M3

Between 2002 and 2003, Altaya marketed the “RALLY MITICOS” collection, comprising 12 cars across 48 instalments, plus a Porsche 911 for subscribers. The 2005–2006 reissue added a Subaru Impreza. This BMW M3 had no lights and was fitted with an RX-4 motor driving the rear wheels. Finished in white and blue, with race number 10 and “MOTUL/ROTHMANS” livery, it replaces the tobacco brand with “RACING”. It bears the names Béguin and Lenne on its sides and a Tour de Corse decal. Altaya reproduced the real car that competed in 1987.

The BMW M3 E30, introduced in 1985, was developed by BMW Motorsport to homologate a car for Group A touring car racing. It featured a naturally aspirated 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel drive. The road version initially produced 197 hp, while competition S14 engines could reach 296 hp at approximately 8,000 rpm. Prodrive adapted it for rallying and began competing with it in 1987. That year, Bernard Béguin and Jean-Jacques Lenne won the Tour de Corse in a BMW M3 E30 entered by the Rothmans BMW Motul team, their most notable World Rally Championship result. Altaya reproduced this car in its “Rally Míticos” collection, replacing the tobacco brand with “RACING” in the livery.