To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Paris
event, 6 February 2019.
Estimate:
�40.000 - �50.000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Delivered new to Spain
- Just over 42,000 km from new
Bringing the benefits of four-wheel drive to a passenger car,
rather than larger trucks and off-roaders, the quattro helped turn
Audi into a household name and continues to influence their
products to this day. In European specification, the quattro's
initial 2.1-litre inline five-cylinder turbocharged engine turned
out nearly 200 hp, combining performance and practicality in a
wonderful package.
The accompanying service book shows that this quattro was delivered
new to Madrid in October of 1984, having been built earlier that
month. The only service stamp shows it was serviced at the same
dealer in October of 1989 with approximately 25,000 km on its
odometer. Passing through the Netherlands, it was purchased by its
current owner in 2017 and subsequently imported to Switzerland.
Currently showing just over 42,000 km from new, an oil change was
carried out in September of 2018, and the car has remained in
storage since as the only quattro within the Youngtimer
Collection.
Widely celebrated for their links to the Sport quattros that
enjoyed so much success in Group B rallying, the quattro has become
an icon for a generation of enthusiast and this example would be
best enjoyed on open (or dirt) roads.To view this car and others
currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.
