Located in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, I’m surprised to see a speedometer in this 1983 Audi Ur-Quattro measuring in MPH rather than one that measures in KPH. It has both numbers, of course, but as far as the primary numbers being shown in MPH. The seller says this is a barn find still wearing some barn dust, and they have it listed here on eBay with an asking price of $29,900 Canadian funds, which is around $21,627 U.S. dollars. They have two standing offers on it now, so this listing may not last long.

Clearly wearing a non-factory paint job, and appearing to have been debadged and de-decaled, this is an interesting shade of blue. Audi offered a couple of blues, but this isn’t one of them. I’m not sure why it was painted this color/colour, and the seller doesn’t mention it at all. They do say that it’s solid as far as the body, frame, and floors go, so that’s great news. At least one of the windshield wipers is sitting on top of the dash inside, I’m not sure where the other one is. Wait, the driver’s side wiper is shown in the first photo, weird.

Made from 1980 to 1991, Audi’s legendary rally car for the street is somewhat of a bargain today, and this blue example is somewhat tempting. I’ve had an Audi for well over 20 years now and have wanted one of these for a long time, although this one is a bit more work than I’d like to take on right now with so many irons in the fire. 1983 was the first time buyers in North America could latch onto one of these cars, at least legally. 664 cars were sold in the U.S. in 1983, and 61 were sold in Canada that year. This is a U.S. car with imperial units showing on the speedometer – Canadian cars received a metric speedometer.

The interior looks equally dusty, dirty, and barn-find’y, with the signature diagonal leather seats, both front and rear. You can see that here are a few seam separations on the door panels, and the seats need some food, they’re pretty dry and cracked. The carpets could be replaced, and seeing wires hanging down from a dashboard on any vehicle this side of a 1947 Nash gives me the shivers.

The dusty engine is Audi’s 2.1-liter SOHC inline-five with around 160 horsepower and 180 lb-ft of torque when new. It’s sent through a five-speed manual, sending power to all four wheels via the famous quattro system. It appears to be missing the radiator shroud and maybe other bits and pieces, but we don’t know. There are no photos of the rear cargo area; maybe they’re in the back? The seller says it “runs good” and will need a new clutch (hey, I thought they lasted forever?!), and this would be a somewhat daunting but fun car to bring back to its former glory. Any thoughts on this Audi?