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Re: Sport quattros

I heard a rumor a few years ago that Audi was buying the Sports back and
destroying them.  Don't know if this is true.  Phil?


At 06:02 PM 11/23/98 EST, Daniel Hussey wrote:
>
>    Jouko,
>
>    I can't believe there are NO Sport quattros in Finland!  You may
>just have to do something about that.  ;)
>
>    Well, if none of the Sport quattros are in Finland and there are
>only 12-18 here in the US, where did they all go????  That figure of
>218 sounds high.  I had no idea they produced that many.  But, I do
>seem to remember that in order to qualify for the World Championship
>Rally cicuit, they had to be running a "production" configuration.
>Production = 200 units.  So, you must be right, or at least close on
>the number produced.
>
>    I'm willing to bet that most of them are in the UK.  A small
>country with an unfair majority of fine quattros!  I'll bet Phil could
>tell us at least how many Sport Quattros are registered in the UK.  I'd
>sure like to know.  I know most of the Ur-quattros are on that side of
>the pond.  The brits have a keen liking to the car.
>
>    And, I think Dave Eaton could let us know whether any made it to
>Australia or New Zealand.  I doubt it.  That leaves France, Germany,
>and Italy as the major players.  Maybee one or two in Canada???
>
>    I'm just wondering where all these cars went.  I think all the
>Sport quattros here were imported grey market cars.  I don't think they
>ever went on sale here in the states.
>
>    Now, these "new" models you talk of.  Were they actually built in
>1988 and stored somewhere at the factory, or were they just recently
>built out of leftover parts from 1988 that the factory had lying
>around?  Carrol Shelby did this a few years ago with leftover cobra
>parts from the original series run, and they fetched big $$$$ because
>they were made from "original" parts.  Not sure that that makes them
>any better though.  Just more valuable.
>
>    Later,
>    Dan
>    1990 200tq
>
>
Best Regards,

John Karasaki
Portland, OR