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Awesome and really fun to drive 1988 BMW M3 (E30) Group N, prepared according FIA regulations (4th Period, Group N <2500) for classic cars after a glorious past, since the first 90's, when the car raced in Italy as Group N-CIVT. The car just won the 2017 Italian Historic Cars Championship (4th Period).  

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The first BMW M3 (E30 series) doesn't need any kind of introduction: it is just the queen of touring cars of the golden era - between the 80's and the 90's - into national, international and world championships, where it won almost everything! The M3 had been designed and developed to race and win: still nowadays it is reliable and winning among the classics. The Group N is surely less performing than the Group A but it is easier to use, to maintain and to convert from track specs to hillclimb or rally ones, without heavy modifications. 

It is a "multi-purpose" racing car.

 

Our M3 was one of the leading cars in CIVT (Italian Touring Car Championship) of the first 90's, driven by Federico Bellini and followed by Autotecnica team (Rome) - Mario Tamburini.

In 1991 our car ended the championship in 2nd position of the Group N, while in 1992 it ended 4th overall thanks to many podiums and victories. During the latter years the car still raced in the CIVT with other drivers then passed to the CIVM (Italian Hillclimb Championship) followed by some endurance races up to 2005.

 

The chassis came with a welded roll cage, still homologated and properly registered for road use (street legal homologation of roll cage, racing seats, harnesses and tires), complete of FIA HTP. Since 2016 the car has been fully overhauled and refurbished before its debut in 2017 racing the Italian Historic Cars Championship which just won (4th Period). In March 2017 the car also raced the hillclimb Bologna-San Luca gaining the 1st place of its class.

We'd like to highlight that during the racing season our M3 was driven on open road to - and from - the racetrack: this is a warranty of its high reliability.

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The car has been fully restored with care and passion, following the period Group N specs. Weight of the car in running order: 1108 kgs (Minimum weight admitted: 1102 kgs)

 

Here you will find a list of the main works done to the car:

- new hub supports, bearings and reinforced shock absorbers structure (by Giraldi, Pistoia);

- 3 suspensions setup with different dampers and springs for track, hillclimb or rally use;

- refurbishment of the original MOMO steering wheel with swede leather;

- strut bar;

- new - larger - oil radiator and new water radiator with thermostat;

- overhauled braking system and calipers with new pump, avion hoses and handbrakes drum;

- new cooling and hydraulic power steering hoses;

- new hoses and relais ABS;

- reinforced gearbox support;

- sump-guard;

- new electric distributor, spark plugs, cables, rev sensors and injectors;

- new cylinder head gasket;

- fully repainted body (inside and outside) in the original BMW color "Alpine white";

- new lightweight bumpers and side skirts;

- rally spare tyre fastening into the rear trunk;

- 60 litres racing GIPI fuel tank placed into the spare tyre compartment with nourice and fuel system FIA homologated;

- fully refurbished electrical system as well as lightning, starter motor, dashboard and cooling system;

- interior upholstered with lightweight custom made carpeting and flame retardant material;

- aluminium throttle pedal and footrest, as M3 Gr. A;

- double extinguishing system for rally (fixed) and for track (removable);

- rollcage protections;

- Sparco REV-2 seat (year of construction 2016) with 6 points harnesses and welded fastening FIA Approved;

- second fuel pump set-up;

- pod lamp set-up;

- reading light for co-driver and Tripmaster set-up;

- Supersprint stainless steel exhaust specific for M3 Group N;

- wrapped "M Power" livery with period sponsors decals;

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The car comes with many spare parts as:

- 3 suspensions setup (dampers and springs) for rally, hillclimb and track;

- 2 sets of original lightweight Tecnomagnesio wheels and 2 sets of BBS wheels;

- second front hood with 4 lights lamp-pod;

- many sets of slick tires (Yokohama and Michelin), one set of semi-slick Kumho and one rain Michelin set, brand new;

- original bumpers and side skirts;

- original toolkit;

- many sensors, tubes, switches, electrical and braking parts.

 

On our website www.gulfblue.it or on youtube you will finde futher photos and videos of the car, which could be seen by appointment in Bologna (Italy)

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