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Title: TE 109308

Model code: 3431

Exterior color (paint code):

Transaction:

• December 2015: for sale on Mobile.de 

Comments: owner's nephew sold it on behalf of his uncle with an asking price of 50k it. HVA jumped on it, but the uncle didn’t know about the listing and removed the ad. The uncle intended to restore it instead. HVA tried to make contact a year ago but got no response. 

Le Zebre's opinion: is it an E9 or CSL ?

For:

 Manual front windows and padded dash top help support that its it's an early carburettored CSL

 Heater element in rear window. 169 cars had perspex Chrome vent trim (not Black) Scheel cloth and pleat pattern on rear seats. (Why) Hood pins 4 window rocker delete plates. Yes most euro cars had roll up fronts, but only CSL and 2.5CS had fixed rears Colorado color (although repaint) common color for 169 cars. Not a common choice to paint a car that was not original ally that color. Flag mirror instead of trapazoid (most traps haven't survived this long) Seats were often first to go because many owners simply don't fit in them. Alpina 5 lug without extra holes original 169 CSL spec wheels

No high conviction arguments, however the car does have two dents that look more natural on thin walled CSL instead of normal gage steel. One on left front wing near head lights and one on rear panel just below the 3.0 CS badge

Against:

VIN plate has been restamped. The carpet is red. The front scheels and the alpina wheel are missing. The rear bumper looks like a 2000CS bumper painted flat black with flaking.

Owner:

• -> 2015 -> : Abruzzo Italy

Thank you / Reference / Credits:

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