1974 BMW 3.0 4355022

CSL "Batmobile" 

Below July 2021

During restauration:

Older photos:

Title: 2021: 32CSL

Outside Colour:

• 2021 -> Chamonix (085)
• Golf (070)
• Original: Chamonix (085)

Mileage: 2021: 36,000, believed to be original

Factory options:

History: Delivered to A.A Zayani and Sons BMW in Bahrain and sold to the Royal Family from new. It is believed the family wanted a Golf yellow car and it was repainted on arrival and stayed this color up until its recent restoration. Such was the originality of the body that its original Chamonix white paintwork was still evident under the yellow when it arrived in the UK and it retained all of its original panels. It's life in Bahrain was limited and the mileage, whilst it can't be verified is believed to be correct at just over 36,000 km, the car passing through 3 owners hands. The car is assumed to have developed a fault while in the care of Ernesto who was a restaurant owner in Bahrain. The car was still in his name when it was exported from Bahrain to the UK having sat for over 2 decades. It was found by its 4th owner as a 'barn find' having sat for nearly 3 decades in Bahrain and imported to the UK. Lucas Hutchings / Fast Classics Restoration took over 2 years to complete, with a full photographic log detailing the full extent of the nut and bolt restoration. It is now UK registered and carries the personalised number plate 32CSL. 

Restauration : RS Garage

Transaction: July 2021: for sale at 450,000 British pounds

Owners:

1. Owner 5: Lucas Hutchings / Fast Classics Restoration
2. Owner 4: Ross Ferguson – Exported the car to the UK and sold to owner 5. 
3. Owner 3: Chico (Ernesto Ciccognini – Anglo Italian restauranteur in Bahrain).
4. Owner 2: Jimmy Bernardy (BMW Motorsport enthusiast that ran events in Bahrain).
5. Owner 1: Bahrain Royal family
6. Delivery: May 10th, 1974 to Bahrain, Arabian Gulf.
7. Production: February 25th, 1074