Editing BMW (section)

=== Art Cars ===
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In 1975, sculptor [[Alexander Calder]] was commissioned to paint the BMW 3.0 CSL racing car driven by [[Hervé Poulain]] at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which became the first in the series of BMW Art Cars. Since Calder's work of art, many other renowned artists throughout the world have created BMW Art Cars, including [[David Hockney]], [[Jenny Holzer]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Robert Rauschenberg]], [[Frank Stella]], and [[Andy Warhol]].<ref name="Patton2009">{{Cite news |last=Patton |first=Phil |date=12 March 2009 |title=These Canvases Need Oil and a Good Driver |periodical=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/automobiles/collectibles/15artcars.html |page=AU1 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329032117/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/automobiles/collectibles/15artcars.html |archive-date=29 March 2017 }}</ref> To date, a total of 19 BMW Art Cars, based on both racing and regular production vehicles, have been created.
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File:Calder CSL.jpg|1975 [[BMW 3.0 CSL|3.0 CSL]] Art Car by Alexander Calder
File:BMW M1.jpg|1979 [[BMW M1|M1]] Art Car by Andy Warhol
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