[urq] Group B for sale, not revolting

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The privateer cars were the bastard children of Audisport.  The one in  the 
French ad looks interesting, but the 'eyebrows' Jim B used were more  accurate 
to the privateer cars (Sutton-spec type build) IMO.  Jim also  did a pretty 
darn good job making the 20vt be a solid motor.  Does it  belong in the A1 or 
A2?  In my library, there are many drivers that sure  wished Audi Sport had done 
exactly that.  In my discussion with Stig  directly, he sure wished Audisport 
had done that.  Walter is also known to  have stated that the long wheel 
based car development could have overcome the SQ  shortcomings.  So, if it's just 
body, given the choice between a  privateer car with bodywork that was custom, 
or the more accurate (but maybe  less attractive) eyebrows of a Sutton Car, 
Jim's has more appeal....  
 
I guess the price would dictate more or less desire, but I don't see a big  
reason to pine on this particular car, other than it may look cool with the 
wide  fender job.  I really think it has no rally historical value at all, and  
"unchanged" from original spec isn't really true (that's very carefully  
worded).  I would expect that a true A1 or A2 rally car would fetch a good  price 
and have good value as a collector.  As this is really a driving car,  as is 
Jim's, I'd expect the price to reflect the interesting looks of the  car, but a 
20vt conversion would be at the top of my list for a driver, keeping  a 10vt 
motor going was tough for Audisport.  A complete rebuild would  indeed be 
required for original group B spec, as is claimed in the ad.
 
Not much there as far as I'm concerned.  A wide body LWB urq with a  nice 
paint job.  More of those are showing up every day.  Interesting  ad, doesn't do 
much for me, and shouldn't do much in terms of real value.
 
My .02
 
Scott J
 
 
In a message dated 5/20/2008 5:10:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
brogers at terrix.com writes:

As cool  as Jim B's A2 replica is - and I think it is _very_ cool - maybe  I'm
missing something but how is his more historically accurate to the  specs -
his car is 20V - and were A2s not 10V?    







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