
BMW M1 IMSA #25 Red Lobster Cowart / Miller LA Times Grand Prix Winner 1981 Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 430812525
- Year
- 1981
- Era
- 1980s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- IMSA & North American Sportscar
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138052215
About the BMW M1 IMSA #25 Red Lobster Cowart / Miller LA Times Grand Prix Winner 1981 Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast BMW M1 IMSA #25 reproduces the Red Lobster-sponsored car that won the 1981 LA Times Grand Prix with Cowart and Miller. A sealed one-piece body carries the bold livery, built for an IMSA or BMW motorsport display.
The M1 began life as a road car meant to homologate BMW for Group 4 racing, but it found some of its greatest success in American IMSA competition, where this Red Lobster car took a genuine race win.
Livery Detail on the Minichamps BMW M1 IMSA 1:43
This model's sealed zinc-alloy body holds the M1's wedge-shaped, mid-engined silhouette as a single continuous casting, its flared arches and low nose reading as one unbroken form. The Red Lobster livery is a genuinely bold sponsor scheme, and tampo printing carries its bright graphics without bleed or misregistration at this small scale, a detail worth checking closely on any liveried diecast this colorful. The M1's distinctive Group 4/5-era arch flares hold sharp, defined edges in the cast body, and the sealed construction keeps shut lines consistent across the whole design. Weight in the hand confirms genuine zinc-alloy density.
An IMSA Highlight for BMW Collectors
This Red Lobster M1 stands out in any IMSA-focused display, its unusual sponsor livery making it instantly recognizable next to more conventional race liveries from the same era. For a BMW motorsport collector, the M1's brief but memorable IMSA and Procar history makes this a worthwhile subject beyond the more commonly modeled European Group 4 entries, and the LA Times win gives it a specific, verifiable competition story.















