I first pioneered the Find of the Day theme on my old Audi-focused site Fourtitude.com, then later we kept the practice going at Audi Club North America where it continues today. Later, we added a weekly Auction Watch series over there managed by Steve Johnson that covers the market even more closely. The idea is pretty simple: find a cool car for sale and share it with folks who will likely care and may very well try to purchase it. The formula is pretty simple. Find cool stuff.
For ooooIYKYK, I decided to shift my own new series in this genre to Finds of the Week, and maybe you noticed it’s not just cars for sale. I’m also a fan of gear like model cars, books and automobilia, not to mention interesting new parts and components like I once did on the ChoiceGear.org site and in the Choice Gear recurring features in Audi Club’s quattro Magazine print publication.
Considering all these things, I wanted to change it up by doing a list each week around a particular theme. So far, that’s been Audi exclusive finds shared from TailoreDriver.com, automobilia found on Ebay, Lego style MOC brick kits, and most recently 1:18 scale model cars. You can find an ongoing list of Finds of the Week HERE by using the site’s tagging system.
This week, I’m going back to the roots by focusing on cars for sale, though trying to keep it focused and thematic like that first Audi exclusive set. This time, the theme is the B2. Also known as Type 81 or Type 85 depending on the years, it encompasses all second-generation Audi 80 and 90 models, the American 4000, the “ur” quattro and the Sport quattro, Coupé GT and Coupé quattro.
These are rare cars to find in nice shape, so I’ve focused on cars found in other markets outside of North America… just in time for American car tariffs. Sorry.
I hope you enjoy the results.
What: 1984 Audi Sport quattro
Color: Tornado Red
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 109,999 km, 68,350 miles
Price: CHF 585,000
Location: Hoffmann Automobile AG, Zwingen, Switzerland
Link: AutoScout24.ch
Why: Audi’s Group B Homologation car, only 200 or so road cars were built in order to qualify for Group B rallying. This one is low mileage, though with some modifications including period-correct rally-team-specification Speedline wheels likely in Magnesium while the original wheels are also included. It looks a lot like André Lotterer’s Hohenster-tuned Sport quattro, though there’s no mention of that in the listing so it’s probably not.
What: 1991 Audi quattro 20V
Color: Black
VIN: WAUZZZ85ZLA000291
Mileage: 27,900 km, 17,336 miles
Price: CHF 147,000
Location: Garage de Monthey SA
Link: audipartners.ch/
Why: Those are insanely low miles on a great specification of the final year of production for the legendary quattro. The car appears unmodified, so it’s likely a collector grade car. It’s in the inventory of a Swiss Audi dealership, and is priced accordingly with its condition. That’s top dollar for a quattro, but that’s also a top quattro.
What: 1984 Audi Sport quattro
Color: Tornado Red
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 71,000 km, 44,117 miles
Price: CHF 698,000
Location: Visual Design Raschle, Schweiz, Switzerland
Link: AutoScout24.ch
Why: Another Mars Red example of Audi Sport’s Group B homologation road car, this one also has modifications including the radio and what looks like boost adjustment and starter kill mounted where the ashtray would be. The ad doesn’t list specifics on that, so anyone inquiring on this rare collector car should ask for more information about modifications.
What: 1980 Audi quattro
Color: Diamond Silver Metallic
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 176,900 km, 109,920 miles
Price: €123,500
Location: Gallery Aaldering, Brummen, Netherlands
Link: Gallery-Aaldering.com
Why: A specimen from the quattro’s earliest days, this 1980 Zermatt Silver with brown “zebra stripe” interior example was first delivered to Audi’s Netherlands importer PON and was the first to be registered in the Netherlands. It was used as an early press car and featured in any number of car magazines at the time. Because of its early production status, it is fitted with the early and rare ‘Sielzüge-sperren’ (cable-operated differential locks).
This early quattro was restored in 2010.
What: 1990 Audi quattro 20V
Color: Panthero Metallic
VIN: WAUZZZ85ZMA000058
Mileage: 41,239 km, 25,624 miles
Price Estimate: €130.000 – €150.000, Offered without Reserve
Location: Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este
Link: Broad Arrow
Why: This is a well kept specimen in solid condition that will go up as part of Broad Arrow’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este auction in Italy. It’s got great period-correct quattro script fabric seats and appears to be in factory condition without modifications. This is collector grade, which is why it’s making the block at one of the world’s foremost luxury concours.
What: 1978 Audi 80 GLE 2-Door
Color: Yellow
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 81,000 km, 50,331 miles
Price: CHF 29,800
Location: Balis Performance GmbH, Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland
Link: AutoScout24.ch
Why: This car is neither quattro nor a 5-cylinder, and yet we’re including it just the same. 2-Door B2 sedans are already rare, but a low mileage one in a distinct color like the unknown yellow on this car are particularly captivating. It won’t win you any rallies, but as a great-looking cruiser celebrating Giorgetto Giugiaro’s original 80 B2 design I’m also not sure you can do much better.
What: 1984 Audi 80 quattro
Color: Alpine White
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 183,216 km, 113,845 miles
Price: € 29,000
Location: Al-Quakenbrücker-Automobile GmbH, Quakenbrück, Germany
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: That the 80 quattro wasn’t turbocharged has actually played an unsuspecting part in its rarity nowadays. When new, these cars weren’t as desirable as the blister fendered and much more expensive ur quattro… so they simply weren’t preserved. This one, rare in white is a one owner car originally sold in Salzburg, Austria and restored in 2017.
Yes, the Audi 4000 quattro was also sold in America. It’s incredibly hard to find one in good condition here, but that does happen. Even still, European market 80 quattros tend to command more money on the collector market for their Euro bumpers complete with foglights and corner markers, E-code Cibie headlights and richer interior appointments like the plaid you see here.
What: 1982 Audi Coupe GT 5E
Color: Inari Silver Metallic
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 132,000 km, 82,020 miles
Price: € 17,800
Location: Forster Automobile-Carrosserie AG, Schweiz, Switzerland
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: Though slightly modified with aftermarket Ronal R8 wheels, stripes and a wood steering wheel, this effectively green over green plaid Coupé embraces 80s kitsch cool. It’s a GT 5E, meaning 5-cylinder front-wheel drive, so not as expensive as a quattro. Yes, it’s more expensive than an American Coupé GT that is effectively the same car, but this one’s in a color we likely didn’t get, with an interior we definitely didn’t get, and has all the great Euro equipment like H1 square headlights and Euro bumpers.
What: 1988 Audi quattro
Color: Pearlescent White Metallic
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 230,408 km, 143,168 miles
Price: € 89,999
Location: M.S. Car Company, Kontich, Belgium
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: A quattro built in ’88 is an interesting thing, fitted with all the facelift updates that came after most American quattros were built. This one is painted iconic Pearlescent White along with color-matched wheels that really speaks to the period. It’s also fitted with the Audi Sport steering wheel, digital instrument cluster and black taillights of later cars. While the adjustable black Recaro’s look the business, they wouldn’t have been original from the factory. If you want the look of a later 20-valve but without the higher price, a late build car like this one is a great way to go.
What: 1982 Audi quattro
Color: Saturn Metallic
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 49,000 km, 30,447 miles
Price: € 98,985
Location: Sportwagen Zentrum Scharbeutz GmbH, Scharbeutz, Germany
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: An exceptionally low mileage example of an early car, this one makes a compelling case with rare Saturn Metallic paint that is a reddish brown, and with the 80s kitsch-cool brown and green “zebra stripe” interior. It’s also been signed by Walter Röhrl’s longtime co-driver Christian Geistdorfer.
What: 1982 Audi quattro
Color: Lhasa Metallic
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 75,000 km, 46,602 miles
Price: € 99,900
Location: Auto Zitzmann GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: While it’s an early 10-valve quattro, though what makes it most appealing is its rare Lhasa Metallic green paint. The listing states it’s gone through a complete restoration.
What: 1983 Audi quattro
Color: Nogaro Blue
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 124,500 km, 77,360 miles
Price: CHF 98,000
Location: Auto Bordin GmbH, Bettlach, Switzerland
Link: AutoScout24.ch
Why: This isn’t original paint. Audi never built a Nogaro Blue quattro, but an owner painstakingly applied a color change and the quality appears to be decent. Is it worth the asking price? That’s on you, but it’s a pretty impressive build nonetheless.
What: 1982 Audi 80 GTE
Color: Mars Red
VIN: unknown
Mileage: 170,000 km, 105,633 miles
Price: € 11,499
Location: Private Party, Bösel, Germany
Link: AutoScout24.de
Why: This one is less collector grade and more survivor driver. Even still, a Euro-spec front-wheel drive 80 is always an attractive thing, and this one’s in rare GTE specification that included sport seats with distinctive fabric, air dam and more. The Ronal R8 wheels are aftermarket but consistent with the time, and it’s worth noting other modifications and condition listed in the ad.