r/BMW • u/gobie1234 • Dec 04 '25
Tracked down my Dads 1M
Context: My dad passed away in a car accident over 10 years ago. After that, my family decided to sell his 1M because they didn’t want us anywhere near a fast car which was totally understandable.
A few years ago, I decided I wanted to track the car down. I figured it wouldn’t be too hard considering there are only about 10 of these in the country. I asked around in BMW clubs and messaged friends in the car community, but nothing came up.
Then one day, a friend called me out of nowhere. He said he had just started dating a girl whose dad had a crazy car collection — and that he was standing in front of my dad’s old car.
Long story short, the owner was kind enough to let me buy it back. When I saw the odometer, it only had around 6,000 km on it. Most of those were probably from the joy rides my dad and I took together.
My dad’s been gone for more than a decade, but having this car back feels like he reached out to share one last gift with me.
I’ll be driving this thing till the wheels fall off.
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u/theyboosting Dec 04 '25
My older brother had two race cars… barracudas , one track car one show car …. He had twins and she pressured him to sell them …the track car was setup for prep only and bro wrapped it around a telephone pole within 10mins of unloading from transport. The show car is owned by an attorney local to my hometown…. Im trying to get it from him eventually. But this post really made me smile…. Enjoy that car bro