
BMW 2800 CS Team Schnitzer #10 J. Fitzpatrick / J. Peltier Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 155722710
- Year
- 1972
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- Group Racing Historic
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138163799
About the BMW 2800 CS Team Schnitzer #10 J. Fitzpatrick / J. Peltier Spa 1972 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 2800 CS #10 reproduces Team Schnitzer's Fitzpatrick and Peltier entry from Spa in 1972. Diecast construction, opening features, and period racing graphics suit collectors building a historic touring car grid or a Schnitzer motorsport shelf.
Schnitzer's name has been tied to BMW competition success since the 1970s, and this 2800 CS shows the marque's coupe racing effort in the early years of a partnership that would eventually stretch across decades of touring car and endurance competition.
Recreating a Period Touring Car Entry in Diecast
The 2800 CS's long, elegant coupe roofline carries the Team Schnitzer livery's period-correct sponsor graphics with clean, well-registered decals, and the #10 car number sits exactly where 1970s touring car regulations placed it. Doors open to reveal a stripped, roll-cage-equipped racing cabin, a contrast to the luxurious road-going CS this racer was built from. Wide period racing tires and subtle fender flares reflect the modest but genuine aerodynamic and grip modifications teams made to touring cars of this era, well short of the extreme widebody kits later decades would bring. Panel gaps and overall proportions stay faithful to the CS's genuinely handsome factory silhouette.
Schnitzer, Fitzpatrick, and Early BMW Coupe Racing
Team Schnitzer built its reputation running BMW coupes in European touring car competition through the 1970s, an era when Spa's demanding circuit tested both driver skill and mechanical durability over long-distance races. John Fitzpatrick was among the accomplished touring car drivers of the period, and his pairing with J. Peltier in this specific Spa 1972 entry documents a genuine moment from BMW's early competition history, well before Schnitzer became the factory-adjacent powerhouse it's known as today.
Tracing BMW's Racing Coupe Lineage
Set alongside later Schnitzer BMW entries, this 2800 CS marks an early chapter in one of touring car racing's most enduring team partnerships.














