---
title: "1991 BMW E30 M3 Race Car Could Sell for More Than $200,000 at Auction"
description: "Think about how many beater E30s you could buy with that money."
date: "2017-06-22"
modified: "2017-06-22"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/11772/1991-bmw-e30-m3-race-car-could-sell-for-more-than-200000-at-auction"
categories:
  - "BMW News"
  - "Culture"
  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Auction Block"
  - "BMW"
  - "BMW 3-Series"
  - "BMW M3"
  - "E30 M3"
  - "luxury"
  - "m3"
  - "race car"
  - "sedan"
---

# 1991 BMW E30 M3 Race Car Could Sell for More Than $200,000 at Auction

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As the years go on, the E30 BMW M3 continues to grow as a more and more popular item at auctions and among car collectors. When you come across a cherry E30 M3, your heart *probably* skips a beat and you question all your financial goals hoping you will convince yourself to buy one—at least, we do.

On rare occasions, a race-ready E30 [M3](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/8408/heres-why-we-bought-a-2000-e30-bmw-325is>) hits the auction block and people lose their minds. In this case, a 1991[ E30 M3](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/9932/watch-a-1100-hp-bmw-e30-m3-drift-around-the-nurburgring>) from the British Touring Car Championship will be hitting the [Silverstone](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/4805/porsche-has-blocked-jaguar-land-rovers-buyout-of-britains-silverstone-race-track>) Auctions Classic Race Car Sale. The auction is set to take place on July 27th and this particular M3 is expected to attract a lot of high bidders.

Due to the condition and history of this[ E30 M3](<https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-bmw-e30-m3---ex-tim-harvey->), auctioneers are expecting the car to go for somewhere in the range of $177,594 and $228,335. The 212-horsepower 2.3-liter four-cylinder race car was driven by British racing driver Tim Harvey and he actually used this car to win one race and hit the podium twice during the British Touring Car Championship.

![message-editor%2F1498148453312-bmwm32-art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498148453312-bmwm32-art.jpg>)
*Silverstone Auctions*

![message-editor%2F1498148458597-bmwm33-art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498148458597-bmwm33-art.jpg>)
*Silverstone Auctions*

![message-editor%2F1498148463012-bmwm34-art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498148463012-bmwm34-art.jpg>)
*Silverstone Auctions*

![message-editor%2F1498148467595-bmwm35-art.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1498148467595-bmwm35-art.jpg>)
*Silverstone Auctions*

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

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