The red sport q

[Emre Washburn]

Ah, so Wylie was right (4000 in the states = 80/90 in Europe). Wow
that is very interesting. I learn smoothing new every day.


-- 
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves to many!

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:12:51 -0500, sdewitt at stx.rr.com
<sdewitt at stx.rr.com> wrote:
> Actually no.
> 
> The sport Q is a short wheelbase model which utilizes a windshield and door from an audi 80 or 90 of the same year, making it almost 2 feet shorter.
> 
> The only coupe parts used is probably the rear glass and rear hatch (which is supposed to be carbon fibre).
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Emre Washburn <yumyjager at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, August 20, 2004 12:02 pm
> Subject: Re: The red sport q
> 
> > Actually the door would have been interchangeable with a Coupe GT or
> > UrQ as it is the only metal body work on the car. At least the red car
> > had not been damaged as bad as this poor Sport in the UK...
> > <http://www.pifiu.com/vortex/uploads/052004/poorSportQ.bmp>
> > Makes my eyes teer up . .
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emre
> > 92 //S4
> > 90 Cq
> > 40 valves to many!
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:44:57 -0400, Wylie Bean
> > <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> > > The red car sold at the Monterey auction is the one that was at
> > the Imperial
> > > Palace, and had been listed for sale for quite some time on both
> > their site
> > > and on collectorcartraderonline.com  Curiously, about 3 or 4
> > weeks ago, the
> > > price was raised from 75K to 85K, probably coinciding with when
> > it was added
> > > to the list of offerings at Monterey. There are still plenty of
> > pics of the
> > > car on both sites if I'm not mistaken
> > >
> > > Regarding the 'rollover.'  It's not 'quite' a rumor, as one of
> > Frank's red
> > > ones was involved in a accident.  VA City Hillclimb back in like
> > '93 or '94?
> > > Driver (who was a reporter, although also a somewhat
> > accomplished driver in
> > > his own right) slid off and hit a telephone pole, but he was
> > actually doing
> > > a timed run if memory serves, not just taking the car for a
> > spin.  Damage
> > > was to the driver's door and roof only.  I believe the article
> > said that
> > > since that part is interchangeable with the 4000 (the only body
> > part that
> > > is) it was a relatively minor fix compared with what it could
> > have cost had
> > > he hit anywhere else.  There was a writeup about it in both the
> > quattro> quarterly from that time period, and I believe in a
> > mainstream publication.
> > > ( European Car ?) It has been repaired and restored faithfully,
> > and having
> > > seen all of his cars at MH99, I can vouch at least for it's
> > condition at
> > > that point.  Surely someone here has seen these cars at club
> > events since.
> > >
> > > Either way, the buyer got what looks to be a fine automobile,
> > surely the
> > > envy of the quattro fanatic community.  There is a green one in
> > the DC area
> > > that is I believe the only Malachite car in the US, and it's by
> > far my
> > > favorite color that I've seen in person.  The burgundy metallic
> > car for sale
> > > in Geneva Switzerland for  80K Euros is my favorite color seen
> > overall.>
> > > Wylie
> > >
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