The first car built by the BMW Motorsport division in 1972 is now available for sale through the British company Dylan Miles.
It is the prototype of the BMW 3.0 CSL Werks, the first car built by the then newly established BMW Motorsport division, led at the time by Bob Lutz.
Motorsport built the car, E9/R1, in late 1972 and early 1973, making it the first of 21 CSL Werks cars, 11 of which the factory team raced. The E9/R1 also helped develop the Batmobile aerodynamic kit.
According to the Dylan Miles listing, the car participated in a few competitions, but BMW Motorsport sold it at the end of the 1973 season to an American racing team for the 1974 IMSA championship. After its one-year IMSA stint, the team sold the cars and later retired.
The E9/R1 ended up in a BMW collection in the early 1980s before being acquired by its current private owner in the mid-1990s. Since then, the vehicle has undergone an extensive restoration focused on preserving its originality.
The car spent most of three decades locked away but made a hill climb at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed in its pre-homologation configuration.
More recently, it made a new public appearance at the Salon Privé Concours D’Elegance in August 2025, equipped with the Batmobile kit.
This car features a 3.5-liter inline-six engine, which, according to the listing, produces over 400 horsepower. The listing does not specify the price, which can only be accessed by applying to purchase on the Dylan Miles page.
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