RE: PH Heroes: BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile'
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ManOpener said:
dinkel said:
Yummie:
Portimao, Algarve Historic 2010.
That was the one I was taking about earlier, not the green one I posted.Portimao, Algarve Historic 2010.
Thanks
h and I spanked it.stunning motors....the most beautiful BMWs ever, slim pillars (don't roll 'em!!) great glasshouse, perfect proportions....shame cars can't look like this anymore. I had a csi (photo attached) for a few years and dreamt about dropping an M5 motor and box in but didn't have the time, money or garage space to do it....would have requiored a fair bit of modification too. Genuine batmobile csl's are heading north of 100k these days and even a well sorted bog standard csl is 45k plus (non-auction). Thanks for a great article, made me smile.... 
And this ladies and gentleman is why I get so angry at ppl thinking the last M3 CSL thing was in anyway worthy.
One of my earlier memories is Dieter Questor, Alpina Batmobile on 1 wheel coming over a yump.
I believe the Stuck full airborn pic was also used in one of the Top Trumps Production Sports car packs
One of my earlier memories is Dieter Questor, Alpina Batmobile on 1 wheel coming over a yump.
I believe the Stuck full airborn pic was also used in one of the Top Trumps Production Sports car packs
"By the time the Batmobile appeared in 1973, the engine had been stroked to 3153cc, producing 203bhp and 215lb ft of torque. Enough to give it a 0-60mph time of 7.3 seconds and a top speed of 137mph"
And then there were the 57 cars made in 1974, and of those some went to Alpina for 250ps, 5 speed Getrag boxes, adjustable roll bars etc.
A legend, and interesting to see prices matching those of the 911RS from the same era.
And then there were the 57 cars made in 1974, and of those some went to Alpina for 250ps, 5 speed Getrag boxes, adjustable roll bars etc.
A legend, and interesting to see prices matching those of the 911RS from the same era.
I had a jigsaw of the black car flying - left it in a Keystone Garage in Bournemouth by mistake.
I sold new BMWs at that time.
We had a CSL on the fleet as a demo – bloody wonderful
Sold one to a chicken farmer, who insisted on a sun roof.
Now the CSL had a lightweight steel roof, and BMW said sun roofs couldn’t be fitted.
So our customer bought a CSi instead.
We fitted Alpina wheels, and the stainless wheel arch ‘eyebrows’.
Then we took it to the UK Alpina concessionaire to be breathed on. He, a certain Mr Brian ‘Yogi’ Muir, did some work on the head, changed the cams, and fitted different limit switches to the fuel injection.
To get it converted, we drove the new CSi from Tonbridge to Pershore getting to Mr Muir’s residence at 08:30, and collected the car a week later. It was a great drive back, I remember it now, nearly 40 years later.
So, our chicken farmer didn’t get his CSL, but he did get an Alpina tuned CSi with sun roof and air con. It was our most expensive sale for some time!
I drove a batmobile on the road. LHD as they all were. All went well, until I stopped off for petrol at the self-service in Tonbridge.
When I got back in the car, I had to pretend I was looking for something in the glove box.
It’s not cool getting in the wrong side of a supercar.
The ONLY car I’ve ever driven, where people really stopped and stared. Well, it was Tonbridge in the 70s.
I sold new BMWs at that time.
We had a CSL on the fleet as a demo – bloody wonderful
Sold one to a chicken farmer, who insisted on a sun roof.
Now the CSL had a lightweight steel roof, and BMW said sun roofs couldn’t be fitted.
So our customer bought a CSi instead.
We fitted Alpina wheels, and the stainless wheel arch ‘eyebrows’.
Then we took it to the UK Alpina concessionaire to be breathed on. He, a certain Mr Brian ‘Yogi’ Muir, did some work on the head, changed the cams, and fitted different limit switches to the fuel injection.
To get it converted, we drove the new CSi from Tonbridge to Pershore getting to Mr Muir’s residence at 08:30, and collected the car a week later. It was a great drive back, I remember it now, nearly 40 years later.
So, our chicken farmer didn’t get his CSL, but he did get an Alpina tuned CSi with sun roof and air con. It was our most expensive sale for some time!
I drove a batmobile on the road. LHD as they all were. All went well, until I stopped off for petrol at the self-service in Tonbridge.
When I got back in the car, I had to pretend I was looking for something in the glove box.
It’s not cool getting in the wrong side of a supercar.
The ONLY car I’ve ever driven, where people really stopped and stared. Well, it was Tonbridge in the 70s.
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