by Martin Williams » Sat Mar 23, 2019 13:50
I see the auction listing has now been updated to say:
"Chassis number JSAEEA11R00100006. First registered to Suzuki GB in 1993, this car was imported into the UK for type testing, probably in 1990 or 1991. Three cars were imported including this one, described as British Racing green, a red one and a silver one. The silver one was destroyed in the crash test, the red one went to Suzuki in Holland and the green one to Suzuki GB. Used occasionally by the Managing Director for club runs, it spent most of it's time on a plinth in the head office foyer. The car was eventually sold when Suzuki GB moved their headquarters at the same time as the MD passed away. Purchased by the vendor in 2006, he advises that the car, which has always been garaged during his ownership and never taken out in the rain, was taken off the road in 2015. It is described as being in very good condition with a couple of scratches on the rear bumper that occurred when it was pushed off it's plinth in 2006, which due to it's history the vendor decided not to repair. The history file includes letter from Suzuki, the original service booklet from 1993 stamped from 1999 to 2002, MoT certificates, 1990's tax discs, one service invoice dated from 2006 when purchased, handbooks and wallet."
So it looks like the only "official" import that was not either red or silver.