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BMW supercar tribute to their amazing 1970 BMW M1, will debut in Australia at Melbourne International Motor Show in February. BMW M1 Hommage was unveiled last year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the original M1.

"We are pleased to announce the BMW M1 Homage Car Show arrives in Australia Melbourne International Motor Show," said BMW Group Australia managing director Guenther Seemann.

"BMW M1 Homage is a sensational looking car that talent show both the strong momentum of BMW Motorsport heritage, but also the competence of our designers who created the current look of the 21st century how a new generation of the BMW M1 could see. There is no doubt that the BMW M1 Homage is a draw card for visitors to Melbourne show, joining our new Twin Turbo V8 BMW 7 Series and X6 Sports Activity Coupe, "he said .

In 1979, M1, powered by a 3.5-liter straight-six, was the fastest German sports car production. The car had been captured, in part, by car, the art of Andy Warhol, who has terrorized the track to make a single Procar Series, which is an F1 driver Niki Lauda and Nelson Piquet among its alumni.

More photos, including runners M1 at Hockenheim in the Nurburgring, with press materials are widely available after the jump.