
BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #46 Team Brock P. Brock / F. Muir / J. Aubriet 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- BMW
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 153762646
- Year
- 1976
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138154216
About the BMW 3.5 CSL E9 #46 Team Brock P. Brock / F. Muir / J. Aubriet 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast BMW 3.5 CSL E9 reproduces Team Brock's #46 car driven by Brock, Muir, and Aubriet at the 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans. A historic GT diecast documenting the E9 coupe's most famous endurance venture.
The CSL earned its "Batmobile" nickname from its aggressive aerodynamic addenda, and this Le Mans entry shows the coupe running that gear in full competitive earnest.
Reproducing an Aero-Kitted E9 Coupe
The 3.5 CSL's factory aerodynamic package, a deep front spoiler, prominent rear wing, and roof-mounted fins, gave the car its enduring nickname and gives Minichamps genuine sculpted surface to reproduce accurately. Team Brock's specific 1976 Le Mans livery, with its #46 identification and period sponsor branding, is applied with the crisp precision this manufacturer's historic racing range depends on. Panel gaps around the long coupe doors stay tight, and the widened wheel arches needed to accommodate racing rubber hold correct proportion against the CSL's otherwise elegant E9 body lines. Racing livery numbers and lettering from this specific era carry a distinct period typography that Minichamps captures rather than modernizing.
The CSL's Place in Endurance Racing History
BMW's 3.5 CSL competed at Le Mans as part of the manufacturer's broader European touring car and GT racing push through the 1970s, and this Team Brock entry represents one privateer effort within that wider competitive landscape. The car's blend of genuine road-going luxury coupe roots and radical racing aerodynamics makes it a distinctive subject on any historic motorsport shelf. At 1:18, it pairs naturally with other 1970s Le Mans GT entries and gives a BMW-focused collection a genuine period racing centerpiece well outside the brand's more commonly modeled modern GT3 programs.















