The silhoutte car remained in Japan as part of the Matsuda Collection - it's whereabouts something of a mystery - until very recently. It resurfaced on sale for a reported �300,000 and was bought by London-based Stratos collector Christian Hrabalek. The car returned to Europe and was displayed, in 100% original condition, at the 2000 Stratos World Meeting in Rosenburg, Austria.....still bearing the decals from the 1977 Giro D'Italia race! The car was also displayed and run at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed in 2005See an image from Goodwood 2005
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Whilst this is the only original Stratos Silhouette car in existence, at least three replicas have been built. The Japanese owner of this car, Mr Matsuda, comissioned a replica based wholly on a road version and had the car painted in the 1976 Marlboro livery. It is in every respects a production version apart from the modified bodywork. A second replica car in Italy, comissioned by a Mr Georgio Schoen, was built from an original Group 4 model (an ex- Rino Fabri Car) and utilises some of the spareparts from the wreckage of the other silhouette car destroyed at Zeltweg. This car is reportedly kept in the Rosso Bianco collection. Lastly, there is a replica in the UK which is built around a Stratos kit car chassis built and owned by Hennessy Racing and called "Evolution 2".
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