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1995 Audi RS2 Avant The RS2 was a joint Audi and Porsche project, taking the 80 Avant as the basis and developing it into a giant-killing estate. It was built at Porsche’s RössleBau facility in Zuffenhausen, with significant upgrades made to the Audi engine, and with the brakes and suspension enhanced with Porsche-designed parts. Fewer than 3000 were delivered globally, and only 180 UK-supplied right-handdrive cars were built. The
RS2 also kicked off Audi’s now-legendary RS performance line. This UK RS2 Avant was registered in April 1995, and has had five previous keepers. In 2014, it was acquired by a member of a prominent North American motor sport family, to participate in a cross-New Zealand road trip. The car subsequently remained in North America for several years, and returned to the UK in early 2020.
1996 BMW 850CSI
GEORGE COLBEANU
Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1991, the 850CSI was the BMW Motorsportdeveloped version of the E31 8-series Coupé. It was powered by BMW’s S70 V12 engine, which was a motor sport-honed variant of the 5.0-litre unit that was fitted to standard 850i models. In addition, it featured a tuned chassis, upgraded brakes and cosmetic enhancements, such as
1990 Mercedes-Benz 300CE AMG-Brabus Widebody Widebody CEs were normally the preserve of the big V8s, but this 300CE AMG-Brabus edition was originally supplied in Japan and was imported to the UK in 2015 by the current owner. It’s a very unusual car – possibly unique – as it features tuning parts sourced from both AMG and Brabus. It’s based on a standard 300CE-24
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3.4 AMG, and boasts a number of that brand’s tuning parts, but it is then finished off with a Brabus Widebody bodykit and wheels. The MercedesBenz forms part of a collection of AMG and Brabus derivatives of the classic W124 that are kept and cherished by the same enthusiastic owner, and is a very welcome addition to the Young Timers class.
unique wheels and discreet CSI badges. It was made alongside the standard 850i at BMW’s Dingolfing factory. According to BMW’s build records, there were only 160 850CSIs made in right-hand-drive for distribution across the entire world – which makes this a very rare car indeed. Finished in Oxford Green, it is car no. 149 of 160 and the last of 21 painted in this colour.
