Upper Middle Petrol Head:

Usually, I’m not so much into German cars.  But this 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL (E9) was - for me, at least - Deutsches auto des tag at the 2024 Noosa Concours d’ Elegance, beating out a host of admittedly very nice Porsches and a couple of tasty Mercs.   There’s something so, so special about the Karmann-built CS, or Coupe Sport line. Their slender roof pillars and light-filled cabins elevate them above the E3, the still beautiful but more everyday sedan with which they share significant styling cues.  This example, being a lightweight homologation special (the  L  in  CSL   standing for  leicht, which means  light in German),  is the range-topper if you discount  the Alpina and AC Schnitzer competition editions, and  BMW’s own “Batmobile” racing car. I know that you know these lovely Porsches are 356s.  And, thanks to some very obvious badges, it abundantly clear that they’re Speedsters rather than just cabriolets, not that I’d otherwise have much of a clue as to the difference.  Something to