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VAUXHALL CHEVETTE HSR 2.6 TWIN CAM EX WORKS JIMMY MCRAE RALLY CAR

Sale price: £75,000.00 make an offer

Pending offers

Date: 2021-10-19

John wallace (from Ayr UK) offered 50000 gbp

Car location: kingswood, Surrey, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1983
Engine:
2279 cc
Previous Owners:
1
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VAUXHALL CHEVETTE HSR 2.6 TWIN CAM EX WORKS JIMMY MCRAE RALLY CAR for sale

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1980 Vauxhall Chevette HSR 2. 6 TWIN CAM EX works rally car 'BVE 187V'
Specification
Body: Genuine Safety Devices works HSR shell. Safety Devices cage. GRP panels. etc.  

Engine: All steel 2. 6 works Big Valve Head. Dry Sump. 48 Dellortos

Gearbox: 5 Speed Getrag Direct Top

Axle: F Floating Atlas

Suspension: Works DTV front crossmember and arms. Four link and Panhard Rod works rear.  
Wheels: Genuine magnesium Minilies Group 4 fitting

Brakes: AP Monte Carlo front. AP 2 pot rear

Lights: Cibie spots with works lamp brackets and stays.

Car also comes with period Corbeau GT8 seats. all period dash. rear trim for fuel tank. all works parts.

History
• In the history of the car drivers included Penti Arrikalla. Jimmy McRae and Bertie Law.

• It is one of only 16 works HSR Chevette's built by Dealer Team Vauxhall in 1980.

• It started off life as LHD with Pentti Airikkala did 1980 Artic Rally and Swedish Rally (finishing 6th) before being converted to right hand drive for Jimmy McRae.

• Its first event with Jimmy was the 1980 Scottish Rally where it finished 7th. He also won the 1980 Castrol National Rally in the car.

• Donie Keating won the Irish National Championship in the car.

• Bertie Law has great success with the car - he was Irish National Champion in BVE in both 1983 and 1984 and NI Sprint and Hillclimb Champion in 1985. He also won the prestigious Lurgan Park event in 1984. and was very successful in rallycross with the car. before retiring it at the end of 1987.

• The restoration was completed in 1994 by WRC mechanic Dean Hetherington
Open to serious offers.

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from Steven Kaiser, dated 20 may 2019
Hallo können sie mich mal anrufen wegen denn auto? Meine nummer +4915732114651

Steven Kaiser

from Simon brien , dated 31 may 2015
Is the Chevette HSR still for sale ? Thanks, Simkn

from Malcolm Montgomery, dated 17 january 2015
IS THIS CAR STILL FOR SALE AND IF SO IS IT RUNNING , AND WHAT PRICE IS IT ? CONTACT MALCOLM ON 07831 661430. THANKS.

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