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BMW 3.0 CSL E9 #2 Luigi Racing A. de Fierlant / P. Xhenceval Winners 24 Hours of Spa 1975 Minichamps 1:18

BMW 3.0 CSL E9 #2 Luigi Racing A. de Fierlant / P. Xhenceval Winners 24 Hours of Spa 1975 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155752602
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About the BMW 3.0 CSL E9 #2 Luigi Racing A. de Fierlant / P. Xhenceval Winners 24 Hours of Spa 1975 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.0 CSL reproduces Luigi Racing's #2, driven by A. de Fierlant and P. Xhenceval to outright victory at the 1975 24 Hours of Spa. A winner's livery, not just a grid entry, on the wide-arch touring car icon.

An outright win at Spa's 24 Hours meant beating the full touring car field over a full day and night, and that result gives this specific casting a stronger claim to significance than most CSL liveries offer.

A Race-Winning Livery in Diecast

Minichamps applies Luigi Racing's colours with the same precision it gives works BMW liveries, and on a winning car that attention matters, since collectors comparing this entry to other CSL castings will look closely at decal sharpness and paint match. The metal body's opening bonnet and doors reveal cabin detail true to a privateer-prepared endurance racer rather than a showroom interior, and the diecast weight signals the solid zinc-alloy construction Minichamps uses across its 1:18 touring car range.

Luigi Racing and Belgian Touring Car Success

Belgian privateer teams like Luigi Racing were a strong presence on the European touring car scene through the mid-1970s, and Spa's own 24-hour race was a natural home fixture where local knowledge of the circuit's demanding layout could translate into results against better-funded factory entries.

Anchoring a Touring Car Winners' Collection

A genuine race-winning entry works well as an anchor piece among other CSL liveries on a shelf, since it lets a collector point to a specific result rather than simply a period colour scheme. Pairing it with the following season's Spa or Le Mans entries builds a small chronology of the CSL's competitive years.

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