This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, Supercar Fest Sale of Iconic and Classic Cars 2024 on Saturday the 18th of May, Sywell Aerodrome, Sywell, Northampton, NN6 0BN. What if you owned a 309 GTi back in the late 1990s/early 2000s and were now an ex-Prodrive engineer who had studied motorsport engineering, with an unlimited budget to create your ultimate 309 'Maxi'? This car is that reality.
It started life as a 1989 Peugeot 309 GTi, and was actually owned by our vendor as a young man. Charmingly, it was subsequently rediscovered and bought for him by his friends as a wedding present. Having been reunited, it was to become something of a pet-project for all his acquired knowledge, experience and motorsport connections.
Let the facts and stats do the talking:
Three-year build time with no expense spared, prepped by race workshop in UK; c.£100,000 invested to create possibly the best example of a 309 'Maxi' in existence
Road-legal with a new MOT, professionally stored and only used in dry conditions
Lightweight custom composite bodywork including carbon-fibre roof, welded-in full roll cage, tubbed front arches and strengthened chassis
Motorsport-derived 306 16-valve engine with a forged bottom end, rebuilt with only 70 'shakedown' miles, running on race fuel; custom engine mounts, aluminium lightweight adjustable pulleys, aluminium radiator and intercooler, custom inlet manifold, Rotrex supercharger (custom installation); 370bhp/910kgs
Custom fuel tank with ATL fuel cell
Carbon/Kevlar sump guard
Made-to-order rally wheels from Italy (plus two spare wheels with tyres, never used) with tarmac rally tyres
'Group A' suspension throughout with custom rose-jointed front arms and rose-jointed steering
AP brake-bias adjustor, AP floor-mounted pedal box, AP 6-pot front calipers, AP twin-pot rear calipers
Omex engine management with launch control
Xtrac differential with strengthened custom drive shafts
Custom short-shift rose-jointed gear selector
Custom exhaust system with 'Group B' rally back box
Plumbed-in electric fire extinguisher, electric isolator, race battery
Lightweight bucket seats and 6-point harnesses, Alcantara lightweight steering wheel, intercom system, electric and fly-off handbrake, adjustable bias
This is a one-off car, and a one-off opportunity to acquire something very special that would be the envy of any track day, hill climb, scramble or car-meet. With both form and function, this 'race car for the road' is worthy of any car Collection and will outperform more established machinery (Porsche GT3 we're talking to you!). In a world of more and more sanitised, restricted and conformist cars, this is the ultimate expression of what can be done to make a car as much fun as is surely possible. Any inspection is welcome, you will not be disappointed.