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BMW 2800 CS E9 #2 Team Schnitzer J. Fitzpatrick / H. Heyer Winners Grand Prix Touring Cars Nurburgring 1972 Minichamps 1:18

BMW 2800 CS E9 #2 Team Schnitzer J. Fitzpatrick / H. Heyer Winners Grand Prix Touring Cars Nurburgring 1972 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155722702
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About the BMW 2800 CS E9 #2 Team Schnitzer J. Fitzpatrick / H. Heyer Winners Grand Prix Touring Cars Nurburgring 1972 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 2800 CS E9 #2 reproduces Team Schnitzer's winning entry at the 1972 Nurburgring Grand Prix for touring cars, driven by J. Fitzpatrick and H. Heyer. A documented race-winning livery from one of BMW's most respected early motorsport partners.

Team Schnitzer built its reputation on results like this, and a Nurburgring win with the E9 coupe was exactly the kind of moment that established the team's name.

A Race-Winning Livery Cast With Genuine Care

Winning liveries carry a specific responsibility for a diecast manufacturer, since collectors know the exact car and expect the details to match documented photography rather than a generic approximation. Minichamps carries the E9's long, elegant coupe lines through cleanly, and the #2 Team Schnitzer livery is cast with correct sponsor placement and period BMW motorsport colours. The 2800 CS's wide arches and touring car aerodynamics are handled with confident, consistent panel gaps, and the zinc alloy build gives the coupe genuine shelf presence, weight that suits a car built for serious endurance and sprint touring car competition rather than road use alone.

Team Schnitzer's Early Success With the E9 Coupe

Team Schnitzer became one of BMW's most trusted independent racing partners, and the E9-generation 2800 CS and 3.0 CSL that followed it were central to that early reputation, competing at the top level of European touring car racing through the early 1970s. J. Fitzpatrick and H. Heyer's victory at the Nurburgring in 1972 stands as one of the clearer documented results from that period, a genuine milestone rather than a general claim of competitiveness. That specific result is exactly what makes this diecast worth collecting on its own merits.

A Documented Highlight for a BMW Motorsport Shelf

For collectors tracing BMW's early touring car success, this Nurburgring winner offers a specific, verified result rather than a general racing subject.

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