Originally Posted by ADGvast

If my memory serves me right, I think M1 was only designed by Lamborgini but build by BMW. BMW contracted Lamborghini to design and build a mid-engine sports car, but soon after Lamborghini designed it, it went out of business and BMW had to build it by itself. Faintly remember reading in some mag that BMW had to break into the closed Lamborghini shop and take the designs/prototype.