1980 - Arrows A3

Make: Arrows Model: A3 Year: 1980 Location: United Kingdom Type: Single Seater Number: 3 Competition Ready: Yes FIA HTP: Yes Exterior Color: Gold Price: P.O.A.

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Description

We have the pleasure to offer for sale the ex- 1980 Arrows A3 chassis #3.

The Arrows Grand Prix International team, based in Milton Keynes (UK), was founded in 1977 by Italian financier Franco Ambrosio, , Dave Wass and (from whose surnames' initials the team took its name) when Rees, Oliver, Wass and Southgate left the Shadow team together with young and up-coming Italian driver Riccardo Patrese .

In chassis #3 Riccardo did the entire 1980 and 1981 F1 seasons and achieved the best ever race results for the Arrows team including (amongst others) 2nd overall at the 1980 US West GP, fastest lap at the Monaco GP and pole position at the 1981 Long Beach Grand Prix. During the 1980 season, A3/3 ran in its well known and fabulous looking gold Warsteiner livery (with Penthouse and Rizla as additional sponsors) while – for the 1981 season – a sponsorship deal was struck with Italian Ceramiche Ragno and Utili Beta of Milan.

When Arrows moved on to the A4 design for the 1982 season, they sold three of the A3s to wheeler-dealer John harper and retained Patrese's car #3 for display at the factory. When Arrows was sold, the A3 passed into the ownership of Jackie Oliver and was driven up the hill by Oliver at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 1994. It then passed to Tony O'Neill who sold it to Paul Southgate but the Arrows was never raced during their successive ownership and remained completely original. After Southgate died in June 2008 the car was sold via Duncan Hamilton & Co to Philip Hall in November 2009 who sold it to the current owner in 2012.

Since 2013, A3/3 is being raced by its current owner with race preparation by WDK Motorsport. The car has been fully rebuild and no expense has been spared to put this iconic "Warsteiner" Arrows in excellent condition throughout. It has a low-mileage latest specification short stroke DFV and comes with an extensive spares package and a new, current FIA HTP.

This ex-Patrese Arrows A3/3 is 100% ready to shine in the FIA World Championship Grand Prix Masters while it is now also eligible for the Monaco Historic GP 2018 where it would be a very competitive car !

History

As described above. Complete in-period race results can be viewed in the attached pdf-file.

RMD bv - Zilverstraat 14-16 - 2900 Schoten - Belgium +32 (0) 475 422790 - [email protected] - https://www.rmd.be 1980 - Arrows A3

Pictures (For size reasons, we have limited the PDF-file to 10 pictures)

RMD bv - Zilverstraat 14-16 - 2900 Schoten - Belgium +32 (0) 475 422790 - [email protected] - https://www.rmd.be 1980 - Arrows A3

RMD bv - Zilverstraat 14-16 - 2900 Schoten - Belgium +32 (0) 475 422790 - [email protected] - https://www.rmd.be

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