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LOT 149

1981 Audi Ur-Quattro Coupé Chassis no. WAUZZZ85ZBA900960

Sold for €82,800 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 149

One of the first 1000 examples built with rare manual differential lock
1981 Audi Ur-Quattro Coupé

The Zoute Sale|8 October 2023, 13:00 CEST|Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute

1981 Audi Ur-Quattro Coupé
Chassis no. WAUZZZ85ZBA900960

• Early 10V Ur-Quattro model (March 1981) with the rare manual differential lock
• One of the desirable first 1,000 examples built
• Delivered new to Italy
• 87,300 km recorded
• Well documented example
• Presented during the Quattro 40-year celebration at the Zoute Concours d'Elegance in 2021

One of the most influential designs of recent decades and an outstandingly successful rally car, the Audi Quattro brought four-wheel drive into the motoring mainstream. Introduced in March 1980 at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland, the Quattro was based on the outwardly similar Coupé's bodyshell but used a different floor pan to accommodate its permanent four-wheel-drive transmission and independent rear suspension. The engine was a development of the five-cylinder, 2.1-litre, single-overhead-camshaft unit first seen in the 200 saloon. Equipped with a KKK turbocharger, it produced 200bhp in road trim with considerably more being available in competition tune. Weighing only 1,290kg, the production Quattro raced from 0-100km/h in 7.1 seconds on its way to a top speed of 220km/h.

Phenomenally fast and sure-footed on the road, the Quattro excelled in international rallying. Initially developed to comply with Group 4 regulations and then those of Group B, the Quattro won the Manufacturers' Championship for Audi in 1982 and 1984 and the Drivers' Championship in '83 and '84 in the hands of stars such as Hannu Mikkola, Michele Mouton, Stig Blomqvist and Walter Rohrl, but its enduring legacy would be the demonstration of four-wheel drive's advantages for passenger cars. Since then Audi has gone on to apply its Quattro 4WD system to many other models but only the original (or 'ur') version is spelled with a capital 'Q'.

Finished in Diamond Silver metallic, this beautifully preserved Ur-Quattro was delivered new in Italy where it has spent most of its (easy) life belonging in more recent years to the brother of famous football legend Gianluca Vialli. The Audi moved to Belgium in 2018 and an engine overhaul was carried out in 2019; also, the underbody was treated and the entire exhaust pipe renewed. This car has covered a believed genuine mileage of only 87,300 kilometres, and unmolested examples like this are rarely found these days. Boasting lovely period cloth upholstery, still fitted with its original type radio, the interior takes you straight back to the 1980s. This exceptional Ur-Quattro was invited to and shown at the Zoute Concours d'Élégance in 2021 for the Audi Quattro 40th Anniversary celebration.

A lovely example of a car that was to define the Audi marque and change the course of automotive engineering history, this wonderful Ur-Quattro is offered with Belgian registration documents and a nice history file.

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