{"id":12306,"date":"2021-07-16T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=12306"},"modified":"2021-11-06T23:23:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T02:23:23","slug":"bmw-3-5-csl-43-ixo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/bmw-3-5-csl-43-ixo\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW 3.5 CSL #43 – Ixo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1976 BMW 3.5 CSL #43<\/strong>\nPilots: D. Quester, A. Krebs, A. Peltier\nTeam: BMW Motorsport GmbH<\/em>\nRace: DNF (Group 5 class) at Le Mans in 1976<\/strong>\nIxo - LMC150 (diecast) <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 07\/16\/21<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1968 BMW launched its first \u201cE9 coup\u00e9\u201d, the 2800 CS. Later on, with an eye on racing, in 1972 the Bavarian brand released the 3.0 CSL. This model was a homologation special, built specifically for the European Touring Car Championship. The following year BMW enlarged the engine to 3.2 liters and sold the car with an aerodynamic package, the famous \u201cBatmobile\u201d<\/a>. The 3.0 CSL (with its 3.2-liter engine \ud83e\udd28) competed all over Europe in the ETCC with great success. Furthermore, in 1973 it even achieved a class victory<\/a> at La Sarthe. However, for 1976 FIA introduced a new Group 5 “Special Production Car” category. Group 5 cars would participate in the World Championship for Makes series and rules were very liberal. In essence, the racecar only needed to retain the bonnet, roof, doors and rail panel of the passenger car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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At La Sarthe in 1976, the #42 sister car (chassis #2275988) finished in 10th place.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Known as the \u201csilhouette class\u201d, Group 5 allowed manufacturers to be VERY creative. The cars had wide boxy wheel arches and an over-the-top body style. In a partnership with Schnitzer Motorsport, BMW built four 3.5 CSL in Group 5 specs. The powerhouse was BMW\u2019s M49\/3<\/a>, a water-cooled inline-6. The M49\/3 had a cast-iron block and aluminum alloy head, displacing 3496 cm\u00b3. Counting on DOHC and 24 valves, it produced 470-485 hp according to race tune. All those horses arrived on the tarmac via a Getrag 5-speed manual gearbox. The chassis was a steel unibody with aluminum panels, with the whole car weighing around 1000 kg<\/a>. This 3.5 CSL #43 is chassis #2275982<\/a>, which raced at Le Mans in 1976. Unfortunately though, it abandoned the race due to a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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G\u00f6sser beer (German-style lager beer) is the main brand of G\u00f6ss Brewery, of Austria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This was a model I was very anxious about. Originally only Spark made it, and nowadays it\u2019s impossible to find. I love the 3.5 CSL\u2019s boxy looks, and I find this livery quite striking. So when I found out that Ixo released it in late 2019 (I think) I was very pleased. However, I hadn\u2019t seen detailed photos of the model, so I didn\u2019t know what to expect. Nonetheless, Ixo came through and delivered a GREAT model*. Honestly, it\u2019s a doozy. I\u2019m sure Spark would have done better, but for a diecast I think Ixo aced the model. As I said so many times before, this is all the detail level I need in 1:43. I have come to really appreciate the brand\u2019s current racecar offerings. Nonetheless, Ixo could do without those pesky TA screws on the plinth \ud83d\ude23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*Unfortunately, according to Ixo\u2019s site<\/a>, the 3.5 CSL #43 is now listed as \u201cdiscontinued\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1976 BMW 3.5 CSL #43 Pilots: D. Quester, A. Krebs, A. Peltier Team: BMW Motorsport GmbH Race: DNF (Group 5 class) at Le Mans in 1976 Ixo – LMC150 (diecast) Published 07\/16\/21 In 1968 BMW launched its first \u201cE9 coup\u00e9\u201d, the 2800 CS. Later on, with an eye on racing, in 1972 the Bavarian brand … Continue reading “BMW 3.5 CSL #43 – Ixo”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12306","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12306"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12968,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12306\/revisions\/12968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}