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Can anyone fill in the blanks on the four digit model codes below? I will update the FAQ VIN thread if I can confirm.

E9 Coupe Production
CodeStart VINEnd VIN
From 12/68 to 09/73
2800 CS342122000012206283
2800 CSA342222200012221949
3.0 CS343122100012214006
3.0 CS Carb CSLs (in VIN range above)
3.0 CSA343222300012232807
3.0 Csi344222600012266506
3.0 CSL (3003cc)345122750012275429
3.0 CSL (3153cc) "Batmobile"345122754302275539
Factory Racing CSLs22760002275980
3.0 CSL RHD345222850012285500
2800 CS/USA342522700012270641
2800 CSA/USA342622800012280526
3.0 CS/USA343522400012240975
3.0 CSA/USA343622500012250738

3.0 CS7011
4300001​
4300618
3.0 CSA7021
4320001​
4320860
3.0 CSi RHD7032
4350001​
4350207
3.0 CSA RHD7022
4330001​
4330215
2.5 CS7001
4305001​
4305600
2.5 CSA7003
4315001​
4315244
3.0 CS/USA7013
4310001​
4310393
3.0 CSA/USA7023
4335001​
4335451
3.0 CSi7031
4340001​
4341429
3.0 CSL (3153cc) "Batmobile"7071
4355001​
4355057
 
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I can’t put any time into this today or tomorrow, but I can offer some tips. You can plug the model into realoem to get the codes. I did that for a march 74 build 3.0csiL. That gives me 7071, which isn’t listed above. I then type “BMW CSL 7071” into the google, and I get more CSL model codes from(such as 3451) sites like this:


If you want to see all the model codes on realoem, click on a part that is shared across all e9’s. Then when you go to the section to see what it fits, it shows all e9’s with their respective model code. One can infer which are the mode codes starting with 7 based on the VIN range starting with 4...


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But it sometimes won’t return RHD results. I don’t know if early CSiL had a unique Model code.
 
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Chris,, in respect of RHD csi's , it seems ( per realoem ) that prior to 10/1973, all csi's were "euro" ie LHD....feb/1972 code was 3442 and up to Sept /1973 was 7031 . From 10/1973 onwards the factory produced RHD was available with code 7032 .
 
HB Chris said:
Thanks, corrections made. I think everything is correct now.
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Hi Chris

Great work and thank you for putting such effort into this.

One thing I would point out on the factory race cars needs a little correcting, They start at 2276000 and end at 2275580.

I know its counter intuitive as they in fact go backwards, but that is how BMW did it in the day.

Thanks and apologies for being a geek :)

Pete
 
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Did I mess it up again? The model code was on a worksheet I didn’t use for the vin sheet In the FAQ which is correct. 2276000-2275980
 
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