The BMW 3.0CSL was nicknamed the "Batmobile" when it was raced by New Zealander Chris Amon and Hans-Joachim Stuck in the 1970s.
The pair won the 1973 Nurburgring six-hour race in the car and it later dominated the European touring car championship, winning every year from 1975 to 1979.
"It's very rare to see something like this out here," Cooke Howlison sales manager Boyd Wilkinson said on Thursday.
"It's valued at $1.5 million and even comes with a special crate to pack it into."
The 340hp engine is married to a five-speed gearbox and can accelerate from 0 to 100kmh in 4.9sec.
"We chase 4.3sec in our new BMW M3 these days and it's got 420hp," BMW driving team instructor Martin Collins said on Thursday.
"It's still capable of 170mph [273.6kmh]. They don't usually let it out of the country, or even out of the museum in Munich."
The BMW 3.0CSL is on display at Cooke Howlison in Andersons Bay Rd until next Wednesday.
