Rare 1974 BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile Up For Grabs

A rare and special version of the 1974 BMW 3.0 CSL is currently up for auction onBring-A-Trailer. Of the 1,265 models built from 1971-75, this particular example is said to be one of the 167 examples made from July 1973 that came with a 3.2-liter inline-six mill and the attention-grabbing "Batmobile" body kit.

Why is it called Batmobile? Is it a replica of the Dark Knight's cars? Well, not exactly, but this classic CSL's looks were beefed up with fins and many other performance-oriented enhancements. Beyond that, the car is also alegendary Bimmer, practically motorsports royalty.

最初创建佛r BMW to qualify for the European Touring Car Championship, this enhanced and now legendary version of the 3.0 CS and the grandpappy of the modern2023 BMW 3.0 CSLsports a lighter body thanks to its aluminum hood, trunk lid, and doors. The Batmobile part is then provided by short fins running along the hood, a roof-mounted rear spoiler, a more aggressive-looking air dam, and a massive rear wing.

All these ties into adding a hefty fiberglass rear bumper, fender vents, and chrome wheel well lips. Making its handling match its speed-evoking looks is a set of Bilstein gas-pressured dampers, progressive-rate springs, and disc brakes for all four wheels.

Refurbished in 2019, the exterior and the interior of this particular example of the 1974 3.0 CSL, as far as the pictures go, look immaculate. Its powertrain, meanwhile, is practically fresh with only 29,000 miles on its odometer.