BMW 635 CSi Gr.2 RC Vienna Grundig ETCC Nürburgring 1980
€89.95
Single numbered
Limited edition of: 300
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Product information
| Driver name | Heribert Werginz, Harald Neger, Umberto Grano |
|---|---|
| Material | Resin |
| Model size | 10cm |
| Product type | Model car |
| Scale | 1:43 |
| Manufacturer | Spark |
| Manufacturer number | RS1762 |
| Product number | 20-41762 |
BMW 635 CSi Gr.2 RC Vienna Grundig ETCC Nürburgring 1980
Raceland Gold Edition made by Spark. Exclusive model.
The BMW 3.0 CSL's touring car career had reached its crowning glory with the 1979 European Touring Car Championship title. Now that homologation had expired and BMW was looking for an inexpensive successor before Group A revolutionised touring car racing in 1982. BMW Motorsport commissioned Heribert Werginz to develop and homologate the BMW 635 CSi after Group 2 regulations. BMW delivered two body shells to Austria and the RCV Racing Corporation Vienna team built up the two race cars. The RCV team boss took the wheel himself in the 1980 ETCC and also brought a sponsor into the cockpit in the form of Austrian timber merchant Harald Neger.
Contracting Umberto Grano for the #1 car brought additional support from BMW Italia and with German video and HiFi giant Grundig, an unfamiliar name was brought into motorsport as well. Before the seventh ETCC round at the Nürburgring, three victories were offset by three retirements. The new car was fast but not yet reliable and so the murderous Green Hell Nordschleife also took its toll on the heavy coupé: retirement with a broken rear axle. The green BMW won again at Silverstone, but at the end of the 1980 season, the 635 CSi fell short of the hoped-for European Championship title. Umberto Grano made up for this one year later, then under the BMW Eggenberger flag.