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The ex-Colin McRae 1987 MG Metro 6R4 'Group B' Rally Car
United Kingdom • 11 Jul 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1987 MG Metro 6R4, chassis number SAXXRWNP7AD570046, is a rare Group B rally car once owned by the late Colin McRae. It features a 400+bhp 3.0-litre V6 engine, has been fully restored, and comes with documentation of McRae's ownership, making it a highly desirable piece of rally history ready for road, demonstration, or competition.
Condition
8
The car has undergone a bare-metal, ground-upwards restoration. Since the restoration's completion the current vendor has used the Metro in various speed events with 100% reliability and a class-winning record. Always stored in a fully heated garage since restoration and MoT'd until May 2026 and 'on the button'. Therefore, the car is in excellent condition.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
SAXXRWNP7AD570046
Odometer:
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Reg Number:
D459 XHJ
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• Rare Group B rally car • Purchased by the late Colin McRae for his own use • Former national rally-winning car • Present ownership for the last 16 years • Bare-metal, ground-upwards restoration • MoT'd and 'on the button' Even back in the 1980s, Austin-Rover's Metro must have seemed an unlikely candidate for World Rally Championship honours.
But although the MG-badged Metro 6R4 - like its Group B rivals from Lancia and Peugeot - bore a passing resemblance to the road car whose name it bore, beneath the skin it was an entirely different animal.
Designed by Patrick Head of Williams Grand Prix Engineering in collaboration with Austin Rover, the MG Metro 6R4 was the first and only ever rally car to be designed, developed and built using period Formula 1 technology in conjunction with a current leading Formula 1 manufacturer.
The 6R4 remains the only ever rally car to have an engine designed and built purely for its intended purpose.
Make no mistake, this engine was not a modified roa...
Points of note
£80,500
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£219,375
Median Price (Since 2020)
£425,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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