 
Why so many auction articles, I hear you asking.
Auctions are one of the only appearances of extremely rare and coveted classics, and the photos and bios prepared as owners ready their beauties for sale are some of the best out there. Because whoever buys the car will absolutely adore it and think of it constantly, the pricest ones expecting above $100,000 are truly gussied up for the occassion. It is the equivalent of the Oscars for vintage automobiles — and this is the red carpet.
Few rally cars have as much lasting impact as the Audi Sport Quattro — and this is one of just 214 road cars built. Special.
1984 Audi Sport Quattro
RM Auctions
Arizona
15 – 16 January 2015
Lot 247
1984 Audi Sport Quattro
$350,000 – $475,000
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Chassis no. WAUZZZ85ZEA905147
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302 hp, 2,133 cc DOHC 20-valve alloy-block inline five-cylinder engine with a KKK-K27 turbocharger and Bosch electronic fuel injection, five-speed manual transmission, Quattro all-wheel drive, four-wheel independent coil-spring suspension with front and rear anti-roll bars, and four-wheel ventilated and slotted AP four-piston racing disc brakes with selective ABS. Wheelbase: 86.8 in.
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Game-changing, all-wheel-drive rally machine
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One of only 214 built for Group B homologation
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Loaded with advanced technology and performance engineering
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All original; believed two owners and 8,300 kilometers from new
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Perhaps the finest example extant
Photo Credit: Erik Fuller ©2015 Courtesy of RM Auctions
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