Anyone know the story behind this? Why would it be a V-8 Club? Clearly an E9.

NICE VINTAGE ENAMEL RADIATOR CAR BADGE # BMW V8 CLUB 3.0 CS | eBay
You´ll find badges about rally, racing, tuning, mille miglia, christophorus, motorsports, tuning. Mount it on you radiator, grille (kühler, aircooled) of you car or motorcycle. Original collectors item, no reproduction or reissue.
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