1972 BMW 3.0 CSL E9 Coupé
- Engine
- 3.0L inline-six with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection, 200 PS
- Colour
- Ceylon Metallic
A BMW 3.0 CSL from the E9 coupé family, completed at the factory in December 1972 and among only 500 right-hand-drive examples produced. Fitted with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection delivering 200 PS from its straight-six engine, the car wears Ceylon Metallic paintwork and retains period-correct Scheel sports seats, a Petri three-spoke wheel, 14-inch CSL alloys, and electric rear windows. The CSL variant used lightweight aluminium panels to shed approximately 200 kg, enabling BMW to homologate a competition derivative that claimed six European Touring Car Championships between 1973 and 1979.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €100,625 (≈ $111K)
- 1972-12-01 →Factory deliveryUnnamed ownerpartial documentation
Vehicle left the factory in December 1972; ownership history between factory completion and the 1999 import to Finland is not described.
- 1999-06-01 →Acquisition unknownCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Deliberately sought out a Ceylon Metallic example and brought the car into Finland in mid-1999; commissioned a full restoration including a respray the following year.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2000Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out including a full repaint, following the car's importation to Finland.
Work was commissioned by the consigning owner shortly after acquisition in 1999.
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