BMW 3.5CSL - 1976 Le Mans (Gosser Beer)

[roddo]

and another http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/690134.htm work needed but cheaper!

[roddo]

last one http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/357113.htm

[F1Tommy]

19,000 Euro is not bad, when you consider it was a special racing version.
You cant touch an old Alfa GTA for less than 75,000 Euro in good condition.

The 1980's Alfa GTV 6 motor has to be the best sounding V6 street car motor ever made! Its even better sounding than the Aluminum block production Dino 206 GT motors(not the racing cars). I bought the GTV6 in the late 1980's almost new, so it was not really vintage when I purchased it.

My 3.0 CSI had the injected motor, so the motor compartment looked almost the same. The CSL is not that much lighter than the CSI and I liked the car alot. Very classy in a German way with timeless lines. I aready had a few vintage Italian cars when I bought the BMW, so the BMW really never had a chance!

Tom Tanner/SD

[racer917]

What green did you use, brand and number please.

[roddo]

All the real cars that were shown if you followed the threads were for sale in British Pounds.

[F1Tommy]

Sorry, my bad. So I think the pound is at $1.61 dollars. Still cheap compared to the Vintage Alfa GTA's. They made around the same amount
of CSL's as they did 1600 GTA's.


Best,

Tom Tanner/SD

[Viccario]

Originally Posted by racer917

What green did you use, brand and number please.

The green I used was a Halfords spray can called Ford Modena Green.

Hopefully future posts on this thread will be about the title subject now rather than real CSL's! (interesting though they are!). Perhaps a new thread should be started for the real thing in the correct forum please!

[beaver63]

Hi Viccario,
I 'm going to the construction of the BMW as Gosser #43 and Gitanes #42 as first.What I found photos of Gitanes #42 and there are ribs on the back of mudguards should not be on the Gosser#43 is the same year?

[Viccario]

Originally Posted by beaver63

Hi Viccario,
I 'm going to the construction of the BMW as Gosser #43 and Gitanes #42 as first.What I found photos of Gitanes #42 and there are ribs on the back of mudguards should not be on the Gosser#43 is the same year?

Yes you are right, in some races they ran with the vents above the rear wheels. But from the research that I have done they did not appear to run with them at all of the races.

Perhaps they were added following brake cooling issues? I must admit I did contemplate trying to add them but because I re-shaped the rear wings with car body filler it would have been extremely difficult/impossible to achieve with my skills so I thought I would go with a smooth version!

Perhaps not 100% accurate but good enough for me and it will also make decal application easier!

[beaver63]

It is interesting that so few pictures # 43 Gosser of LM 1976. I will probably be get by on the # 42 Gitanes.Don´t have some pictures of # 43?
Thanks

[roddo]

soz chief, your thread, model away......

[beaver63]

Hi,
What wheels use? That is what the construction or other? In construction
they are too small and it looks funny then.

[Viccario]

Originally Posted by beaver63

Hi,
What wheels use? That is what the construction or other? In construction
they are too small and it looks funny then.

I am thinking of using some old wheels that I have got from an old Airfix Porsche 934 kit but the rear ones are larger like those for the turbo version (they are the tyres I used for the photographs). See the links below for info, these show the Silverstone and Nurburgring round of the championship from 1976. The Turbo version seen at Silverstone has the larger rear wheels compared to the other versions and my Porsche wheels will be similar to these so I am not sure whether I will use them yet!

http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jon...one%20WMC.html

http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jon...1000%20km.html

I must admit that I did not realise that the wheels included were too small. Therefore an alternative option may be to use some suitable aftermarket Fujimi wheels or possibly some wheels from the Tamiya Group 5 BMW 320i but that seems like a bit of a waste! Porsche 956/962 wheels also appear as though they may be suitable!

Hope this helps, I am having the same problem so keep me informed!

[beaver63]

According to the reference to the 16 inch wheels: www.usautoparts.net/bmw/models/vintage/batmobile.
But I seem to still small.BMW 320 Gr.5 me seem nearest.Additional wheels of the Renaissance: 24NIDA Jeu de 4 roues BBS 15 "années 80 :www.renaissance-models.com/mambo/etienne/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemi d=37