KillerX 40 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 Very nice 3.0 CSL 1972,anyone got a few dollars spare...lol http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-231487096.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted July 21, 2009 So cool These guys are in Chch by the looks, would love to look through that garage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 They don't come much cooler than this. I really think that these are some of BMWs best work. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 Agreed. One of the nicest shapes around. But for the money I'd be happy with this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R90S 2 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 You could call it nice. Which would be a bit like Neil Armstrong saying that his trip to the moon was "OK". . . . I believe that there were only two black CSL's originally built by the factory, and the other one is LHD and currently for sale in the USA for considerably more than this one. Less than 1100 built, only a small number in RHD, huge racing pedigree, doesn't get much better than this. It's a bargain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 I agree - without checking pricing overseas, I suspect NZ$45k is pretty cheap if its all original (meaning unmolested) and in good condition. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 There was a nice silver one going for 25k late last year ... sooo tempted. While it was mint (interior and exterior) .. It had modern wheels on it and a few other modernisations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
|ncary 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 Seen this car in person, took some pics but have mis-placed them, really, really stunning... Judging by the other listings, whoever owns it also owns the classic car place down on St Asaph St. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 There was a nice silver one going for 25k late last year ... sooo tempted. While it was mint (interior and exterior) .. It had modern wheels on it and a few other modernisations. I don't think that was a CSL? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) One could argue this isn't a "proper" CSL either. In much the same way a USA E36 M3 isn't a M3. Edited July 21, 2009 by westy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Its still very rare though - being a CSL (despite the luxury spec ruining it) will IMHO always increase value significantly: http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R90S 2 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 One could argue this isn't a "proper" CSL either. In much the same way a USA E36 M3 isn't a M3. Agreed, the USA spec E36 M3's are lower spec. Kinda like a "decaf" version. This particular CSL though is a verifiable "numbers correct" car, so regardless of the spec variations it has a confirmed pedigree. It's value is in that pedigree and condition. It's unlikely that this particular car would ever be pressed into active track duty at this stage of it's lifecycle either, due to it's value continuing to climb. I'm biased anyway. I've been abnormally fond of this model for decades, but they've either been out of reach price-wise, or totally impractical at the time, or simply rustbuckets. I've since scratched that itch by getting an E3 which is more practical. (Can you see how I've managed to justify the illogical? At least my wife believes me . . . . ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bellicose 9 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 I'm sure someone will prove me wrong but...........Why is it advertised and registered as BLACK when pics show it's blue?, Why do the numbers come up as a left hook '88 M635CSi? What happened to the CSL decals down the side? ALL 500 UK CSL's had the decals and 95% of UK CSL's had a front dam/spoiler, did this one have one and if so where is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Fox 43 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 I believe the BMW special cars had their own sequential serial numbers, which are unrelated to the std BMW serial, and don't come up on places like realoem etc. This also occurs with the SA cars, and some of the earlier cars as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rxsumo 33 Report post Posted July 26, 2009 I believe the BMW special cars had their own sequential serial numbers, which are unrelated to the std BMW serial, and don't come up on places like realoem etc. This also occurs with the SA cars, and some of the earlier cars as well. In my experience, with the E3s, this isnt the case, it would appear that most of the pre'75 cars (suspect its actually whenever BMW went to the global standard VIN) havent been loaded onto their computer based systems. My original 3.0Si did not exist according to Shelly Motors, and they insisted on viewing the car before getting parts in for it - claiming that I was reading the chassis number wrong - which is rather ironic, as Shelly's had sold the car new. However when I queried with Mobile Tradition, they knew the date of manufacture, and could have issued the car with a "birth certificate". The only E3 of mine,- one of the 2800's, that worked with the VIN decoder, came up as a BMW Motorcycle As for the SA built cars, ignore the chassis number try using the engine number instead, it works for my M535i Back on topic - while it might be a pretty tidy car, its still a "heavyweight" CSL, and for that sort of coin, I reckon that you would find a useable LHD "proper" CSL in Europe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R90S 2 Report post Posted July 27, 2009 I'm sure someone will prove me wrong but...........Why is it advertised and registered as BLACK when pics show it's blue?, Why do the numbers come up as a left hook '88 M635CSi? What happened to the CSL decals down the side? ALL 500 UK CSL's had the decals and 95% of UK CSL's had a front dam/spoiler, did this one have one and if so where is it? Have a look at the serial numbers on this page when you get a minute: http://www.cs-zone.com/E9%20CHASSISNUMMERS.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
