While not all models from this era were penned by Bangle himself, they were all designed under his supervision and signed off by him, turning his name into a byword for BMWs from that period of time.

A good blogger's dozen of them have been commissioned for BMW over the years, and every one of them has remained in the company's private collection. Except one. That one is the M1 Procar you see ...

Ask Jan Lammers to name his favourite racing car, and he doesn’t plump for any of the Formula 1 machines he raced or tested - and the latter category includes the world championship-winning ...