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Description[]

The '73 BMW 3.0 CSL is a racing variation of the BMW 3.0 Saloon (the E9, as it may also be called). The BMW 3.0 CSL was a Euro-spec 3.0 CS with aluminum bodywork to shed some weight for better on-track performance, with the CSL variant about 440 pounds (200 kg) less than the standard 3.0 CS. The 'L' standing for "leicht", German for 'Lightweight'. The Hot Wheels is based off the CSL that won in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) and in the from 1975 through until 1979 ETT+CC. A mere 1,265 models of the 3.0 CSL rolled off the assembly line, with this rarity, one can cost upwards of $350,000 (~€305,000) to purchase one.

Versions[]

The '73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
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Type
Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes
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Variations
Photo
190/250 2016 BMW
5/5
White Red & Blue stripes, '68' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood White
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Plastic
Tinted (Black) Black Chrome & Black MC5 DHP29 Malaysia New Model
Base code(s): J06, J09, J10, J12
73 BMW 3.0 CSL (DHP29) 02
190/250 2016 BMW
5/5
Black Red & Blue stripes, '16' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood Black
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Plastic
Tinted (Blue) Dark Grey Chrome & Black MC5 DHX63 Malaysia New Model
Base code(s): J20, J22, J23, J25
73 BMW 3.0 CSL (DHX63) 02
2016 Toy Fair Spectraflame Blue White sides & hood with '2017' and logos Blue Clear White Goodyear TRR 2016 Toy Fair Hot Wheels BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car the Lamley Group 4
057/365 2017 HW Speed Graphics
4/10
Black Red, Green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood Black
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Plastic
Tinted (Black) Black LW DTX60 Malaysia Base code(s): J39, J42 9DA4FF25-F65B-4CBB-91E5-89283E1D20B5
057/365 2017 HW Speed Graphics
4/10
Black Red, Green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood Black
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Plastic
Tinted (Black) Black J5 DTX60 Malaysia Rare variation
Base code(s): J42
Image Not Available
057/365 2017 HW Speed Graphics
4/10
ZAMAC Red, Green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood Chrome
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Plastic
Tinted (Black) Grey Satin Chrome Rim, Black MC5 FBJ03 Malaysia Walmart Exclusive
Playable in Unleashed
Base code(s): J45, J46
'73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car-HW 2017-SpeedGraphics
2017 Replica Entertainment: Forza Motorsport
2/5
Pearl White Front & rear lights. FORZA logos on the sides and Hood. White Pearl
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Metal
Tinted (Black) Black Goodyear Gold D7RR DWJ95 Malaysia Base code(s): K37, K39 '73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car-2017 R.Entertainment
034/250 2022 Retro Racers
2/10
Yellow Red & black detailing, "73", Bilstein & Castrol logos on side Red
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Plastic
Tinted (Smoke) Black Chrome Rim MC5 HCW51 Malaysia Base code(s): P38, P41 HCW51-01
034/250 2022 Retro Racers
2/10
Spectraflame Yellow Red & black detailing, "73", Bilstein & Castrol logos on side Red
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Plastic
Tinted (Smoke) Black RR8SP HCY20 Malaysia Super Treasure Hunt
Base code(s): P35
2022-ML034 (Large)
034/250 2022 Red Edition
1/12
Red Gray & black detailing, "73", Bilstein & Castrol logos on side White
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Plastic
Tinted (Smoke) Black Chrome Rim MC5 HCY58 Malaysia Target Exclusive
Base code(s): P46
2022 Hot Wheels 73 BMW Red Edition carded
2023 BMW Car Culture 2-Pack White White
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Metal
Tinted (Black) Eagle Goodyear Gray RREURO HKF55 Thailand Base code(s): S39, S40 BMWCSL
2024 Ultra Hots
4/8
Spectraflame black Detailed headlights and taillights, afterburner flame tampos on sides & hood, "3.0" with Hot Wheels logo on sides, BMW logo on hood Blue Satin
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Plastic
Tinted (Smoke) Blue GUH HRX03 Malaysia Base code(s): S30, S44, S48, S50 2024UH-04 (Large)
2024 Gran Turismo
1/5
Orange Detailed headlights and taillights, black stripe, Gran Turismo logo on sides Black
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Plastic
Tinted (Black) Black C5 HRV63 Thailand Base code(s): S47, S49, S50, T01, T05 20240504160646

2016 card[]

From the back of the 2016 card:

Born: 1973 
Birthplace: Munich, Germany 
Designer: BMW
Specialty: Here's a legendary racer with a stellar records of track victories. With the "L" in CSL standling for "light," everything about this speed machine is light. Its entire body was constructed with lightness in mind and when you see this bad boy in action, it appears to race at the speed of light!

Trivia[]

For the 2016 First Edition release of this casting, the '73 BMW 3.0 CSL was released in the same colours as the BMW CSL that won the 1973 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC), but with a '68' on the doors and bonnet, not the '12' that appeared on the one raced in 1973.

Gallery[]

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