Resto file
ORIGINAL CAR
1972 BMW CSL
OWNER
WES YOUNG
LENGTH OF RESTORATION
2 YEARS
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There have been a couple of E9 BMWs pass through my shed and there’s a kind of evolution for enthusiasts of these cars. First there are the CS (coupe sports) road cars, then the CSL (or light) homologation special and then there are the very rare ‘Batmobile’ factory racers. For me, I used to work at a BMW dealership as a kid after school. This was Bowe Sheen. Even as a kid my favourite Hot Wheels car was an Inka Orange CSL. I knew what they were and loved them. They had one in the lot at the dealership, it was a bright metallic Tiger Green and back in 1990-92 no one wanted that sort of thing.
Fast forward, life, family, all the rest, and eventually I reckon I can stretch to indulging in a classic BMW and went hunting for an E9. I was pretty happy to get whatever
