CCA 1:64 — BMW 3.0 CSL | White | Die-Cast Collectible

The CCA 1:64 — BMW 3.0 CSL — White is a beautifully crafted die-cast tribute to one of the most celebrated, historically significant, and visually extraordinary BMW road and racing cars ever produced — the BMW 3.0 CSL, the legendary homologation special that BMW's Motorsport division created from 1972 to 1975 to qualify the CS coupe for European Touring Car Championship competition, and that became one of the most celebrated and successful touring car racing machines of the 1970s, earning the extraordinary nickname “Batmobile” from the dramatic aerodynamic wings, spoilers, and fins of its racing specification that gave it one of the most visually spectacular and aggressive silhouettes of any production-derived racing car of its era. The BMW 3.0 CSL — produced in a total of 1,265 examples between 1972 and 1975, with CSL standing for “Coupe Sport Leichtbau” (Coupe Sport Lightweight), featuring an aluminium bonnet, aluminium doors, and Plexiglas side windows in place of the standard steel and glass components of the CS coupe, reducing the kerb weight to approximately 1,165 kg, powered by the 3.0-litre M30 inline-six engine in various states of tune producing between 180 hp in road specification and in excess of 340 hp in full racing specification, and featuring the extraordinary aerodynamic package of front spoiler, rear wing, and roof-mounted fin that gave the racing CSL its legendary Batmobile appearance and the aerodynamic downforce required to compete at the highest level of European touring car racing — won the European Touring Car Championship in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1979, one of the most extraordinary and dominant touring car racing records in the history of the championship, driven by legendary drivers including Toine Hezemans, Hans-Georg Stuck, Ronnie Peterson, and Chris Amon. The 3.0 CSL's extraordinary cultural significance — as the car that established BMW Motorsport as one of the most celebrated and successful touring car racing programmes in the history of European motorsport, and as the first of the legendary BMW Art Cars — with Alexander Calder creating the first BMW Art Car livery on a 3.0 CSL in 1975, launching one of the most celebrated and culturally significant art and automotive collaborations in the history of the automobile — makes it one of the most historically important and emotionally resonant BMW road and racing cars ever produced. The pristine white finish of this CCA release perfectly evokes the classic racing specification of the most celebrated CSL competition cars.

A must-have for BMW 3.0 CSL enthusiasts, Batmobile aerodynamic package devotees, European Touring Car Championship history collectors, M30 inline-six engine admirers, BMW Motorsport heritage fans, BMW Art Car programme admirers, Toine Hezemans and Hans-Georg Stuck racing history collectors, and serious die-cast collectors seeking a premium CCA miniature of one of the most celebrated and historically significant BMW road and racing cars ever produced.