VIN: the PTS Espana / Freddy Oguey Peugeot 205 T16 Evolution 1 chassis C14
History of chassis C14
Chassis C14 was one of the four T16s allocated to Peugeot Talbot Sport’s factory-supported distributor teams for the 1985 season. This particular machine was campaigned under the PTS Spain banner while the others appeared for PTS Germany (C13), PTS Italy (C15) and PTS UK (C20).
The Peugeot Talbot Sport Espana operation was run by Jacques Almeras from his base in southern France.
C14 (registered 25 TC 34) was earmarked for Antonio Zanini and his navigator, Josep Autet, to contest the 1985 Spanish Rally Championship.
Unfortunately, the programme did not get off to a great start when Zanini and Autet had a spectacular debut crash on the Rally Costa Brava in February. C14 somersaulted down the road after hitting a bank, however, despite damage to the front and roof, the car was repaired in time to enter the Rally Costa Blanca four weeks later.
Zanini placed sixth on his second outing with C14, but then retired from the Rally Girona-Guilleries Cales de Palafrugell in mid April after another accident.
For C14’s final two appearances of 1985, Zanini and Autet were replaced by the experienced French pairing of Bruno Saby and Jean-Francois Fauchille. They drove C14 to victory on the Rallye Villa de Llanes at the beginning of June, then retired with low oil pressure on the Rallye El Corte Ingles two weeks later.
Saby and Fauchille were subsequently rewarded with a works drive for the 1985 Rallye Sanremo and picked up a full season contract with the factory squad for 1986.
Meanwhile, for the 1986 season C14 was sold to Swiss privateer, Freddy Oguey. That year, the car appeared in its original colour scheme under the Lugano Racing banner.
Oguey and his navigator, Michel Remy, finished every rally they started in 1986 and won the Rallye de Court outright. However, despite a strong campaign, they were ultimately pipped to the Swiss Rally Championship title by Jean-Pierre Balmer’s Lancia 037.
Notable History
Peaugeot Talbot Sport Espana (Almeras)
Registered 25 TC 34
23/02/1985 ERC Rally Costa Brava (A. Zanini / J. Autet) DNF (#5)
22/03/1985 ERC Rally Costa Blanca (A. Zanini / J. Autet) 6th oa, 6th Gr.B class (#4)
13/04/1985 SRC Rally Girona-Guilleries Cales de Palafrugell (A. Zanini / J. Autet) DNF (#2)
01/06/1985 SRC Rallye Villa de Llanes (B. Saby / J.F. Fauchille) 1st oa, 1st Gr. B (#1)
15/06/1985 ERC Rallye El Corte Ingles (B. Saby / J.F. Fauchille) DNF (#2)
Sold to Freddy Oguey, Switzerland (Lugano Racing)
Registered VD 700 004 (plus 025, 026 and 027)
15/03/1986 SWI Criterium Jurassien (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 4th oa, 4th B12 class (#??)
15/05/1986 ERC Rallye dell'Isola d'Elba (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 7th oa, 7th Gr.B class (#23)
07/06/1986 SWI Rallye de Lugano (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 3rd oa, 3rd B12 class (#??)
28/08/1986 SWI Rallye Baden-Wurttemberg (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 3rd oa, 3rd B12 class (#6)
04/10/1986 SWI Rallye de Court (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 1st oa, 1st B12 class (#??)
23/10/1986 ERC Rallye du Valais (F. Oguey / M. Remy) 2nd oa, 2nd B12 class (#??)
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