4kq Special Edition?

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

At 07:47 AM 3/31/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>** Reply to message from Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> on Sun, 31 Mar 2002 00:58:52
>-0800
>(PST)
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> > Yes, there was a 1986 commenmorative edition 4Kq as well as CGT.
>
>By any chance did it commemorate the 100th anniversary of the original Daimler
>car?
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I don't think so, Andrew. More like an advertising theme to help the Audi
image in the sales room. I have 3 slick (34 page) sales brochures from 1986
and 1987, all starting with the general statement about "75 years of
engineering innovation."

Which leads you back to about 1910-1911, when Horch was building a popular
sport phaeton type A.

I don't have any original Commemorative Edition sales brochures, but I do
have evidence that there were some (see Jazman statement below.) But
customers (owners) on dealer lists received printed announcements of the
availability of Commemorative Edition models, which could be viewed and
driven at the dealership. I think he is driving a Porsche today.

Here is a statement from Jazman. He published it to the quattro list in 1997:

From: jazman at accunet.net
To: Doyt
Date: 25 Jan 1997 10:54:48 EDT
Subject: Part 2: Audi '86 "Commemorative Design" Series

Part 2:  The Commemorative Design 5000CS Sedan
==============================================

On April 30, 1986
I received an art print of the 1986 Commemorative Design 5000CS Sedan.  I
guess I was on their mailing list, since we bought a new 1985 5000S the
year before. I've got the print framed and it hung for many years in my
office, now its at home.  If I had test driven a new Audi, I would have
received 3 additional art prints of the other cars in the Commemorative
series.  Here's the schedule of the installments that make up the brochure
describing the 1986 Commemorative Design:


The Commemorative Design 5000CS Sedan
=====================================
Since its introduction, the Audi 5000 Series sedan has been hailed by
critics as a well-conceived and executed automobile, organic in design and
pleasing in both substance and form.  What then could Audi have done to
make it more desirable and worthy of inclusion in the Commemorative Design
Series?

To begin with, fashion a rich new interior.  Add an incredible premium
sound system.  Offer distinctive interior/exterior color combinations and
highlights.  Then include new standard luxury and performance features.

The result?  An Audi that looks, feels and acts like no 5000 Series sedan
before it.  The 5000CS sedan's full complement of Commemorative Design
Series features include:

*Alcantara suede-like upholstery with leather bolstering in Sierra
Beige,  plus Sierra Beige Leather and Alcantara door panel inserts

*AM/FM cassette radio, electronically tuned with 10-speaker sound system

*Choice of Graphite Metallic or Calahari Beige Metallic paint finish

*Expandable ski/storage sack

*Front sport seats

*Full-width taillamp treatment

*Instrument panel, carpeting and trim in Graphite

*Leather-wrapped steering wheel

*Plush, logo-embroidered, carpet floor mats

*Spoke alloy wheels with flush center caps

*Tilt/Slide power sunroof

Selected models will be available with one or more of the following
features: *Automatic transmission
*Power Seats
*Trip computer

The following Audi 5000S standard features are also included: 5-cylinder
fuel-injected engine, power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel
disc brakes, electronic climate control system, power windows, door locks
and mirrors, cruise control, full instrumentation, fully galvanized steel
body, 36-month/50,000-mile limited warranty and six-year limited warranty
against corrosion perforation.

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