How to tell if your CSLs age

**Mark CSL** · 29-07-2009, 01:24 AM

BMW Motorsport has told me all the CSLs ever built from the chassie numbers.
The last 5 numbers start from 98001 so you can tell if your car is an early build or a late build car

My car is 98305 so it is 1 of the first 1500 built cars i know BMW have 98001 in the bmw museum

NZ_M3 · 29-07-2009, 01:26 AM

Wasn't there a big debate about this a while back on the "other forum" where it was stated that using the last digits on the chassis wasn't reliable, as the CSLs were taken off the build line at different times for different specs ect, so they call came out at different times not according to the chassis code ...

Mine would be a close relative to yours then Mark ... I've got 98237

**Mark CSL** · 29-07-2009, 01:37 AM

BMW MSPORT told me this so it must be true

**Andyk** · 29-07-2009, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mark csl

BMW MSPORT told me this so it must be true

SpineOnABap · 29-07-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NZ_M3

Wasn't there a big debate about this a while back on the "other forum" where it was stated that using the last digits on the chassis wasn't reliable, as the CSLs were taken off the build line at different times for different specs ect, so they call came out at different times not according to the chassis code ...

Yes, it was confirmed in a communication from BMW.

SpineOnABap · 29-07-2009, 08:16 AM

FWIW, mine is lower than 98060

danp · 29-07-2009, 11:43 AM

Mine is 98128, registered Sept 2003, so quite an early one.

**Mark CSL** · 29-07-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SpineOnABap

FWIW, mine is lower than 98060

That makes your car no 60 to be built

i know of 1 that is no 17

E46ACS · 29-07-2009, 02:28 PM

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Forced S50 · 29-07-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mark csl

BMW Motorsport has told me all the CSLs ever built from the chassie numbers.
The last 5 numbers start from 98001 so you can tell if your car is an early build or a late build car

My car is 98305 so it is 1 of the first 1500 built cars i know BMW have 98001 in the bmw museum

98243 for me

Here is a pic of 98001 CSL in the BMW Museum

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29-07-2009, 08:16 AM	#6
SpineOnABap S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 561 Casino cash: $5714	FWIW, mine is lower than 98060

29-07-2009, 11:43 AM	#7
danp S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 177 Casino cash: $6280	Mine is 98128, registered Sept 2003, so quite an early one.