Carrera Digital 124 BMW M1 "No.72 ZOL AUTO"
Item No. 23935
And again there is a BMW flat racer in 1:24 scale, the M1 Procar ZOL AUTO, item no. 23935.
The car, number 72, started on June 14, 1981, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The drivers were the Frenchmen Servanin, Ferrier, and Rousselot, competing for the French ZOL AUTO racing team. Unfortunately, the guys failed to finish the most grueling and demanding race in automotive motorsports, retiring after 210 laps with technical problems, approximately 60% of the total time.
ZOL is the local BMW dealer in the small French town of Boulogne-Billancourt, southwest of Paris. Well, the town has around 120,000 inhabitants, so let's assume the BMW dealer could afford the sponsorship. The dealer still exists today, by the way:
https://www.neubauer-bmw.fr/concessionnaire/neubauer-boulogne.html
And what's behind the sponsorship, VSD? That wasn't so easy for a German to figure out. I'll quote Wikipedia: VSD magazine is a French tabloid published by Prisma Media, based in Paris. VSD stands for Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
The magazine was founded in 1977 by Maurice Siegel. Its topics include celebrity gossip, police reports, and current affairs. In 2016, the circulation was approximately 100,000 copies per issue. https://vsd.fr/
Incidentally, a second BMW M1 also participated in the 24-hour race with VSD advertising (with a similar livery at the start). Drivers were Darniche, Cecotto, and Alliot. However, they drove for the BMW Italy/France team. And they finished... ????
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Item No. 23935
And again there is a BMW flat racer in 1:24 scale, the M1 Procar ZOL AUTO, item no. 23935.
The car, number 72, started on June 14, 1981, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The drivers were the Frenchmen Servanin, Ferrier, and Rousselot, competing for the French ZOL AUTO racing team. Unfortunately, the guys failed to finish the most grueling and demanding race in automotive motorsports, retiring after 210 laps with technical problems, approximately 60% of the total time.
ZOL is the local BMW dealer in the small French town of Boulogne-Billancourt, southwest of Paris. Well, the town has around 120,000 inhabitants, so let's assume the BMW dealer could afford the sponsorship. The dealer still exists today, by the way:
https://www.neubauer-bmw.fr/concessionnaire/neubauer-boulogne.html
And what's behind the sponsorship, VSD? That wasn't so easy for a German to figure out. I'll quote Wikipedia: VSD magazine is a French tabloid published by Prisma Media, based in Paris. VSD stands for Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
The magazine was founded in 1977 by Maurice Siegel. Its topics include celebrity gossip, police reports, and current affairs. In 2016, the circulation was approximately 100,000 copies per issue. https://vsd.fr/
Incidentally, a second BMW M1 also participated in the 24-hour race with VSD advertising (with a similar livery at the start). Drivers were Darniche, Cecotto, and Alliot. However, they drove for the BMW Italy/France team. And they finished... ????
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