These two cars could make the perfect bookends on a classic rally-themed garage. One is the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, a mid-engine hatchback that might be one of one. The other is the Citroen BX 4TC, perhaps just one of thirty remaining after Citroen itself allegedly tried to recall and destroy all examples. Both were production projects that made it out of the factory before Group B rally, and its requirements to build homolgation specials like these two were dissolved.
The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 does look like a regular 205 but beyond that, the two cars are barely the same. This 1985 example is one of 200 originally produced and as such features a 1.8-liter mid-mounted turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The auction house lists it at “approximately 200 horsepower” (149 kW), which might not sound like much but this is a light little car.
This particular car, the 177th of the 200, features a manual gearbox, and just 5,404 miles on the odometer. Evidently, it’s the only black car of the entire run which only adds to its rarity.
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The other car here is the Citroen BX 4TC, a car with a 2.1-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with all-wheel drive and a long nose to fit the engine. The competition version only raced in three events before Group B fell apart. Evidently, Citroen didn’t finish its intended production run of 200 units.
In fact, legend has it that the Citroen only sold 62 BX 4TC examples and then when Group B was canceled it tried to buy them all back. This is one of the few and perhaps the latest in production to survive that culling.
Fittingly, each of these cars is offered at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction between August 17th and 19th as part of the World Rally Classics Collection. The Citroen has a suggested guidance of $100,000-$150,000 while the Peugeot is expected to fetch between $350,000 and $450,000. Notably, both are offered without reserve so who knows? Maybe there’s a steal to be had.
