Here's another installment of another of the many BMW art cars. This particular one is quite alooker and was designed by famed Pop Art czar Andy Warhol.
"I tried to portray speed pictorially. If a car is moving really quickly, all the lines and colors are blurred." Says pop artist extraordinaire Andy Warhol. Whereas the other artist who were asked to design the BMW art cars first of all painted their pattern on a 1:5 scaled-down model called maquettes and then had their design transferred to the actual car by assistants, the Pop Art legend Andy Warhol painted the 470 hp BMW M1 himself from start to finish. It's reported to have spent no more than 23 minutes painting the car. After finishing painting the car Warhol ran his fingers through the paint to leave a personal touch.
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. I believe it's on tour with other BMW art cars and will eventually make its way stateside.
~Ronski
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