Changes: '73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car

Revision as of 17:07, 16 January 2020

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 / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
190 / 250	2016	BMW 100^th Anniversary 5/5	White	Red & Blue stripes, '68' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood	White / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	Chrome & Black MC5	DHP29	Malaysia	New Model Base code(s): J06, J09, J12
190 / 250	2016	BMW 100^th Anniversary 5/5	Black	Red & Blue stripes, '16' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Grey	Chrome & Black MC5	DHX63	Malaysia	New Model Base code(s): J20, J22, J23, J25
	2016	Toy Fair	Spectraflame Blue	White sides & hood with '2017' and logos	Blue	Clear	White	Goodyear TRR
57 / 365	2017	HW Speed Graphics 4/10	Black	Red , green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	LW	DTX60	Malaysia	Base code(s): J39, J42
57 / 365	2017	HW Speed Graphics 4/10	Black	Red , green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	J5	DTX60	Malaysia	Rare variation Base code(s): J42
57 / 365	2017	HW Speed Graphics 4/10	Unpainted	Red, Green & White stripes, '7' & 'Castrol' on sides & hood	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) MC5		Malaysia	Walmart exclusive ZAMAC #001 Base code(s): J45
2 / 5	2017	Hot Wheels Entertainment: Forza Motorsport	Pearl White	Front and rear lights. FORZA logos on the sides and Hood.	White / Metal	Tinted (Black)	Black	Goodyear Gold D7RR	DWJ95	Malaysia	Base code(s): K37, K39

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.