Four cars owned by the late rally superstar Colin McRae are being put up for auction in August, with an estimated total value of more than £1 million.
Three rally cars including the first he bought and his first British Championship-winning model, plus an incredibly rare road-going Subaru Impreza are to go under the hammer at Silverstone Auctions’ classic sale at the Silverstone Festival on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 August.
The three rally cars come directly from McRae’s personal car collection and are being sold by his family, while the Impreza is being sold by a private vendor who bought the car in 2006.
5. 1977 Chrysler Sunbeam Ti Group A rally car
Along with co-driver Nick Jack, Colin entered eight rallies in 1986, finished six and came eighteenth overall in the Championship. In a sign of the determination that marked out his entire career, McRae was awarded the event’s Jaggy Bunnett Flying Brick for being the year’s “hardest trier”. | Silverstone Auctions
6. 1977 Chrysler Sunbeam Ti Group A rally car
In the early 2000s, the car was rebodied and restored by the McRae family mechanic, Barry Lochead, who helped Colin build the car originally. At McRae’s request, no attention to detail was spared in recreating the car’s original Group A identity. It is being sold with an estimated value of £80,000 to £100,000. | Silverstone Auctions
7. 2005 Ford Escort MkII McRae
Along with the Sunbeam, this unique Escort bookends McRae’s rally car collection. Inspired by the cars that dominated the scene during his father’s illustrious career, McRae set out in the early 2000s to have his very own competitive ‘toy’ created using an 1980 MkII Escort as its basis. | Silverstone Auctions
8. 2005 Ford Escort MkII McRae
McRae’s original spec for the car was for it to be an ultra-long travel, gravel rally car with fully independent front and rear suspension. That resulted in a major mechanical overhaul and the car now features a semi-spaceframe chassis to accommodate the rear setup, carbon fibre components and a total weight of just 930kg. | Silverstone Auctions