Nice kit, beautiful model, pleasant livery, perfect execution. One of the best cars I've ever driven, and much more rewarding than the 6-series that replaced it. I imagine this model is going to be popular - and rightly.
SRC KIT BMW 2.8 CS
The brand new SRC Olympia Rallye 1972 BMW 2.8 CS is now available as a kit.
It is the works car of Rauno Aaltonen and John Davenport, who had to retire on the 32nd of a total of 67 special stages with a defective head gasket.
The 3,500-kilometer event took place from 13 to 19 August 1972. It started in Kiel, a city in the north of Germany, and finished in the south, in Munich, a week before the Olympic Games.
The 17000 rpm SRC M3 motor is positioned as an inliner in a separately sprung pod.
The spring-loaded guide is positioned as far forward as possible in front of the car, which makes it very stable.
The front axle can be adjusted with four grub screws; two on each side at the bottom of the front axle and two at the top.
Thanks to the Lexan interior, the weight remains just under 80 grams.
Here are a few pictures of the build process and the car ready to go:
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It is the works car of Rauno Aaltonen and John Davenport, who had to retire on the 32nd of a total of 67 special stages with a defective head gasket.
The 3,500-kilometer event took place from 13 to 19 August 1972. It started in Kiel, a city in the north of Germany, and finished in the south, in Munich, a week before the Olympic Games.
The 17000 rpm SRC M3 motor is positioned as an inliner in a separately sprung pod.
The spring-loaded guide is positioned as far forward as possible in front of the car, which makes it very stable.
The front axle can be adjusted with four grub screws; two on each side at the bottom of the front axle and two at the top.
Thanks to the Lexan interior, the weight remains just under 80 grams.
Here are a few pictures of the build process and the car ready to go:
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Which is to say, very clearly I would argue, that I have not bothered with this kit.
Hi Trisha,
I would say, one of the last great BMWs. I also like the M3 in Group A rally trim from the '80s.
But I agree with you. The styling of the E9 is superb and much better than its successor, the bigger and heavier E24 600-series.
As a rally fan, I continue to regret that BMW stopped rallying from 1974.
Works drivers such as Achim Warmbold and Björn Waldegard could have been very successful in the WRC with a further developed version of the 2002.
Here in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, the 2002 was very popular with private drivers in the 1970s because it was a reliable and powerful car.
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I would say, one of the last great BMWs. I also like the M3 in Group A rally trim from the '80s.
But I agree with you. The styling of the E9 is superb and much better than its successor, the bigger and heavier E24 600-series.
As a rally fan, I continue to regret that BMW stopped rallying from 1974.
Works drivers such as Achim Warmbold and Björn Waldegard could have been very successful in the WRC with a further developed version of the 2002.
Here in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, the 2002 was very popular with private drivers in the 1970s because it was a reliable and powerful car.
Hub
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