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Year of manufacture1975
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Car typeOther
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Lot number152
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Reference numberMU22_c0018
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ConditionUsed
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Location
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Exterior colourWhite
Description
- Part of The Bavarian Legends Collection
- The last of 57 second-series 3.0 CSL Batmobiles built
- Delivered new to MOTAG of Dielsdorf, Zurich
- Finished in Chamonix White, with BMW Motorsport stripes and a Black interior
Please note this lot has entered the EU on a temporary import bond, which must be cancelled either by exporting the lot outside of the EU on an approved Bill of Lading with supporting customs documentation or by paying the applicable VAT and import duties to have the lot remain in the EU.
Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Fahrzeug mit einer vorübergehenden Einfuhrgenehmigung in die EU eingeführt wurde, die entweder durch die Ausfuhr des Fahrzeugs aus der EU mit einem genehmigten Frachtbrief und den entsprechenden Zollunterlagen oder durch die Zahlung der geltenden Mehrwertsteuer und Einfuhrzölle aufgehoben werden muss, damit das Fahrzeug in der EU verbleiben kann.
Launched in 1972, the 3.0 CSL was offered to the public to homologate the model for competition and soon made its presence felt in race series such as the European Touring Car Championship. By 1973 the model had received an update that brought with it an increase in displacement to 3.2 litres and a wild aerodynamic package that quickly earned it the nickname ‘Batmobile’.
Exactly 110 of these wild road-going vehicles were built from July 1973, followed by a second, smaller batch of cars that rolled off the production line between January 1974 and October 1975. Built on 17 October 1975, chassis 4355057 is the final example of these 57 second series cars to be produced, and was delivered to BMW dealer MOTAG in Zurich, Switzerland on 28 October 1975. It was registered on 1 December, and in April 1991 was still recorded as being in Switzerland.
This 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’ is finished in Chamonix White over a black interior, and is accompanied by a jack, owner’s manual, spare wheel, and wheel brace. Please note, after a prolonged period on static display as part of its consigning owner’s museum exhibition, buyers are encouraged to carry out a mechanical inspection before returning this car to the road. Additionally, it is believed that this vehicle is fitted with a replacement engine. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mu22.