Title: TLH 40M

Exterior color (paint code): Polaris metallic (060)

Mileage: 80888 in 2018

 

Modification:

 

History: 2018: comment from auctioneer: this original, right-hand drive BMW 3.0 CSL was purchased by the present owner in 2009. The car had been standing in a lockup garage for the preceding six years having been purchased as a restoration project by the previous owner, who never got around to starting it. 'TLM 40M' had been partially restored in 1989 when the engine had been fully rebuilt; only 2000 miles have been covered since then. The present owner had the car stripped down and soda-blasted; the two front wings were replaced, any corroded metal removed, and the body repaired. All mechanical components were either replaced or reconditioned, and a new interior and new dashboard installed. Over £50,000 has been spent on the restoration, as evidenced by invoices and photographs on file, and the private vendor advises us that the car now drives and handles beautifully.

 

History: 1973 was at a point when BMW Concessionaires were getting desperate to sell the remaining CSLs which they had in stock, in the open just outside Ostend, and the price was reduced to be the same as the Phase 2 CSi which was released in October 73. I think this data all hangs together because Polaris metallic (060)  was not a popular color choice in those days so 482 was in the group which had become difficult to sell.

 

Transactions:

• Sold at Bonhams Auction, Dec 3, 2018 , £73,600
  

Owner:

1. Dec 2018 ->: owner
2. 2009->Dec 2018: owner
3. ....
4. First register: 6 September 1973
5. Registration date:

Reference / Thank You / Credit:

• Theo van der Laan
• https://www.classic.com/veh/1973-bmw-30-csl-coupe-2285482-n2DVkrp/
• https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24881/lot/167/

 

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