BBURAGO BMW 635 CSI (E24) GROUP A TOURING CAR 1983 VINTAGE DIECAST 1:24 #0173
Lovely vintage 1980s Bburago model of a BMW 635 CSi in the livery of the Eggenberger Motorsport car that raced in the 1983 European Touring Car Championship.
Beautiful white paint with red, orange and yellow striped racing livery of Eggenberger Motorsport, race number 1 and sponsor logo locals, chrome bumpers, front grille surround, headlights and rear lights surround, black front grille, rear valance and twin rear exhausts, blue-tinted front indicator lenses and cabin glass, red glazed tail lights and rear strip.
Doors open to reveal a full road-car interior in grey with hinged front seats, chrome gear lever, detailed black dashboard and functional 4-spoke steering wheel that turns the front axle.
Opening bonnet with chrome 3.5 litre, straight-6 engine and an opening boot lid with lined boot.
The model rolls on Bburago-design chrome 6-spoke/3-bolt wheels with grooved plastic tyres. Underneath is a detailed black floor pan, suspension and drivetrain with chrome engine.
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The BMW E24 is the first generation of BMW 6 Series range of grand tourer cars, which was produced from January 1976 to 1989 and replaced the BMW E9 coupé.
The E24 was produced solely in a 2-door coupé body style. All models used petrol straight-six engines, with the majority (aside from the M635CSi/M6 model) using a version of the BMW M30 engine family. The E24 shared many parts with the E12 5 series, and in 1982 was updated with parts from the newly released E28 5 series.
The M635CSi is the first of the BMW M6 model line and is powered by the M88/3 straight-six engine. In North America, the vehicle is badged as "M6" and uses the less powerful BMW S38 engine.
The eventual successor to the nameplate, the E63 6 Series, was released in 2004 after a 16-year hiatus. Although the E31 8 Series was introduced as production of the E24 was ending, the 8 Series is considered a separate model line and therefore not a successor to the E24.
In July 1978, the more powerful 635CSi variant was introduced. The 635CSi featured a close-ratio 5-speed gearbox and a single piece black rear spoiler. The M90 engine was a single overhead cam version of the M1's M88 engine, its bigger bore and shorter stroke resulted in 160 kW (218 PS; 215 hp) and increased torque. The aerodynamic changes reduced uplift at high speeds by almost 15 percent over the other E24 models.
In 1982, the European Touring Car Championship transitioned to Group A regulations, prompting BMW to move from the 3.0 CSL to the 635 CSi. BMW Motorsport produced approximately 50 competition chassis between 1983 and 1985.
In 1982, Eggenberger Motorsport won the 1982 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) with Umberto Grano and Helmut Kelleners driving a BMW 528i. It contested the 1983 and 1984 ETCCs with a BMW 635CSi. In 1985, Eggenberger Motorsport became the factory Volvo team, winning the series with Gianfranco Brancatelli and Thomas Lindström driving a Volvo 240.
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