Description:

This ex works Repsol liveried Nissan Primera was driven in period by Eric van de Poele in the 1996 Spanish Touring Car championship taking 5th overall with 2 outright wins that season.

For 1997 with factory support it was entrusted to Vaclav Bervid in the Central European ST championship finishing second overall with 6 wins 3 pole and 7 fastest laps.

In 1999 the car was returned to the UK and raced by Keith Butcher and Derek Hales in the Formula Saloon championship that was the foreunner to the very popular HSCC SuperTCC series that for 2015 will races at Silverstone Classic and the BTCC Toca package.

This Nissan chassis 23 was designed and built by the team at Nissan Motorsport Europe and was the design that dominated in the BTCC taking the championship outright in 1999.

Technically the car boasts an incredible spec with a fresh 300bhp reverse head 8 injector laid back engine coupled to a 6 speed Hewland sequential gearbox with interchangeable ratios, all run by a Pectel T6 2000 ECU and Aim dash. The Roll bars are adjustable from the driving seat with power steering and twin caliper AP water cooled brakes being other features of this incredible bespoke Super Touring Car that in 1996 cost around £250,000 to build.

Chassis 23 was purchased by an enthusiast in New Zealand 10 years ago and has been run successfully in Classic touring car meetings here. With Greg Murphy and Steven Richards driving, the car has a winning record especially at the Skope historic meetings held in Christchurch each year The car has been maintained fastidiously by the current owner and is presented in excellent condition, ready to race and comes with a large spares package. including a spare engine (ready to run)

 Recent work completed as follows:

All dampers service and graphed to match 97 car

All brakes serviced, new rotors & brakepads

New axles, & joints

Water brakes all working, new fittings where needed.

Radiators all pressure checked and new core in one – spare radiators done at same time.

Oil line and fuel lines replaced in engine bay

Carbon work on radiator ducts all redone

Oil pump pulley replaced

All engine belts replaced,

Has a complete spare engine, which is all ready to run if required. 

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Historic Super Tourer