Collection Le Mans - Box 7 - Bugatti 57 G & BMW 3.5 CSL

Le Mans - Bugatti 57 G 

Chassis and engine of the famous 57G "Atlantic" and elegant aerodynamic bodywork for the first success of Bugatti and driver Jean-Pierre Wimille at the 24 hours of Le Mans.

Le Mans -BMW 3.5 CSL 

In the mid-1970s, the acronym CSL already enjoyed a certain reputation: it was with it that BMW won the manufacturers' and drivers' titles of the ETCC (European Touring Car Championship) in 1973 and 1975 .

Mechanics, aerodynamic profiles, a masterpiece to display and admire!

Scale: 1/43

TECHNICAL SHEET

Bugatti 57 G

ENGINE:  Bugatti 8-cylinder in-line engine, 3,257 cc, front mounted, double overhead camshaft with two valves per cylinder, dry sump lubrication, liquid cooling, power approximately 200 hp at 5,500 rpm min.

TRANSMISSION:  Rear wheel drive, 4-speed manual gearbox + reverse.

CHASSIS:  Steel longitudinal members and crossmembers.

SUSPENSION:  Front and rear rigid axle with leaf springs and telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers.

BRAKES:  350mm drum brakes on all four wheels.

WHEELS:  19" spoked wheels.

DIMENSIONS:  Length n/a, width n/a, height n/a Wheelbase: 2,979 mm. Weight: 1,265 kg, fuel tank capacity n/a*

*No official technical data has been released for this car. Those published here were obtained by comparing the documentary sources considered to be the most reliable.

BMW 3.5 CSL

ENGINE:  BMW 3,495 cc, long-stroke in-line 6-cylinder, double overhead camshaft, 4 valves per cylinder, Kugelfischer mechanical injection, liquid cooling, maximum power 480 hp at 8,500 rpm, maximum torque 422 Nm at 6,000 rpm.

TRANSMISSION:  Rear-wheel drive, Getrag 5-speed manual gearbox.

CHASSIS:  Steel body with aluminum panels.

SUSPENSION:  MacPherson at the front, semi-trailing arm at the rear, coil springs and Bilstein telescopic shock absorbers.

BRAKES: ATE ventilated discs.

WHEELS:  12.5 x 16" front and 15.75 x 16" rear BBS rims, 300/625-16 front and 350/625-16 rear tires.

DIMENSIONS:  2,625 mm. Weight: 1,090 kg, fuel tank capacity: 120 liters.

No official technical data has been released for this car. Those published here were obtained by comparing the documentary sources considered to be the most reliable.