FS: E9 CSL 2275328 Golf with ALPINA touch & M535 heart

[TomHom]

From somebody I know, location Germany
Third owner, original documents, not on the road since 1980.
Very good true chassis



Engine and drive train completely taken from an E12 535M with 45 Weber, tuned on the test bench, Getrag 5 Sport, Diff.
Many original ALPINA parts, original 5 hole wheels
Minor detailing work left for the perfectionist, new roof fabrics and CSL carpet will be included.
Price at 180k€.
Details and more pics on request
Thomas

 

[rblongboarder]

wow.

 

[Ohmess]

Very cool.

 

[rblongboarder]

Very unique air dam / lower valence on the front. It looks like a variant of the E9 Alpina air dam, but without the brake duct intakes; also, it has a wedge cutout in the center.

Does anyone know what version air dam this is ?

 

[Markos]

Very unique air dam / lower valence on the front. It looks like a variant of the E9 Alpina air dam, but without the brake duct intakes; also, it has a wedge cutout in the center.

Does anyone know what version air dam this is ?

It is THE period Alpina air dam used on the B2 and B2S. I don’t have any photo evidence, but consensus seems to be that the center cutout is to accommodate a jack. Given it was used in motorsport that would make sense. I have some other photos of motorsport e9’s under the knife but haven’t looked very hard for this particular scenario. Given that this spoiler isn’t heavily reproduced, my guess is that it is original.

I have plenty of period photos of Alpina running this air dam. I also have plenty of photos of Alpina running directional air vents on grp.2 cars with a wider front dam. What I don’t have are *period photos of Alpina road-going cars with a vented air dam. Alpina absolutely ran dams with vents on all of their cars with deko stripes. Given that I’ve only seen that vented spoiler on Alpina e9’s with deko stripes, I can only assert that it was a later addition to the lineup.

Although the spoiler on this car is early, those seats didn’t show up until around 1975/76.

For a moment in time I thought that those red Alpina airboxes were badge engineering, but I learned from @eastsideM3 and subsequent research that they are very much the legit early carb solution. Followed by a tin plenum then later cast aluminum.

 

[Lucas]

As for the cutout in the front air dam, I suspect it has to do with additional cooling or aerodynamics.
Controlled airflow.

 

[TomHom]

....not sold but "radio silence" with the owner (for which reason ever).
Anyhow, further comments on this special car welcome
And yes @Markos, the red air boxes are original ALPINA

 

[TomHom]

...problems with antenna resolved, communication working again!

 

[TomHom]

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[eriknetherlands]

That's one funny cutout though, in that right upper corner on the pic. (Top right in picture)
Seeing it, it means it got new fenders somewhere in time, and the repair was.....done.
It likely kept the car alive, so we can thank the po for that, but it now looks a bit rude.

 

[TomHom]

That's one funny cutout though, in that right upper corner on the pic. (Top right in picture)
Seeing it, it means it got new fenders somewhere in time, and the repair was.....done.
It likely kept the car alive, so we can thank the po for that, but it now looks a bit rude.

....so I questioned him about the fenders.
They were replaced by the previous owner, he cannot tell whether standard or thin sheet.
He indicated that the car may go at a lower price, personally I think something about 150k would be appropriate.

 

[ElGrecko]

This has an M90 which after Alpina breathed upon it would likely produce somewhere between 260 to maybe 280 hp. Putting that in a lightweight car like a CSL is going to have "that extra margin of highway passing safety" to say the least... Yes, I know it doesn't have "matching numbers", but if it's a real Alpina engine with the appropriate internal parts it's really something special.

(Insert best Moana Lisa Vito Brooklyn accent here).... The 535M didn't come out in 1980, the 535 M didn't come out until 1981. So this car was was parked before the engine swap and not run with this engine at all? Possible but doesn't make a lot of sense as it does look like the engine has some honest look of being used. If they meant that it was parked IN the 80's that would make a lot more sense.

 

[Markos]

....so I questioned him about the fenders.
They were replaced by the previous owner, he cannot tell whether standard or thin sheet.
He indicated that the car may go at a lower price, personally I think something about 150k would be appropriate.

Nothing at all against a very cool CSL, but I don’t think he will have a choice in the matter. Given the modifications and market conditions, 180K euros seems high. Correct me if I am wrong but this was not a post-delivery Alpina install. They were in the habit of adding carbs back to d-jet cars. If he had Alpina paperwork then great. If not, it is a CSL with a collection of Alpina parts at or above factory-correct CSL market rates. If the block was original, that would have helped.

There are a handful of CSL’s with third party Alpina racing motor swaps that IMO can retain factory correct value. They have over 100hp of Alpina power over factory though. I have one forum member car in mind.

 

[TomHom]

Volker is not selling his car