• Year of manufacture 
    1998
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Chassis number 
    PROSTH9805
  • Lot number 
    608
  • Drive 
    RHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    United Kingdom
  • Exterior colour 
    Other

Description

Driven by Peter Kox in the 1998 BTCC as part of the Works Honda Programme, run by ProdrivePart of a large, private competition car collection for a number of yearsNow in need of recommissioning and estimated accordingly. Spares package includedGreat opportunity to jointhe grid of the ever-popular HSCC Super Touring CarChallengeNBThe rear wing is includedThe 1998 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship was particularly memorableduring the Golden Era of touring car racing in Britain. Thatseason the format consisted of a sprint race and a feature race, with the latter involving a compulsory pit stop. Honda approachedProdrive, with theirvast experience of building and running cars, and askedthem to build and run twoworks cars for 1998 season.In 1996, Peter Kox joined BMW Motorsport, making a handful of British Touring Car Championship appearances but focusing his efforts on the development program for the McLaren F1 GTR, winning a race in the BPR Global GT Series. The following year he drove the car in the FIA GT Championship, winning once more. He also took a class win in the Spa 24 Hours with a Diesel-powered BMW, before getting behind the wheel of this Prodrive-prepared works Honda Sport team car in the British Touring Car Championship during the 1998 season alongside James Thompson.This particular Honda Accord has formed part of a large, private collection of competition cars these past few years and is therefore in need of recommissioning. There is a spares package available and aftersome love and attention, this highly developed Supertourer would be an ideal candidate for the every-popular Super Touring Car Challenge, run by the HSCC. If driving a proper Touring Car is on your 'bucket list', then this is a superb opportunity to acquire acar that will give you access to one of the most exciting series in thehistoric racing car calendar.1998 Honda Accord Supertourer - Ex Peter Koxhttps://youtu.be/ek5AzQsYBgg false


Silverstone Auctions Ltd
The Forge
Harwoods House, Banbury Road
Ashorne
CV35 0AA
United Kingdom
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Rob
Last name 
Hubbard

Phone 
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