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Written by Ollie Kew
Any old Peugeot 205 T16 Group B rally car is, it"s fair to say, a rather special bit of kit. About as far removed from a regular road-going 205 as a fighter jet is from a crop-duster, the mid-engined, all-wheel drive, 500bhp hyper hatch is one of the all time off-road racing greats.But this one? This is a particularly special one, and if you"ve just put your hand in your pocket and found between 600,000 800,000, you"re in luck, because you could actually own it.What caught our eye about this 205 T16 is its pedigree. It"s a bona fide rally winner, having seen action in the 1985 Monte Carlo and Swedish rally, both of which it won in the hands of Finnish rally god Ari Vatanen. Of the 20 cars produced, this car, identified as chassis C11, is one of three officially entered by Peugeot Talbort Sport itself, and ultimately took the 1985 world title. It"s a piece of sporting royalty like Muhammad Ali"s boxing gloves.
Date written: 2 Feb 2016
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ID: 1945
Any old Peugeot 205 T16 Group B rally car is, it"s fair to say, a rather special bit of kit. About as far removed from a regular road-going 205 as a fighter jet is from a crop-duster, the mid-engined, all-wheel drive, 500bhp hyper hatch is one of the all time off-road racing greats.But this one? This is a particularly special one, and if you"ve just put your hand in your pocket and found between 600,000 800,000, you"re in luck, because you could actually own it.What caught our eye about this 205 T16 is its pedigree. It"s a bona fide rally winner, having seen action in the 1985 Monte Carlo and Swedish rally, both of which it won in the hands of Finnish rally god Ari Vatanen. Of the 20 cars produced, this car, identified as chassis C11, is one of three officially entered by Peugeot Talbort Sport itself, and ultimately took the 1985 world title. It"s a piece of sporting royalty like Muhammad Ali"s boxing gloves.
Date written: 2 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1945
