GALANT VR4 RALLY CAR IDENTIFICATION

[chrispalmer]

Hi to all on this forum, this is my first post so please be patient, I am useless on a computer.

I need to find out when my rally car was made, when imported into the UK and its history so that I can restore it back to its original colours and spec.

MODEL NUMBER....E-E39A-SNPF

CHASSSIS......E39A-0007328

TRANS..... KM225 3545

TRIM....09A......0000

I have lots of photos and so far it looks like it has had at least seven different colour schemes.
The rear axle has had the 4 wheel steer removed and its a 4 bolt B2B 3.545....non viscous, but not looked inside yet.
Fitted with MOTORDRIVE seats with a date stamp showing ......06/1990
The car was supposed to be built by BLAZE MOTORSPORT and is written with marker pen near the chassis i/d tag and says BLAZE #01.....
On top of the drivers side front strut is written S1....obviously this may be just be coincidence.

The car was definitely white from new but looks like a metalic blue donor car has been used for parts, including a rear floor pan.

I have rang co-orsport and left info with Simon who is supposed to be contacting me if they have any records.

Hope someone out there can help as well and am sure I will be posting more questions shortly.
If I can find out how to post pics I will do asap.

Regards to all CHRIS PALMER.

 

[SIVART]

hey mate, it a 88 model

88.03.3 to be precise

 

[bazeng]

Travis to the rescue!

 

[chrispalmer]

Hi many thanks for the info, been searching for hours to see whether the car is a genuine BLAZE/RALLIART ....CO ORDSPORT have failed to answer my email so far.

I have peeled the paint from the bonnet and it shows.....


.................J+S AUTO CITY WHEELS OF WANNEROO.......Looks like the bonnet was originally black, it also has holes which were filled for the lamp pod.

I tried to put some pics on this website but can't seem to do it !!!!

thanks again...Chris

hey mate, it a 88 model

88.03.3 to be precise

 

[Velocity Racing]

might pay to just sign up to www.photobucket.com to upload your photos

was the car imported into the UK as a rally car or was it built over there? is there an MSA pass or log book for it?


cheers

 

[chrispalmer]

Hi thanks for the reply,
The car was imported into the UK on 23/01/91 but manufactured in 03/03/1988. The current RAC logbook is dated from 1997 but numerous parts on the car are
WILLANS blue seat belts 1988.....MOTORDRIVE seats 06/1990...and plastic door pillar trim from 1988....etc etc......looking at the earlier Starion turbos makes me think a lot of the parts on my VR4 came from the same place...
I think the first rally with a VR4 was in the USA with Michael LIEU and was a group N car. The homologation number was A5364 .
I will see about signing into photobucket but not too clever on a p/c.

Regards and thanks again for reply Chris

might pay to just sign up to www.photobucket.com to upload your photos

was the car imported into the UK as a rally car or was it built over there? is there an MSA pass or log book for it?


cheers

 

[chrispalmer]

Hi Velocity Racing,
I have managed to put some pics on Photobucket....as simple as Ebay, many thanks for the tips, heres hoping I get more info from other members.
Regards Chris

Hi thanks for the reply,
The car was imported into the UK on 23/01/91 but manufactured in 03/03/1988. The current RAC logbook is dated from 1997 but numerous parts on the car are
WILLANS blue seat belts 1988.....MOTORDRIVE seats 06/1990...and plastic door pillar trim from 1988....etc etc......looking at the earlier Starion turbos makes me think a lot of the parts on my VR4 came from the same place...
I think the first rally with a VR4 was in the USA with Michael LIEU and was a group N car. The homologation number was A5364 .
I will see about signing into photobucket but not too clever on a p/c.

Regards and thanks again for reply Chris

 

[chrispalmer]

forgot to say....look for ...........vr4rallycar........on photobucket...cheers all.

 

[Velocity Racing]

with a bolt in cage, i doubt very much this was ever a works car, chances are its just been put togeather by a workshop or an individual somwhere so finding any history on it i think would be very very hard.

I would suggest you contact the original owner in the UK as listed in the log book, if not contact the MSA or RAC they may have records of previous owners/events its competed in.