Make
BMW
Model
BMW 3 Series (E36)
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis No
E36/CL2 0095 94
Built By
BMW Motorsport
Date Built
1994
Current Status
History
One of two cars used by Paul Morris to win the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship

In 1996 the car was acquired by Cliff Archer for use by Steve Petty in the North American Super Touring Championship, replacing the car Petty had rented for the opening rounds. The car was collected from Chicago airport on the Thursday evening prior to the Toronto round meaning that it only just arrived in time for qualifying. Petty would go on to win the Independents' Challenge.'

In 1997 the car was again tun in the North American Super Touring Championship, this time by TC Kline Racing for a number of drivers.

Retained by TC Kline, although unused until 2016 when the car was given a bare-shell rebuild, returned to Australia 'Diet Coke' livery, and run at that year's Monterey Historic Festival
Pictures
Steve Petty, Mid Ohio 1996 Paul Morris, 1995 At TC Kline, 2016 Steve Petty, Mid Ohio 1996 Tom Finnelly 2016 Monterey Historics
Race History
BMW
#2 BMW 318i
Team: Diet Coke BMW Racing
AustraliaPaul Morris
BMW
#3 BMW 318i
Team: Archer Petty Racing
USASteve Petty
BMW
#12 BMW 320i
Team: TC Kline Racing
USATom Finnelly Jr
BMW
#12 BMW 320i
Team: TC Kline Racing
CanadaDoug Beatty
BMW
#12 BMW 320i
Team: TC Kline Racing
Great BritainPaul Charsley
BMW
#12 BMW 320i
Team: TC Kline Racing
USABrian Battaglia
BMW
#12 BMW 320i
Team: TC Kline Racing
USAForrest Granlund
Race Results
Date Venue Driver Vehicle Pos
1995 Australian Super Touring Championship
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (1) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 1
05 Mar 1995 AustraliaPhillip Island (2) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 1
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (1) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 1
07 May 1995 AustraliaSymmons Plains (2) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 2
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (1) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 2
13 May 1995 AustraliaCalder Park (2) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 1
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (1) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 5
04 Jun 1995 AustraliaMallala (2) Paul Morris #2 BMW 318i 2
1996 North American Touring Car Championship
13 Jul 1996 CanadaToronto (1) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 6
13 Jul 1996 CanadaToronto (2) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 7
03 Aug 1996 CanadaTrois Rivieres (1) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 6
04 Aug 1996 CanadaTrois Rivieres (2) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 4
10 Aug 1996 USAMid Ohio (1) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 8
10 Aug 1996 USAMid Ohio (2) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 7
31 Aug 1996 CanadaVancouver (1) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i DNF
01 Sep 1996 CanadaVancouver (2) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 3
08 Sep 1996 USALaguna Seca (1) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i 8
08 Sep 1996 USALaguna Seca (2) Steve Petty #3 BMW 318i DNS
1997 North American Touring Car Championship
13 Apr 1997 USALong Beach (1) Forrest Granlund #12 BMW 320i DNF
13 Apr 1997 USALong Beach (2) Forrest Granlund #12 BMW 320i DNF
18 May 1997 USASavannah (1) Brian Battaglia #12 BMW 320i DNS
18 May 1997 USASavannah (2) Brian Battaglia #12 BMW 320i DNS
08 Jun 1997 USADetroit (1) Brian Battaglia #12 BMW 320i DNS
08 Jun 1997 USADetroit (2) Brian Battaglia #12 BMW 320i DNS
22 Jun 1997 USAPortland (1) Tom Finnelly Jr #12 BMW 320i 5
22 Jun 1997 USAPortland (2) Tom Finnelly Jr #12 BMW 320i 5
13 Jul 1997 USACleveland (1) Tom Finnelly Jr #12 BMW 320i DNS
13 Jul 1997 USACleveland (2) Tom Finnelly Jr #12 BMW 320i DNF
20 Jul 1997 CanadaToronto (1) Doug Beatty #12 BMW 320i DNF
20 Jul 1997 CanadaToronto (2) Doug Beatty #12 BMW 320i DNF
07 Sep 1997 USALaguna Seca (1) Paul Charsley #12 BMW 320i DNF
07 Sep 1997 USALaguna Seca (2) Paul Charsley #12 BMW 320i DNF