Description
1985 UR Audi Quattro
I acquired the car on 4/ 7/ 1995. It has had 4 registration plates; C670OPN, ABC49, C702VPM and since 12/ 11/ 2018; ZG1985UR.
I’m the fifth owner. I bought it when I was commuting across Europe a lot and having previously owned a Coupe I knew it would handle the task. It didn't disappoint and even after settling in Croatia I couldn’t part with it even though the car is right-hand drive. For the last ten years it has been driven less than 2000 kilometres a year but on a regular basis. The other 350 days a year it spends under covers in the garage. It doesn’t come out in the rain or if there is salt on the roads and its black without air conditioning so it is rarely driven here in the summer.
It was always maintained and sometimes stored (winter) at the same VAG service Matoković in Zagreb, Croatia.
Some of the pictures are of the last two major overhauls in 2017 and 2021. I managed to find a new original camshaft in Germany which made my mechanic very happy and set the standard for what in the end turned out to be a pretty complete engine overhaul. Previously, the bodywork had been scoured of rust and treated with Valvoline primers and sealants and Tectyl undercoating before litres of Dupont paint were applied by the locally renowned Javor i Sin body shop.
It has never been in better condition during my ownership and I can take it to any inspection you choose to organise in Zagreb.
Having been the owner for 30 years please find the following info:-
If storing be advised to start the car regularly like at least once every in two weeks and let it run for a few minutes.
Drive the car regularly. This is very important for this car's maintenance and in my experience you need at least 20 kilometers for everything to get warm. Once purring it can still be a thrilling drive, that third gear grunt and deceleration is irresistible! Then there is the noise!
It is a very nice example of a motoring classic. This car was hand-built at Hall N2 at Ingolstadt in 1985. At that time Audi was producing 1700 cars a day from this site but only three were UR Quattros. Please be advised that during my custodianship I used original parts instead of more readily available custom replacements with two notable exceptions. First was the scorpion stainless steel exhaust and then a dialynx cast iron exhaust manifold. Since the engine overhaul shown in the pictures I have driven 2000 miles (6000 since the respray). When I briefed my mechanic at the outset I told him not to cut any corners and that the car should run for at least 50000 kilometers. When he gave me the keys back after 4 months he said it will run for 100000 km! You will find that, car people really dig the car and especially those working in the industry which has been to the vehicles benefit.
There are few Youtube videos russellowens8659.
