Highlights

• Rare ‘Rally Pack’ model
• Recently resprayed
• Factory specification
• 1.8-litre turbo
• 80,326 miles indicated

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• First registered in September 1985
• Specified with the rare ‘Rally Pack’
• Nine owners from new
• Current owner since May 2018
• Purchased as a restoration project
• History file includes MOT certificates back to 1999
• The car has been SORN and in storage since May 2018
• Less than 3,000 miles covered since 1999
• 80,326 miles indicated, verified by the MOT record

The Interior

• Orange fabric seats with vinyl backs look to be in good order, with minimal wear evident for the age and mileage
• Rear seats feature unique contrast dark grey upper sections
• Black vinyl door cards show in very good order, with just a small nick in the vinyl of the near-side door card
• Black carpet runs through the cabin, with grey carpet to the boot area – it all presents in reasonable condition
• The vinyl headliner looks to be mostly secure, with a tear above the rear seat and at the front
• The central courtesy light will require correctly affixing and the near-side air vent has a broken vane
• Electrically operated door mirrors
• The stereo has been removed
• ‘Rally Pack’ navigator’s foot brace present and correct
• Bright orange instrument and switchgear graphics are excellent and very ‘of their time’
• Generally, all of the instruments, controls and internal trim items look to be in fine fettle, with some light wear and patination, as would be expected

The Exterior

• Recently resprayed by the vendor to a high standard, the smart orange/terracotta paintwork looks very good indeed, with no blemishes or notable marks apparent
• Externally, the trim and badging likewise appears to be complete and in good overall condition, although the door handles wear some light scratching and patination
• The pop-up lights function correctly, and are fitted with the ‘Rally Pack’ guards and wipers
• Original multi-spoke 15” alloy wheels show very well and are fitted with a matched set of tyres that look to be in ‘as new’ condition
• All of the glass looks well, with no cracking or chipping we could see
• At the rear, the light units seem to have some minor scratches and marks
• The front near-side indicator lens is broken
• Underneath, the car looks to be straight and sound as far as we could see, with a coating of underseal and just a few areas of light surface corrosion

The Mechanics

• 1,809cc single-overhead cam, eight-valve, turbocharged, inline-four (CA18ET)
• 133hp and 138lb ft delivered to the rear wheels
• Five-speed manual transmission
• The engine bay looks nice and clean, with no corrosion we could see to the inner wings, strut turrets or bulkhead
• We’re assured by the vendor that the car runs and drives
• It will require some light mechanical recommissioning to return to the road

Summary