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205 T16COULD‘B’ YOURS
Here’sa rarechanceto liveout yourGroupB
homologationspecialdreams– thisPeugeot 205
T1 6 is up forsale.Just 200 T16swerebuilt,
poweredby a turbocharged1.7-litreengine,
whichwasdetunedforroaduse(197bhp).This
on e’sdonejust 6300 miles,andspenttimein the
UnitedStatesbeforecomingto theUK in 2010,
an d hasalsospenttimein Europesince.No price
ha s beenreleasedso far,but we’reexpectingit to
belots.Moredetailsat dkeng.co.uk
IT’S75-UPFORTHERAC
Th e RACRallyis to commemorateits 75th
bi rthdayon 3 Octoberwitha paradeof
si gnificantrallycarsaroundCheshire’sOulton
Pa rk racingcircuit.Thecelebratorydisplaywill
in cludeiconsfrompreviouseras,includingFord
Es corts,GroupB machinesandvictoriouscars
ra lliedby BritishheroesColinMcRaeandRichard
Burns.Theshowwill takeplaceas partof the
ru nningof theFIAWorldRallyChampionship
(WRC);its UK roundrunsfrom3-6October.
Fi ndout moreat walesrallygb.com
CLASSICFORDSCANBE SPARED
FordUK hasconfirmedthatclassiccarsthat
ar e tradedin underits latestscrappagescheme
wi ll not be automaticallyissuedwitha certificate
of destruction.In an enlightenedmove,Ford
de alerswill insteadbe allowedto donatethe
ca rs to owners’clubs.
Fordannounceda newschemeon 1 July,
whichfollowsits 2017-2018scrappage
pr ogrammethatsaw25,500vehiclestakenoff
UKroads.To learnmore,seeford.co.ukJapanesemodernsundertheCCAhammer
A re d-hotcollectionof Japanese
performancecarsis to go underthe
ha mmerin oneUK sale.
ClassicCar Auctionshasbrought
to gether12 orientaliconsfromone
co llectionforits saleon 2 August– so
yo u’regoingto haveto be quickupon
re adingthis.Thecollectionincludesa
Ni ssanSkylineGT-RR34V-Spec,HondaCi vicTypeR EK9,ToyotaSupraTwinTurbo
MkIV,HondaIntegraTypeR DC2,Mitsubishi
30 00GT,SubaruImprezaWRXSTI Type
RA, SubaruImprezaP1, HondaCRXSI R,
Mi tsubishiLancerEvoVI TME,HondaNSX
an d MazdaRX-7SpiritR TypeA.
Europeanmodernclassicsincludea VW
CorradoVR6,Ferrari 355 andfourBMWM
cars. Moredetails:classiccarauctions.co.ukHOMAGE TO THE RS
Audi has celebrated 25 years of its
RS models by opening an exhibition
at the Audi Forum in Neckarsulm.
Alongside new RSs, a total of 14
historical RS road cars and racers
are on display, including an RS2, RS
(B5), RS6 (C5), RS6 (C6) and more
besides. There’s also an RS4 saloon
with bespoke paintwork from
Brazilian pop artist Romero Britto.
More details at audi.co.ukAlfa engine art
Most Alfa engines are
works of art. To mark
this, the Alfa Museum in
Arese is hosting an
‘Open Bonnets’
weekend on 14-
September for all its
exhibits, allowing you to
see the mechanical
goodness. More details:
museoalfaromeo.comItaly at Brands
Brands Hatch plays
host to Festival italia
on Sunday, 18 August.
You can expect Fezzas,
Alfas, Lambos, Fiats
and more in all shapes
and sizes. There’s also
the chance to check
out the Pirelli Ferrari
Formula Classic,
BRSCC Alfa Romeo
Championship and
Historic F1 demo runs.
There’s even a chance
to learn Italian. More
details on the event
can be found at
festivalitalia.comPork set to pull auction crowds
Rare-breed hardcore
Pork always brings a
crowd and here’s one
of the brawniest. It’s a
1998 Porsche 911 GT
RS, a stripped-out 993
Turbo with power
going to the rear
wheels only. It’s the
first lot to be revealed
for RM Sotheby’s
London sale on 5
November. See
rmsothebys.comClassic Listers
Lister Cars has
unveiled a new division
called Lister Classics.
The historic vehicle
dealership will operate
from a £5m showroom
in Blackburn,
Lancashire; cars will be
picked by Lister Cars’
owner, Lawrence
Whittaker, and will
include Lister’s own
continuation ‘Knobbly’
road racers, plus its
hyper-horsepower
takes on Jaguar’s
F-Type and F-Pace.
listercars.comBayside is back
The iconic Bayside Blue
seen on the R34 Nissan
Skyline GT-R is
returning for the firm’s
50th anniversary. Just
18 cars are coming to
the UK, at a price of
£92,995 each. A
similarly blue 370Z, of
which 22 are UK-bound,
is £38,995. nissan.co.ukJust some of the 12 Japanese modern
classics up for sale with CCA.