‘PRO-WRC 04008’ was the eighth chassis to be built by Prodrive for the 2004 season On September 5 2004, Petter Solberg brought home this very S10 Subaru Impreza, World Rally Car ‘555 WRC’, to famously win Rally Japan It led the rally from start to finish, claiming 11 stage wins and finishing more than a minute ahead of Sébastien Loeb Subsequently rebuilt for Colin McRae to compete at the Bettega Memorial Rally Sprint in Monza Acquired privately in 2019 and sent to to Prodrive ‘Legends Department’ to be restored by some of the very same technicians who had worked on the car in period The brief was simple;– to present the car exactly as it was during its victory at the 2004 Rally Japan This precise recreation was extensive, expensive and lengthy (see below) The attention to detail was quite simply unparalleled, bordering on obsessive There is a complete booklet in the car’s history file, fully detailing this work along with pictures and detailed stage results for Rally Japan.

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