The Little 106 that could

 

When a car is sent to a junkyard, there normally isn't any hope left for them. They are usually sent overseas and turned into tin cans or other miscellaneous items, but not this car. This is the tale of the Peugeot 106 that could.

 

 

Not too long ago, this wee Peugeot 106 was sitting in a paddock, looking rather sorry and minus a driver's side window. Covered in dents, scrapes and the worst coat of enamel paint ever applied by man combined with an interior that resembled a nightclub's bathroom, death was certain for this little car.

 

 

However, a budding young racing team had a plan and a deal was struck with the owner of the car.

 

 

As part of the deal, a second parts car was acquired at no extra cost, after it had to be pulled out of a blackberry bush that it had been "resting" in for a year.

This parts car proved very fruitful, giving up it's radiator, driver's seat, left front brake caliper, fuel cap and two wheels two the "red" car. The team spent many long hours preparing, modifying and painting the "red" car in order to get it into tip top shape for the BOS (Bucket Of S*%T) class at the Trentham Autocross track.

 

And here is the result! The car was given a completely new lease of life thanks to a lot of hard work and determination to get a once "dead" car back up and running as a cheap, fun and reliable racing car. In it's inaugural run, the pocket rocket managed to make it into the top 32 of the autocross competition, which is incredibly impressive considering that the car is still running standard running gear and came out of a paddock. This proves that you don't need much money to build a competitive autocross machine.

 

Stay tuned for further progress!