The May Sale 2021 22nd May 2021

www.silverstoneauctions.com 135 + Buyer’s premium of 12.5% (15% including VAT at 20%) The May Sale 2021 - Classic & Competition Cars 2004 Subaru Impreza S10 WRC - ex Petter Solberg More Details Lot 734 Bid On Lot 734 Registration: S10 / 08 Chassis Number: PRO-WRC 04008 Estimate: £385,000 - £450,000 • ‘PRO-WRC 04008’ was the eighth chassis to be built by Prodrive for the 2004 season • On September 5 2004, Petter Solberg brought home this very S10 Subaru Impreza, World Rally Car ‘555 WRC’, to famously win Rally Japan • It led the rally from start to finish, claiming 11 stage wins and finishing more than a minute ahead of Sebastien Loeb • Subsequently rebuilt for Colin McRae to compete at the Bettega Memorial Rally Sprint in Monza • Acquired privately in 2019 and sent to to Prodrive ‘Legends Department’ to be restored by some of the very same technicians who had worked on the car in period • The brief was simple;– to present the car exactly as it was during its victory at the 2004 Rally Japan • This precise recreation was extensive, expensive and lengthy • There is a complete booklet in the car’s history file, fully detailing this work along with pictures and detailed stage results for Rally Japan Fully restored by Prodrive Legends and returned to exactly the same specification it was on Day 1 of the 2004 Rally Japan. LOT 734