£25,000 - £30,000
1997 Renault Sport Spider, 1998cc. Registration number P25 OPO. VIN number VMKAF0H0516077070. Engine number C000540.
Sold with the V5C, Failed MOT certificate, copy of the MOt history from 2006, large history/service folder and keys.
Unveiled in prototype guise at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show before entering production later that same year the notably aerodynamic and lightweight newcomer made extensive use of aluminium and is powered by a mid-mounted 150hp 2.0-litre 16-valve engine from the delicious Clio Williams and, with just 920kg of car to haul around, its performance was suitably lively - 0 to 60mph in 6.5 seconds, and an eventual, and very windy, top speed of 131mph. It has a five-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels, an industrial-strength, extruded aluminium chassis, a composite body with scissor doors and double wishbones all round.
This car was subject to a Pistonheads review; https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-carpool/ph-carpool-renault-sport-spider/23627.
OPO is one of only 200 RHD examples produced, and was bought by our vendor for his private collection in 2017 at auction and has been dry stored ever since. A fresh battery has been fitted and it fired up straight away.
There are 10 stamps in the service book, the cambelt was changed in 2016. The history folder includes the original purchase receipt, old service receipts, MOT's and other related paperwork. The current mileage is 31,380.
The MOT failure lists one windscreen washer jet blocked, carbon monoxide level too high, this is due to small holes in the smaller of the two silencer boxes, lambda reading, see previous, nearside rear lower suspension arm corroded (the one on the offside has already been replaced). Advisories all four tyres are close to legal limits, steer has slight free play at steering wheel.
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