this post. For more BMW and other motornews, Ctrl-t your way to euromotornews.com Manny Ortiz Editor EMN

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