73 3.0csl rhd

[MarksE9]

Hi guys, I decided not to buy that Japanese M6 because another (much better?) opportunity has come up. Can you see value in this: 1973 3.0CSL VIN 22854?? RHD looks like a City Pack but has alloy doors hood and trunk lid. Body was completely stripped and rebuilt and is ready for paint, all parts are original good condition but unrestored including the engine so, paint and reassembly required. Some new parts including tail lights front lights and sills. Asking price as is approx. US$23,000.00. What do you think?

 

[mark]

yep, i'll have it if you don't ...

 

[30csl]

Seems like a good deal to me - if the body has been done how come it needs new sills?

Uk cars although they had steel bumpers etc all seem to have come here with all the aluminium panels.

Some early cars also had wind up windows too.

 

[CSL 1973]

Rhd csl

Sounds right, specially if you could do the work yourself.

Complete car but "some work" still needed, which could be very nice and straight-forward if the body has been restored in a correct way.

If the VIN is correct, the car belongs to the last 100 RHD CSL cars produced. Make sure that the car has matching numbers (could influence the value) and try to get it's original colour (Fjord or Polaris?).

Good luck and if it fells OK, go ahead - "a genuine CSL is always worth some investment"

Cheers

 

[sprintevo]

rhd csl

go for it - a rare opportunity

 

[OZCSi]

A question?
Where is the vin on a csl other than the id plate ? I am always keen to here the myths and secrets of these cars and how to identify a shell.

In Australia, we have so many rebodied early 70's muscle cars where whole areas of sheet metal near the id plate are cut out with a plasma cutter and then welded in so that the plate still carries the original rivets etc.

Looks good to me though and I agree that genuine cls is worth itat the end of a long project. Go for it!!

 

[RohJay]

Hope you decide to go for it.

Curious to find out how close this one is to mine (no. 442).

You will find the engine number engraved on a horizontal, flat area close to where starter motor is connected to engine block.

 

[Stan]

Sounds right, specially if you could do the work yourself.

Complete car but "some work" still needed, which could be very nice and straight-forward if the body has been restored in a correct way.

If the VIN is correct, the car belongs to the last 100 RHD CSL cars produced. Make sure that the car has matching numbers (could influence the value) and try to get it's original colour (Fjord or Polaris?).

Good luck and if it fells OK, go ahead - "a genuine CSL is always worth some investment"

Cheers

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