1985 Daihatsu Charade Turbo

Lot Number: 217

1985 Daihatsu Charade Turbo

A piece of Saloon Car Racing history excitingly offered at No Reserve.

  • Sold for: £6,075

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 21st February, 2020 at 2.30pm GMT at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    White

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    4572 Miles

SUMMARY

A piece of Saloon Car Racing history excitingly offered at No Reserve.

DESCRIPTION

  • Excitingly offered at No Reserve - an ex-works Diahatsu Charade Turbo
  • Chamberlain built Group N for the late, great Will Hoy's first works drive in the 1985/1986 Production Saloon Car Championship
  • Shared with fellow BRDC lifelong members Ray Mallock and Mike Salmon for the Willhire 24 hours races 1985 and 1986
  • Piff (Mountune)-built engine, original alloy cage, bag tank with twin ATL dry break fillers - just as it left the track in 1986
  • Unrestored condition. Reported to start, drive and stop. A piece of British motorsport history
This piece of British Motorsport History is a very interesting find indeed. The vendor informs us that it's a Chamberlain-prepared, Group N, Diahatsu Charade Turbo that was built for the late, great Will Hoy for the 1985/1986 Production Saloon Car Championship. Indeed, the vendor informs us this was Will's first 'works drive' in his illustrious career, which included a British Touring Car Championship along with many other successes.

We believe that this car was also shared with fellow BRDC members Ray Mallock and Mike Salmon for the Willhire 24 Hour races in 1985 and 1986. The vendor describes the car as in

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
217
Make
DAIHATSU
Model
CHARADE TURBO
Chassis Number
JOA000G1100772753
Transmission
Manual
Body Colour
White

GALLERY

CONSIGNOR

Consignor

For further information regarding this lot please contact Harry.

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