1985 Renault R5 Turbo 2 Type 8221. Santiago, RM . 14. Checking for missed updates…,All contents © 2020 The best vintage and classic cars for sale online | Bring a Trailer,Racing a Porsche 356A in the Empire Cup at Lime Rock,BaT Auction Success Story: Time capsule Nissan Sentra SE-R.

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Originally Belgian car imported in Holland in 1993.

While the air intakes and the wide body may have seemed excessive when you compare it to a standard R5, the lack of any gimmick in the brutally functional elements of the Turbo design have left us to look back on it as perhaps not so outrageous—relatively speaking.But I will concede that the pure square footage of interior carpeting and the army of allen-head fasteners to keep it together look a bit like a short cut in terms of interior design. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. Runaway development meant that the Group B era was an arms race of new-to-rallying technology, with Audi introducing four-wheel-drive, Lancia shrouding their cars in lightweight (but flammable) Kevlar, and almost everyone cranking boost until the cars were approaching the status of rolling bombs. If you win the auction, your card will be charged for the service fee and you pay the seller directly for the vehicle.

Good luck!If you win the auction, your card will be charged for the service fee and you pay the seller directly for the vehicle. Better still, this particular example has been fitted with the aforementioned seats of the original Turbo.Regardless of which version you’re looking at, though, the “rally Renault” communicates its raison d’etre while standing still.

In response to Lancia's rallying success with the mid-engined Stratos, Renault's Jean Terramorsi, vice-president of production, asked Bertone's Marc Deschamps to design a new sports version of the Renault 5 Alpine supermini. The seller originally purchased three new R5 Turbo 2s, selling the other two early on but keeping this one stored as an investment for the past 34 years.

The seller states that the car rolls on its wheels easily.Vetture Inc. was the company the seller formed to import the car into the United States. This iconic 80s mid engine rally car is a magnificent example and has just undergone a £30,000 plus, rebuild and refurbishment with many parts being supplied new as original ...Very original "white" RENAULT R5 TURBO 2 type R8820 with nice and original beige velour interior. If you don't win, the pre-authorization will be released.Please enable JavaScript to engage in the discussion on this site.Did you mean to enter this number as a bid?

The owner and I had an absolute blast during the photoshoot, but we also got to share that enthusiasm with the people we met along the way. There’s a purity of purpose here that is undeniably compelling.But what’s the proper context for such a car today?

A practical and uncomplicated hatchback that’s been turned into a little rally beast is a cool.The City of London. Although the original R5 Turbo featured even more alloy body panels (and a much cooler interior), the Type 8221 was the car that homologated the R5 Turbo’s Group B “Maxi” version.

... Renault R 5 Turbo 2 Gruppe B Rally-Umbau H-Kennzeichen Inserat online seit 19.11.2019, 11:11. You're the high bidder. With all those chaotic new parts, it was but a matter of time before things started to go wrong—and after a string of fatalities of drivers and spectators alike, the FIA put the kibosh on the series.Before the end, however, manufacturers were forced to leave a legacy of Group B in the form of a 200 homologated road cars apiece, which shared parts with their race-built brethren.