All about the quattro, baby!

Aaahh, the good 'ol days...  my previous car, a '97 Audi A4, 1.8 turbo quattro.  mods? Too many to list.  I added up how much I spent on it one time..  I stopped at $20,000.  So why don't I have it anymore?  It needed to be a weekend toy.. a collector's item.. it was just too hard to keep it perfect and be a daily driver.  I sold it on ebay to a lucky guy out in Oregon, who is a true VW/Audi nut.

MVC-002F.JPG (64355 bytes) right rear view... showing the full body kit, bronze-tinted windows, and Tarheel SCC decal.. yup, I autocrossed this beauty!

MVC-003F.JPG (62957 bytes) Custom made for me..  Ronal 17x8.5" 3-piece wheels, wrapped in 225/45-17 rubber.

MVC-004F.JPG (51379 bytes) Rear shot..  Bruellen exhaust, Audi Sport badge, stock badges removed..

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From the side.

MVC-006F.JPG (72641 bytes) Head-on... Abt front spoiler, S4 e-code true HID headlights, RS4 grille, Hagus M3 power/heated mirrors

MVC-007F.JPG (85355 bytes) The engine bay, clean enough to eat off!

MVC-008F.JPG (73136 bytes) So is the underside of the hood!

MVC-009F.JPG (61632 bytes) The subs, built into the floor.. (3) JL Audio 10W6's, built into a false floor, mounted into 1/4" aluminum.  Work done by Audio Unlimited, in Jonesville, NC.

MVC-010F.JPG (65448 bytes) Here you can see the amp rack.  Built from the 1/4" Aluminum, wrapped in plexi, and force fan cooled, housing a Soundstream Reference 500s (75w x 2) for the front speakers, and a Reference 700s (700w x 1) for the subs.

MVC-011F.JPG (73167 bytes) The Pioneer 12-disc changer fitted into the side

MVC-012F.JPG (44761 bytes) Yup, over 65,000 miles when these were taken!  People thought I rolled the odometer FORWARD.. the car was that clean.  (Also note the white gauge faces, brought back from Germany)

MVC-013F.JPG (57880 bytes) From the driver's seat, you can see the Pioneer Premier DEX-P1R head unit, trimmed in Aluminum, white gauge faces, and the a-pillar pod I made.

MVC-014F.JPG (58243 bytes) Factory option - Recaro sport seats...heated, of course!

MVC-015F.JPG (52776 bytes) The A-pillar...  a combination of 2 individual pods, smoothed and shaped by me, and then wrapped in Italian leather, hand stitched by Longo's in Maryland.  (yes, I drove THAT far for it)

MVC-016F.JPG (58561 bytes) the passenger's zone.  (The sticker reads: Get in, Shut up, and hang on)

firstplace.jpg (58420 bytes) First place trophy from Waterfest '99 - the largest VW/Audi show in the east - Audi modified class