BMW M535i
Classic Car Mart|October 2017

You Don’t See Those Every Day...

BMW M535i

You may not be a fan of BMW’s modern range or indeed the drivers of its flashier products, but back in the ’70s and early ’80s the company enjoyed a very different image. Back then, it was a small player on the UK market, much like a German Alfa Romeo or Saab, its customers choosing the cars for their engineering and quality.

Back then the fearsome performance of the BMW M cars was some way in the future and although the six-cylinder 323i and 528i range-toppers were swift, they weren’t hardcore sports cars.

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