1979 BMW Motorsport 3.0 CSL CSi Si 320i Catalog Rare M Car Racing Sales Brochure

Description

BMW
1979 Original BMW
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M
Brochure
A Early Brochure dedicated
to
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M
Race
cars
Before the first M-badged car was sold (the M1 in 1979), BMW Motorsport GmbH was formed in 1972.
The first project was to turn the BMW CSL coupe into a winner in the European Touring Car Championship.
By 1973, the CSL, an M-modified, lighter version of the standard 3.0 CS Coupe, began dominating the ETCC.
BMW won that championship from 1973 through 1979.
This brochure, printed in 1979, was BMW’s way of showing the world its accomplishments.
Is it a detail look at BMW and its cars, the importance of racing and how it benefits the automotive production.
This Brochure shows examples of BMW cars with racing-genes, such as:
3.0 CSL
320i - Group 5
3.0
CSi
– Group 1
Formula Race Cars
Alexander Calder’s and Frank Stella’s 3.0 CSL
Furthermore, discussion includes very interesting topics such as
Why men race
Heritage of High performance
The challenges of the race track
The car on the track vs. the car on the showroom floor
Anti-lock brakes (years before put into production cars)
Spoiler and Air dams – long before becoming a fashion
BMW driver training
In addition, there are lots of pictures showing all kinds of race cars, some of their drivers, and details on the engine.
This is a rare BMW
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Motorsport Brochure.
Year
1979
No. of Pages
30
Size
approx. 11” x 8.5”
Condition
Some light creases on the covers, minor wear at the corners.  Inside pages have some wear from reading through. Overall in pretty good shape.
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