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Priceless original last-of-the-line Audi quattro is stored in secret UK
location

Fame has returned to the sought-after original Audi quattro thanks to =
its
starring role in the new BBC TV drama series 'Ashes to Ashes', set in =
1980.
The most priceless example of the legendary sports car that pioneered
four-wheel-drive for production road cars is Audi UK's own unregistered =
car
with zero miles, and will never be put up for sale.

So rare is this car - the last right-hand-drive quattro sports car ever =
made
- that Audi is forced to keep it in a secret location and stored in a
sealed, dehumidified environment. Similar to the TV star example seen
nationally each week from February 7th, the as- new, just as it left the
line Audi-owned example even shares the same bright red paint colour.

An untouched and as new car could actually be worth an unlimited sum to =
an
enthusiast Audi collector. "We would never be able to replace this car =
and
its value to the brand is inestimable" said Jeremy Hicks Director of =
Audi
UK. "Whenever we have exhibited it, we have received a succession of
surprisingly high offers, but sadly this particular car, the quattro =
that
started it all for the company in the early eighties, will never be for
sale".

In the final twist to the tale experts have spotted that the specimen of =
the
model featured in the TV drama is actually a 1984 model year quattro
identified by its single headlamp binnacles which , say the pundits, was =
not
yet on sale in 1980. At that time the first quattro launch in March 1980
features twin headlamp lenses on each side.

"The unprecedented exposure from the TV show has thrown the spotlight =
back
onto the original quattro for the first time since production ceased =
almost
twenty years ago. We are seeing renewed interest in our classic cars and =
we
fully expect demand for the first Audi quattro to rise dramatically this
year," concluded Mr Hicks.

Audi has just launched the latest manifestation of the quattro line with =
the
580PS RS 6 quattro Avant priced from =A377,625 on the road. Capable of =
up to
174mph, the RS6 - the most powerful road Audi ever made - arrives with =
its
first UK customers in May.

Intriguingly, Audi has always spelt 'quattro' with a lower case Q.

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Louis-Alain RICHARD

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