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Registration No: OBU 375P
Chassis No: 8151028070
MOT: November 2024

Four owners from new; the second owner being a private motor museum
Only 52,000 kilometres (c.32,000 miles) on the odometer which is believed genuine
Extremely original example including retaining its original interior
Offered with a large history file including documented service history

Now a household name in the United Kingdom for a range of models, in the 1970s, an assortment of saloons was all the German manufacturer had to offer the increasingly discerning buying public. The Audi 100S Coupe however added a much-needed shot of glamour into the range in the early 1970s, with its aim to be a halo model for Audi that was trying hard to establish itself in the UK. There is little doubt that it succeeded in styling, with reviews of the day likening it to the Aston Martin DBS. Indeed, some saw traces of the Ferrari Dino – much praise indeed. Sadly for Audi it was never a massive seller here when new, but with the passing of time there is growing interest in this attractive and usable classic. Robust German engineering may be partly responsible, but rarity value clearly plays its part.

A South African built example, 8151028070 was manufactured in 1975 (registered 1976), and thus is a final model year example. Finished in the appealing shade of Racing Green Metallic paintwork complemented by the original Green velour-trimmed interior, featuring a black dashboard and upper door cards, the interior is finished with wood veneer trim. The high original factory specification includes very rare air conditioning, as well as factory green tinted glass all round, with a top-tinted windscreen, a heated rear screen and 14-inch painted-steel wheels with chrome hubcaps, with the naturally aspirated 1871cc straight-four carburettor fed engine is allied to the rare three-speed automatic transmission.

Offered with three previous owners from new; the second owner was a private motor museum in South Africa, which kept the vehicle for 37 years. Showing just c.52,000 kilometres (the equivalent of a mere 32,000 miles), the mileage is believed genuine with a letter from the motor museum second owners (1980-2017) confirming the very low mileage covered during their ownership. The Audi has received a full mechanical overhaul and recommissioning over the last three years and has been imported and UK-registered ‘OBU 375P’ during 2023. Understood to boast all of its original bodywork and interior, the 100 Coupe is rated by the vendor as ‘excellent’ throughout.

Benefitting from a brake booster service and replacement master cylinder in 2019, full brake overhaul in 2020, servicing with new spark plugs, coolant, brake fluid, and new rear wheel bearings in 2022, and a top-end engine overhaul in 2023 with the head being reconditioned with new valve stem seals, the bores honed, new piston rings, and all new gaskets, a new radiator, electric cooling fan. The air conditioning was serviced in 2023 which included a new compressor seal kit, a new compressor pulley, bearing and oil, and the system re-gassed.

With documented annual service history from 1975 (PDI) – 1978, there have been three further services since leaving the private museum. This Audi 100 Coupe S is a very original, recently sorted example of this rare classic fastback sports coupe, and with just four owners from new and very low mileage, it would make a fine addition to any assembly of classics, and perfect for weekend drives and visits to classic car shows alike.

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