1994 Subaru Imprezza Turbo WRX

The fabulous Subaru on offer today is one of four Impreza WRX models purchased brand new in Hong Kong in 1995. All four vehicles remained unregistered and unused and kept in secure storage with the supplying Subaru Dealership. In 2003, all four vehicles were shipped to the United Kingdom in two 40 ft containers via Henderson Line Ltd through general agents in Hong Kong - Exel Hong Kong Ltd.  The date of shipping was 4th August 2003 and importation into the UK was handled by CARS UK Ltd on 3rd September 2003. All Customs clearance, processing charges, import duties and VAT payable were settled through CARS UK Ltd. The vehicles were then placed into storage in a Bonded Warehouse storage facility. On 13th November 2003, the vehicles were shipped by covered transporter from CARS UK to a secure storage facility in Cannock, Staffordshire.The recorded mileage on the speedometer of GC8-033988 as at 18th November 2003 read 00189 and the trip meter indicated the exact same reading of 00189.

On 18th August 2004 the vehicle was delivered to North Birmingham Motor Co Ltd for recommissioning and preparatory work in order to present the vehicle for SVA Inspection prior to applying to DVLA for the vehicle to be UK registered. The speedometer reading at this point read 00230. A converter was fitted to change readings from KMH to MPH and 230 km became 230 miles.

The vehicle joined several other important classic cars in the owner's private Collection and alongside his other vehicles has been held in secure, heated, de-humidified storage. All the vehicles have been maintained by a small team of professionals, consisting of a fully qualified Mechanical Engineer (Ex-Aston Martin trained - 40 years' experience) and his junior assistant, a Valet (Ex-Aston Martin Distributor) and a General Manager. As with the majority of car collections, all of the vehicles have been kept in storage over the winter months (Oct to May) and only driven during fine weather conditions. All have been stored in Carcoons and/or Air Chambers under high-quality fitted dust sheets and 'kept on the key' by way of being regularly started and run-up to full operating temperatures and lightly exercised periodically during long periods of inactivity. Fuel, fluids and filters have been regularly refreshed and vehicles presented for an MOT test every year, wherever practical.

At the time of photography, 033988 had covered a total of 8,963 miles as detailed in an extensive report that covers MOTs, mileages between, every service, all maintenance and any upgrades/rectifications in amazing detail. The report runs to four A4 pages and is far too long to display here but it is available to interested parties through our consignor and a copy will be with the car's history file at our Documents Desk at Race Retro.

This little Subaru is not a 'trailer-queen' but has been regularly used and enjoyed over the past year. However, the level of maintenance and care can only be described as 'exceptional'. All the original parts (wheels, suspension, exhaust etc.) are available to collect from our vendor should the new owner require them.