{"id":47558,"date":"2026-07-02T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/47558\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:07:12","slug":"rare-bmw-auction-includes-m4-cs-vr46-850csi-m3-csl-and-armored-550i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/47558\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare BMW Auction Includes M4 CS VR46, 850CSi, M3 CSL, and Armored 550i"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article SummaryHistorics Auctioneers\u2019 Summer Serenade sale includes several rare BMWs, with the auction scheduled for July 18 in England.Highlights include a 2025 BMW M4 CS VR46 Edition, a right-hand-drive Techno Violet 850CSi, and an armored E60 550i.Other notable lots include an E46 M3 CSL, G82 M4 CSL, M3 CS Touring, F80 M3 CS, G87 M2 CS, Z3 Coupe, and MINI Cooper S Works GP.<\/p>\n

With the advent of the now ubiquitous auction website, finding rare BMWs at auction is frankly, easier than it\u2019s ever been. But \u201creal\u201d auctions \u2014 the likes of R.M. Sotheby\u2019s and Hemmings \u2014 still often feature the pinnacle of the secondhand market. Apparently, you can add Historics Auctioneers to that list. \u00a0Where else can you pick up an armored E60 5 Series, several CS models, and even a clown shoe at the same time?<\/p>\n

More Rare BMWs Than You Know What to Do With<\/p>\n

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Historics Auctioneers call it \u201cthe Summer Serenade.\u201d It\u2019s being hosted at Windorview Lakes in Datchet, England on July 18th, and part of the festivities include a handful of fairly high-profile BMWs. Arguably the most interesting is a 2025 BMW M4 CS VR46 Edition<\/a>. Built to celebrate Valentino Rossi\u2019s 46th birthday and built in extremely small quantities (only 92 units), it\u2019s one of the rarest factory-backed efforts to date. This one has some miles \u2014 4,408 to be exact \u2014 and comes finished in Marina Bay Blue. It\u2019s even right-hand drive, one of reportedly just four examples in the UK. \u201cRare\u201d barely scratches the surface! Old school BMW fans will likely be more attracted to the 1994 BMW 850CSi on offer. Finished in Techno Violet (believed to be the only Techno Violet, RHD 850 CSi), it presents having covered just 71,000 miles. Every 850 CSi<\/a> features the legendary S70B56 V12 engine paired to a six-speed manual transmission. It\u2019s essentially the M8 of the 1990s.<\/p>\n

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If somehow neither of those piqued your interest, you should see a doctor. If perhaps like me, you\u2019ve slowly morphed into a \u201cweirder the better\u201d kind of auto enthusiast, there\u2019s good news. For one, there\u2019s a Z3 Coupe<\/a> available, although it\u2019s a 2.8-liter model and features an automatic transmission. Sadly, it\u2019s not the M Coupe<\/a> some enthusiasts would truly lust for. For the record, the 2.8-liter makes this still a worthwhile buy, although the automatic transmission is not our preferred flavor. Can we go weirder? Yes! Available at auction is an armored 550i with just 9,400 miles on it. Built to VR4 specification, this 550i should be able to withstand \u201cpenetration from a .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum, or a nine-millimeter Luger.\u201d While the car \u2014 which looks like a base 528i from the outside \u2014 was purchased in 2006, it wasn\u2019t registered until 2016 and has only had two registered owners. With around 300 kg (661 pounds) of extra armor, the armored 550i makes a clear decision to trade speed for safety.<\/p>\n

All This and More Goes Live July 18th<\/p>\n

Incredibly, we\u2019ve really just scratched the (most interesting) surface of what\u2019s available at the Summer Serenade. You can pick up a 2003 M3 CSL, or a 2022 M4 CSL if that\u2019s more your jam. An M3 CS Touring, F80 M3 CS, and G87 M2 CS are all also available. The collection even includes a rare Mini, an R50 Cooper S Works GP. Check out the auction July 18th \u2014 or view the cars from the 15th until the auction day during business hours. Alternatively visit the Summer Serenade Historics Auctioneers<\/a> landing page and fantasize from a distance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Article SummaryHistorics Auctioneers\u2019 Summer Serenade sale includes several rare BMWs, with the auction scheduled for July 18 in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20955],"tags":[39836,22859,6213,39837,39838],"class_list":["post-47558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bmw","tag-850-csi","tag-auction","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-m4-cs-edition-vr46","tag-m3-csl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}