Bavarian Legends Collection Including The BMW M1, E30 M3, E23 7 Series, And 3.0 CSL Batmobile Heads To Auction

The 'Batmobile' in question is finished in Chamonix White with the classic tri-color BMW Motorsport strips, and this is the last of 57 second-series 3.0 CSL Batmobiles to be built. BMW will imminently reveal a new 3.0 CSL, reviving one of the most respected nameplates in its history. The original still looks the part with its outlandish wing and inline-six engine.

Just five years after that Batmobile was made, this stunning 1980 M1 in Grey - one of only four in this color - rolled off the production line. This M1 was first owned by Jochen Neerpasch, the head of BMW M at the time. He described selling the car as one of his life's mistakes, and who would argue with that? In 2013, it won the award for the best-preserved post-war car at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.

The E23 745i seen here was the most powerful 7 Series of the period, other than the unique-to-South Africa M88-powered 745i. This European 745i had a turbocharged 3.4-liter inline-six making 252 horsepower and is finished in Arctic Blue Metallic with a Buffalo Anthracite leather interior. The M3 and M6 from the same era continue to be two of BMW's most timeless designs, but the Bavarian Legends Collection goes back even further.

There's the tiny 1959 Isetta 250, the absolutely gorgeous 1972 2002 Cabriolet, and the 1938 328 Roadster, one of the pioneers of the elongated kidney grilles. In the more modern era, the pick of this bunch has to be the delicious E46 M3 CSL - if not for its clunky automated manual gearbox, this particular M3 would surely approach perfection.

This inspired collection and the individual models that form part of it - all offered at no reserve - will no doubt fetch exorbitantly high prices next month.