1973 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile'
- Engine
- 3.2L inline-six
A BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' completed on 1 August 1973, this is the third of just 167 examples built with the enlarged 3.2-litre straight-six and distinctive aerodynamic bodywork. First assigned to BMW's domestic press fleet and featured in Rallye Racing magazine in January 1974, it subsequently passed to a single private owner who kept it for three decades, commissioning extensive modifications and a full restoration by MK-Motorsports between 1992 and 1996.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €286,250 (≈ $315K)
- 1973-08-01 →Factory deliveryBMW domestic press fleetfull documentation
Registered as M-CE360 and used for press purposes, including a feature in a January 1974 automotive magazine.
- → 2021Private saleJochen Breiterfull documentation
German TV newscaster who served as the car's sole private owner for several decades, using it as daily transport until 1991 and commissioning substantial upgrades and a full restoration by MK-Motorsports between 1992 and 1996.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1980BodyworkBMW dealer (unnamed)
Replacement of all body panels with new factory-specification CSL panels, carried out to address the model's known susceptibility to corrosion due to its thin, unprotected steel bodywork.
Described as a common period remedy for the 3.0 CSL's lack of factory rustproofing.
- 1992RestorationMK-Motorsports
Comprehensive restoration carried out over a four-year period by a Stuttgart-area motorsport specialist.
Work spanned from 1992 to 1996.
- —Modification
Owner-commissioned upgrades totalling 134,000 Deutschmarks, encompassing a Blaupunkt Berlin stereo, partial leather upholstery, Recaro sports seats, a Getrag 265 five-speed dogleg gearbox, and bespoke engine internal components.
Work carried out during Jochen Breiter's ownership, exact dates not specified.
- —Mechanical
Fitment of new Michelin XWX tyres and Bilstein suspension components, plus a full brake and clutch overhaul and thorough engine service, all within the most recent 15,000 km.
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