here s your chance to own ayrton senna s actual honda nsxFew pairings in motorsport history carry the poetic weight of Ayrton Senna and the Honda NSX. The imagery is forever etched into racing lore: white socks, brown loafers, precise heel-and-toe downshifts, and an NSX prototype pushed to its limit around Suzuka. While Senna famously helped Honda stiffen the chassis of the revolutionary sports car by 50 percent, his connection to the model went beyond development testing. He owned and drove them.Now, collectors and motorsport enthusiasts face a truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: chassis T000233-the legendary 1991 Honda NSX retained for Senna's personal use in Portugal-is going under the hammer at RM Sotheby's The London Auction 2026, with an estimate of £500,000 – £800,000 GBP. (Approx $700,000 to $1,100,000).We'd be shocked if the final price didn't exceed that. But then again... this is no Ferrari Luce.here s your chance to own ayrton senna s actual honda nsxA F1 Legend's Personal Daily DriverUnder an agreement between Honda Motor Company and the three-time World Champion, chassis T000233 was imported by Honda Automobil de Portugal and registered on March 22, 1991, under the plate "SX-25-59". Finished in iconic Formula Red with a contrasting black roof over a black leather interior, the car was kept in Lisbon and delivered to Senna whenever he landed in the country to stay at his Quinta do Lago property.AdvertisementAdvertisementThis wasn't just a showpiece; Senna actively lived with and enjoyed this car throughout the European leg of his championship-winning 1991 season:Driven to the Portuguese Grand Prix: Senna commuted to the Estoril circuit in chassis T000233 during the 1991 race weekend, where he qualified 3rd and finished 2nd.Immortalized on Film: The NSX featured in the 1992 documentary Ayrton Senna: Racing Is In My Blood, complete with footage of Senna dumping the clutch and spinning the rear tyres.The Famous 'Hosepipe' Car: It is the exact vehicle captured in iconic photographs showing Senna, dressed casually in jeans and a button-down shirt, washing his supercar with a garden hose.here s your chance to own ayrton senna s actual honda nsxUnbroken Provenance and HistoryFollowing Senna's tragic passing at Imola in 1994, the car spent time under the care of Honda dealership Nipomotor, before passing to private collection owners in Faro, the UK, and eventually Nagoya, Japan in 2024. In 2019, it made a poignant return trip to Imola for the 25th anniversary of Senna's death, driven around the circuit by former F1 team founder Giancarlo Minardi.The vehicle is offered with its original warranty book, Portuguese registry documentation, and an official copy of the Honda fax confirming its direct Senna provenance (reaffirmed by Honda Motor Europe).AdvertisementAdvertisementNote for prospective bidders: The lot has entered the UK on a temporary import bond. Winning bidders keeping the car in the UK must settle applicable VAT and import duties, or arrange export via an approved Bill of Lading.To own an NSX is to own a piece of Japanese supercar history; to own chassis T000233 is to own a direct piece of Ayrton Senna's soul and legacy. Opportunities of this magnitude simply do not come around twice.