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.
9. 2005 Ford Escort MkII McRae
Under the bonnet, a Millington ‘Diamond’ 2.5-litre, 16-valve, four-cylinder engine produces around 330bhp and is matched to a six-speed sequential gearbox. McRae and long-term co-driver Nicky Grist put hundreds of miles of testing on the car, including on the Scottish and Pirelli rallies in the mid-2000s. It's being sold with an estimate of £125,000 to £150,000. | Silverstone Auctions
10. 1998 Subaru Impreza STi 22B - Chassis #000/400
In 1998 to celebrate the brand’s third successive WRC title and its 40th anniversary, Subaru launched the Impreza STi 22B - the closest thing ever to a road-going version of McRae’s two-door rally car. Just over 400 examples were built but as a mark of thanks for his role in the brand's success on and off the rally stage, McRae was offered one of three prototypes - all marked chassis #000. | Silverstone Auctions
11. 1998 Subaru Impreza STi 22B - Chassis #000/400
The 22B featured extended front and rear arches that increased the car’s width by 80mm, a high-rise rear spoiler and the unique EJ22 engine, which officially produced 280bhp but is thought to have really put out in excess of 300bhp. This particular example is an original JDM version with just 12,000km on the clock and has a guide price of £400,000 to £500,000. | Silverstone Auctions
12. 1998 Subaru Impreza STi 22B - Chassis #000/400
In addition to its purpose-built engine the 22B boasts a seam-welded bodyshell (supposedly identical in shape to the WRC cars), special gearing, a twin-plate racing clutch, strengthened drive/prop shafts, driver-adjustable front/rear diff and bigger brakes, plus bespoke suspenion from Bilstein and Eibach. | Silverstone Auctions