The legendary Audi Quattro is sold

The legendary Audi Quattro is sold

One of the most famous auction houses in the world, British Bohnams is going to put up a bidding legend of Audi Quattro rally competitions. This car in the 80s of the 20th century performed in group b. Trading will take place on March 21, 2015. The famous Audi Quattro is currently the most recognizable and titled machine in automobile sports. No car in the world has taken this level of popularity. Quattro became literally the embodiment of rally races. This was the first copy on which the all -wheel drive system was applied. After its debut, the model was changed several times, gradually the deficiencies were eliminated. The modification that was put up for auction was built in 1982. It was then that the legendary Finnish racer Hannah Mikkola took second place at the Monte Carlo stage, driving this car. He did not have enough time to go around Walter Rerle, who was piloted by Opel Ascona. After that, the modification of the compartment took only 16th place at the Sweden stage, after which the Audi team began to use it exclusively for training. In 1983, a rally car was sold. The story of the legend did not end there, and soon Antero Lyne bought the car. The famous racer drove a powerful car until 1987. Over this time, he twice became the champion of Finnish rally competitions and won the Arctic rally three times. After that, the car entered the hands of three more owners. Despite this fact, the legend participated in the rally every year. 1991 was marked by the fact that Kvattro was bought by Swedish collector Andres Karlsson. He put up a car in his museum. Four years later, the car was sold at auction along with several copies of its current owner. Four long years and cars were completely brought into working condition. According to the current owner, Audi is now in excellent condition to go to the track and demonstrate impressionable results. At the auction, they plan to help out for the "icon" of the rally of about 280 thousand. pounds sterling. In the equivalent of Euro, this amount will be 393 thousand. According to experts, this is a colossal amount. But, despite the fact that such a price looks really amazing, it is considered very determined. In the end, we are talking about one of the first invincible rally cars that wrote the history of prestigious competitions in her own way.