bmw csl 1972

navigate by keyword : car vehicle sedan bumper bmw csl 1972 ntroduced may homologation special built eligible racing european touring championship 265 designation meant leicht light designations lang long lightness achieved thinner steel build unit body deleting trim soundproofing aluminium alloy doors bonnet boot lid perspex side windows competed group form drivers winning title six times years 1973 1975 1979 sport performance classic old oldtimer yellow coupe

Scarperia, 3 April 2022: BMW 3.0 CSL 1972 driven by unknown in action during Mugello Classic 2022 at Mugello Circuit in Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

ntroduced in May 1972, the 3.0 CSL was a homologation special built to make the car eligible for racing in the European Touring Car Championship. 1,265 were built.The "L" in the designation meant leicht (light), unlike in other BMW designations, where it meant lang (long). The lightness was achieved by using thinner steel to build the unit body, deleting the trim and soundproofing, using aluminium alloy doors, bonnet, and boot lid, and using Perspex side windows. The CSL competed in Group 2 form in the European Touring Car Championship, with CSL drivers winning the Drivers title six times in the years 1973 and 1975 to 1979.