One to Buy: Charlotte Green Pearl ex-Anthony Gallier-Pratt 1994 Honda NSX Type R
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From a technical and sporting perspective, Honda’s NSX was arguably the most significant Japanese sports car of the 20th century; while models such as the Toyota 2000 GT, Nissan 240Z and Nissan R32 Skyline GT-R could also legitimately lay claim to such an honour, none of these panicked the European artistocracy in the same fashion as the groundbreaking NSX.
Two-and-a-half years after Honda had debuted the NSX (at the Chicago Motor Show in February 1989), the company went on to release a hardcore iteration that could rival the Porsche 911 Carrera RS and satisfy even the most demanding drivers.
The resultant NSX Type R introduced the world to a moniker that has since become synonymous with an uncompromising high performance nature.
Just 483 examples of the first generation NSX Type R were produced by Honda between 1992 and 1995, a particularly unusual example of which will be going under the hammer with RM Sotheby’s at their London sale set for November 1st and 2nd.
Purchased new in March 1994 by Tokyo-based British banker, Anthony Gallier-Pratt, chassis 1200178 was configured in the stunning combination of Charlotte Pearl Green paint with black Alcantara upholstery, red contrast stitching and Custom Order Programme Step Three wheels in Championship White. The rest of the specification comprised a body colour as opposed to black roof, Mugen tubular manifolds, a limited-slip differential and an ultra-low final drive ratio.
Anthony Gallier-Pratt returned to the UK during the summer of 1998, accompanied by his spectacular NSX, which was retained until 2011.
Today, this all-original two-owner car has covered a little over 33,000 miles from new and represents a rare opportunity to acquire a surely one-of-one NSX Type R.
