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BMW M1 #25 Red Lobster D. Cowart / K. Miller LA Times GP Riverside 1981 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW M1 #25 Red Lobster D. Cowart / K. Miller LA Times GP Riverside 1981 Minichamps 1:18 180812925 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW M1 reproduces the #25 Red Lobster livery driven by D. Cowart and K. Miller at the 1981 LA Times Grand Prix in Riverside. A distinctive IMSA GT racing replica for collectors of BMW's mid-engine supercar and American endurance racing history.
BMW M1 #25 Red Lobster D. Cowart / K. Miller LA Times GP Riverside 1981 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
BMW
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
180812925
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About the BMW M1 #25 Red Lobster D. Cowart / K. Miller LA Times GP Riverside 1981 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast reproduces the #25 Red Lobster BMW M1 raced by D. Cowart and K. Miller at the 1981 LA Times Grand Prix in Riverside, one of the M1's most memorable American racing liveries. Sharp wedge-shaped diecast tooling captures the M1's mid-engine supercar silhouette in genuine IMSA GT racing dress.

BMW built the M1 as a homologation special for Group 4 and 5 racing, and it found real success on American circuits through IMSA GT competition, where liveries like this Red Lobster scheme became memorable in their own right.

Diecast Detail on a Homologation Supercar

The M1's wedge-shaped body, designed with input from Giorgetto Giugiaro's studio, gives diecast tooling sharp, angular surfacing rather than soft curves, and Minichamps holds those creased lines cleanly across the hood, doors, and rear deck. The Red Lobster livery's bold graphics and sponsor branding are tampo-printed rather than hand-painted, keeping the registration tight on a scheme with several overlapping color blocks and lettering elements. The #25 markings and driver identification for Cowart and Miller are applied with the same precision, important on a livery this visually loud where any misalignment would be immediately obvious. Metal construction gives the model real weight, fitting for a car whose mid-engine layout and wide rear haunches made it a genuinely substantial presence on real IMSA grids.

Riverside and American Endurance Racing Heritage

The Riverside International Raceway hosted the LA Times Grand Prix for years before its closure, and this livery captures a specific moment in that venue's history alongside the M1's brief but colorful IMSA GT career. For BMW collectors, the M1 sits at an interesting crossroads: a road car built to satisfy motorsport homologation rules that ended up racing on both sides of the Atlantic in distinct competition formats. At 1:18, the M1's wide, low proportions give it strong shelf presence next to other wedge-era supercars from the same period. Displayed alongside a Procar-liveried M1 from BMW's European one-make series, this Red Lobster example shows just how differently the same chassis could be dressed depending on which racing program it served.

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