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BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #5 K. Miller / D. Cowart 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1979 Minichamps 1:18

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BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #5 K. Miller / D. Cowart 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1979 Minichamps 1:18 155792605 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.5 CSL reproduces the #5 entry driven by K. Miller and D. Cowart at the 1979 Watkins Glen Six Hours. A late-career IMSA-era CSL for collectors tracking the model's American racing life.
BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #5 K. Miller / D. Cowart 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1979 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
BMW
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155792605
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About the BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #5 K. Miller / D. Cowart 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1979 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.5 CSL reproduces the #5 IMSA-era entry driven by K. Miller and D. Cowart at the 1979 Watkins Glen Six Hours. A late-career American appearance for a touring car better known for its European endurance record.

By 1979 the CSL was well into its competitive twilight in Europe, but American IMSA rounds like this gave privateer teams a further stage to campaign the model against domestic GT and touring machinery.

An IMSA Livery in Diecast Detail

Minichamps carries the same wide-arch CSL body and opening bonnet across this casting, and the American-team livery is applied with the sharp decal edges the range is known for. The metal body's weight and the tight, consistent panel gaps around the flared arches are unchanged from the earlier-season European liveries, so the appeal here is squarely in the specific driver pairing and event rather than any construction difference.

The CSL's Late American Career

IMSA's GT and touring car categories in the late 1970s attracted a mix of ageing European homologation specials and newer domestic machinery, and a CSL still competitive at this stage reflects the fundamental soundness of BMW's original design nearly a decade after its road-car debut.

Closing Out a CSL Chronology

For a collector assembling a CSL timeline from early European wins through to its final American seasons, this 1979 entry works as a natural closing piece, marking the end of the model's front-line competitive life.

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