Replacement Pug

[PeterGriffin 20 1 Cars]

After writing off my beloved 205... I thought I might reward myself with this:

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/peugeot/205/205-mi16-215-bhp-fully-track-prepared/1269819

 

Anyone know anything about it?

 

[welshpug 1,657]

yup, it needs the bonnet fitting properly and its pretty bloody quick.

[PeterGriffin 20 1 Cars]

Lol - yeah it's pretty highly spec'd. To do this to my own one would have costed >8k so it seems like a bargain. Anyone had dealings with the DES Developments crew? Cheers!

[205turbo 32 2 Cars]

if you can get onto the Psooc website you can see the cars development in Torque the club mag, It belonged to Martin wicks

[Simes 248 2 Cars]

It's Martin Wick's old car - he previously had a 106 Rallye and he used to live around the corner from me.

His brother (Paul) had a better spec'ed car (red 205) around 2004/5. Powerwise the figures were always very optimistic, I think I may have a done a rr day with him.

 

Chucked money at this but rarely used it, this was circa 2005, it will probably come up if you look in the 'old garage'.

 

DES built it up from scratch, used to alter the bulkhead to get the Mi16 to fit.

Seat mountings once snapped braking for a bend on a track day but that was replaced quickly.

Miles might know a bit more as would anyone who was in or on the PSC forum back in the day, this car also featured on this site.

[welshpug 1,657]

It's Martin Wick's

 

Seat mountings once snapped braking for a bend on a track day but that was replaced quickly.

 

Bucket seat bolted to original seat mounts, found himself in the boot of a spinning 205 on Castle Combe IIRC

[PeterGriffin 20 1 Cars]

I think ill give him a call. wish I hadn't blasted all my money on a kitchen now...!

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

It comes sailing past me just at the end of this video at Llandow!

 

There are loads of magazine write ups on it from Torque around 2005/6. Neil from DES built quite a few quick 205's and was a really nice chap and very enthusiastic. Eventually he sold up I think. Martin sold this for an Integra and I think there was a spell of emigration and more recently a family.