BMW 3.0 CS, CSL

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

This is BMW CS chassis number 2200093. This is the oldest known E9 coupe built for racing. The BMW coupe was officially launched in 1969 and models were made from then until the last coupe rolled off the line in 1975. 2200093 was just the 93rd coupe built and rolled off the pre-production line in the Fall of 1968. According to BMW official records, this chassis was used as a test and development car at the Munich factory before being consigned to BMW Ende. It was raced actively in FIA competition until 1978. Thereafter it was sold to Sweden and raced there in club and hillclimb competition until the 80’s. It was found by me in a storage facility in Stockholm in the early 90’s and was eventually purchased, imported and restored in 2007. Racing paint schemes on the car uncovered during restoration included white, fjord blue, dark blue, gold, green and the final livery, orange/red.
Typical of competition coupes of the era, 2200093 is fitted with aluminum doors, hood and trunklid along with 100mm cycle fender flares and the famous batmobile aero kit. It is powered by the M30 single cam engine, with slide throttle fuel injection and dry sump.
It’s first return to competition was at the Monterey Historics at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in August of that year. MOTOPORTER was lucky to have been able to make contact with one of 2200093’s drivers, Rudi Zobl, and from him obtained a wealth of information and photos of the car. Zobl was able to see the car of his youth returned to racing glory before his untimely death in a motorcycle accident in 2008.
MOTOPORTER was just this past year (2013) honored to have had the opportunity to race 2200093 at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, SP.

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