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1996 Renaultsport Mégane 2.0 16v Coupé Cup
Lot Number: 316
1996 Renaultsport Mégane 2.0 16v Coupé Cup
A Renaultsport Dieppe-built car used by Renault UK for the 1999 Masters Rallysprint at Silverstone, featuring Martin Rowe and Jason Plato; fully rebuilt by Renault experts, Prima Racing.
- NOT SOLD
LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 23rd August, 2024 at 2.30pm BST at The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN
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BODY COLOUR
Renault Works -
DRIVE
LHD -
REG NUMBER
362 BKT
SUMMARY
A Renaultsport Dieppe-built car used by Renault UK for the 1999 Masters Rallysprint at Silverstone, featuring Martin Rowe and Jason Plato; fully rebuilt by Renault experts, Prima Racing.
DESCRIPTION
Renault Sport Racing and Renault Sport Cars, both commonly known as RenaultSport (RS) or Renaultsport, are the motorsport, performance and special vehicles divisions of Renault. Founded in 1976, RenaultSport has since become a household name in the performance car world. The brand was born out of Renault’s takeover of Alpine’s competition department and went on to handle the French marque’s rallying and Grand Prix exploits. The legendary Dieppe factory motorsport operation has prepared some of the most special racing and performance models of the marque.
The car presented here is a 1996 RenaultSport Mégane 2.0 16v Coupé Cup race car, chassis #98-361, built in left-hand drive at the famous Dieppe factory. This motorsport example is fitted with a Matter roll cage, Renaultsport suspension (with Bilstein shock absorbers), a Renaultsport dashboard, wiring loom and other high quality components. It was utilised by Renault UK to feature in the televised 1999 Masters Rallysport event at Silverstone, which featured Martin Rowe (British Rally Champion), Jason Plato and Barrie Williams as part of the Renault team.
Subsequently, the car was unused for several years before being bought by Prima Racing, the Renault racing specialists, some six or so years ago. It has now been meticulously prepared, having been carefully dismantled with the shell sent to SPL in Dudley to be stripped and electro-coated before being professionally painted in Renault Works colours with a Raptor paint coating underneath.
The shell features steel panels except the larger front wings which accommodate the wide-track fully restored Bilstein suspension and upgraded front and rear axles. The engine is a fully rebuilt ‘Cup’ unit with forged steel con-rods, forged pistons, worked Prima Racing cylinder head, all lightened and balanced, giving approx. 200bhp; all aided by a remote oil filter, alloy oil-cooler and competition aluminium water radiator. The engine is mated to a period Sadev 5-speed gearbox, with a plate LSD, steel driveshafts and GKN Löbro joints with a quick-shift lever, all geared for around 120mph.
The specification also features a stainless exhaust system, Aeroquip stainless brake and fuel lines, all-new new brake discs and calipers, and a hydraulic handbrake. The fuel system has a swirl pot and a Bosch 044 main pump (with a lift pump). The wheels are 7x16 'Group A' aluminium items fitted with Hankook T71 rally slicks (plus two new/unused spares). Internally, OMP race seats with QSP 6-point Hans-type harnesses and a plumbed-in Zero 360 mechanical extinguisher feature.
This striking, ready-to-go race car is eligible for a variety of uses, accompanied by a DVLA logbook, and would make quite the impression at a race meet, sprint or track day.
SPECIFICATION
- Lot Number
- 316
- Make
- RENAULT
- Model
- MÉGANE 2.0 16V COUPÉ CUP
- Registration Number
- 362 BKT
- Chassis Number
- 98-361
- Engine Number
- 0009814
- Transmission
- Manual
- Body Colour
- Renault Works
GALLERY
CONSIGNOR
Joseph Watts
- Car Specialist
- 07779 082707
- joe@iconicauctioneers.com
For further information regarding this lot please contact Joseph.
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