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The 3 Series E30 model was launched in 1982.

E30 M3

The E30 was BMW's replacement for the E21 3 Series.


 

The 7 Series was launched in 1977 with the introduction of the E23.

E23

The E23 was introduced in May 1977 and was BMW's replacement for the E3 2500-3.3Li New Six models.


 

The 6 Series was born in 1976 with the introduction of the E24.

BMW 6 Series

The successor to the E9 3.0CSi coupe, the 6 Series E24 sport coupes were produced starting in March 1976.


 

Launched in 1972, 1982 was the last year for the E12 5 Series.

520

In 1974, BMW introduced the 518 in Europe, Australia and other markets using the four-cylinder 1800cc engine. In the USA, six cylinder engines were used for the 530 (carbureted) and 530i (injected) models.

 

1982's Events
 
 
The Steyr production facility starts up as the fifth BMW manufacturing plant.

BMW wins the European Formula 2 Championship for the sixth time.

A ground breaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, DC.

Argentina invades the British-owned Falkland Islands starting the Falklands War.

Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a Constructive Vote of No Confidence.

John De Lorean is arrested for selling cocaine to undercover police. He was later found "not guilty", due to entrapment.

Time Magazine's Man of the Year was for the first time given to a non-human, a computer.

1982 films include Gandhi, Tootsie and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg.

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