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BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #3 A. de Fierlant / H. Grohs 6 Hours Silverstone 1976 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #3 A. de Fierlant / H. Grohs 6 Hours Silverstone 1976 Minichamps 1:18 155762603 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.5 CSL reproduces car #3 of de Fierlant and Grohs from the 1976 Silverstone Six Hours. The E9 CSL's aerodynamic "Batmobile" bodywork made it a defining shape of 1970s touring car racing, and this diecast carries that livery in fine detail.
BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #3 A. de Fierlant / H. Grohs 6 Hours Silverstone 1976 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155762603
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About the BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #3 A. de Fierlant / H. Grohs 6 Hours Silverstone 1976 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.5 CSL E9 reproduces car #3 driven by A. de Fierlant and H. Grohs at the 1976 Silverstone Six Hours. Finished in period livery with the CSL's aerodynamic add-ons, it suits collectors building a 1970s European touring car grid.

The BMW 3.0/3.5 CSL earned the nickname "Batmobile" for its aerodynamic package of front air dam, roof spoiler and rear wing, fitted to chase homologation-class speed on circuits like Silverstone.

Minichamps' Diecast Approach to the E9 CSL

This is zinc alloy diecast, and the weight is obvious the moment it clears the packaging tray, a density resin cannot replicate. Minichamps builds its touring car range on that solid metal body, with opening doors and bonnet revealing an interior detailed enough to satisfy close inspection, though not to the sealed-resin sharpness of a hand-built rival. Panel gaps sit tighter than entry-level diecast but wider than premium resin work, a fair trade for the opening features a race-liveried model benefits from when displayed with a lifted bonnet showing period roll cage and engine detail. The livery application, decals and race number carried through with the crispness that separates a specialist racing diecast from a generic toy-grade casting.

The CSL's Place in Touring Car History

By 1976 the CSL was into its second life as a homologation special turned genuine works and privateer racer across European touring car and endurance events, its aluminium and thin-steel panels shedding weight the standard road car never carried. Silverstone's Six Hours was a fixture on that calendar, drawing factory-supported and independent entries running the same basic silhouette with different liveries and sponsors, which is exactly what makes a shelf of numbered CSLs from different meetings so rewarding to assemble.

Building a 1970s Touring Car Display

At roughly 25cm long in 1:18, this CSL holds its own beside contemporary Porsche and Ford entries from the same era, and the wide box-flare arches give it real shelf presence despite the compact touring car footprint. Collectors assembling a season or a circuit theme will find the specific race number and driver pairing useful for keeping entries distinct rather than duplicating liveries.

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