| Lancia Delta Grp A Abarth Integrale rally car Oakfields | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Original registration TO-54902H Abarth number 044 TO-54902H started out life as a 1988 official Abarth eight valve works Martini car. Its first event was the Tour de Corse in 1988, it finished 3rd overall, driven by Bruno Saby and was closely followed by a 4th overall on the 24hr de Ypres in ESSO colours piloted by Tabaton. It was sold off to Race Motorsport who upgraded the car to Integrale 16V specification, and it ran in white, with white red and green livery. Race Motorsport sold the car to So.Ge.Spo who reliveried the car to white with red and blue, it was driven by Scrollini and Grava. The car was then sold to Jolly club who transformed the car to full Integrale “DELTONA” specification with evolution body by CECOMP in late 1992. This series of upgrades meant the car was now the ultimate Grp A racer. Driven by both Carlos Sainz and Andre Aghini in 1993 in “Repsol” colours and to 1993 WRC Cataluyna spec the car ran as a Practise & Recce car. This was to be the final year on which it was used in the WRC arena. 1994 saw TO 54902H being sold yet again this time to Tam.Auto who kept he car in Repsol colours but without the Repsol logos. Driven again by Andrea Aghini it was very successful have a number of victories running in the Italian home championship. The year 2000 and the car found its way to the UK and into the hands of Steve Smith the owner of “Walkers Garage” a final and trouble free outing on the Rally Great Britain, the last WRC event the Intergrale was eligible for, and it was sold onto Mike Rimmer. Now returned to its 1993 “Repsol” asphalt specification. A complete nut and bolt restoration has been carried out, nothing has been left untouched from a full stripping of the shell to complete refurbishment of every individual item. Most recently the car has run at the 2005,06,07 & 08 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Sold on the 8/14/2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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