Restored BMW 530 MLE rumbles back to life

The motorsport inspired 530MLE from 1976 was an SA special that has now been fully restored by BMW SA. Picture: SUPPLIED

The car is one of BMW 530 MLEs known to still exist and is set to join the growing list of refurbished BMW legends of the past, among them a BMW M1, the wedge-shaped BMW super car from the 1970s. The revived special BMW was recently unveiled at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn in the company of CEO of BMW Group South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Tim Abbott, who said: “The BMW 530 MLE at the time demonstrated how competitive sporting events were the ideal setting to impress the motoring public with the performance of new vehicles.

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