06-04-2021, 09:50 PM
Anybody remember (or own a copy of, c'mon we won't judge!) the Haynes book "Extreme Peugeot 306 ultimate guide to modifying"?
Our lad has just bought a rolling shell & turns out it's the same car that was the basis of their book and also spent 6-odd years on display in the Haynes Motor Museum. I thought the MoT history was wierd, no history until '09 when it was tested and showing 20k. Then a gap and it was tested again in '13 I think with 995 miles somehow, then another gap and a test in about '18 with it back to something like 21k.
From what little I've looked into things, the shell could very well have under 25k on it as it appears to have been heavily modified early in it's life (possibly belonging to Peugeot Ecosse at some stage) and not really used on the road much.
The plan is/was to rip out the remaining tatty interior bits, stick some seats in it, ABS delete & repower with a mildly lairy 1.9TD. Not sure now though, depending how well known the car is and what history we can dig up on it we might put it back closer to what it was originally. (Honestly it doesn't look super chavvy in the pics I've found, no lambo doors and M3 mirrors at least lol so reasonably tasteful mods IMO).
If anyone knows any more about the history of R580PVC, any previous owners, photos of the car from it's heyday etc we'd be really interested to know more, if only to help with the decision whether it gets derved or not!
Our lad has just bought a rolling shell & turns out it's the same car that was the basis of their book and also spent 6-odd years on display in the Haynes Motor Museum. I thought the MoT history was wierd, no history until '09 when it was tested and showing 20k. Then a gap and it was tested again in '13 I think with 995 miles somehow, then another gap and a test in about '18 with it back to something like 21k.
From what little I've looked into things, the shell could very well have under 25k on it as it appears to have been heavily modified early in it's life (possibly belonging to Peugeot Ecosse at some stage) and not really used on the road much.
The plan is/was to rip out the remaining tatty interior bits, stick some seats in it, ABS delete & repower with a mildly lairy 1.9TD. Not sure now though, depending how well known the car is and what history we can dig up on it we might put it back closer to what it was originally. (Honestly it doesn't look super chavvy in the pics I've found, no lambo doors and M3 mirrors at least lol so reasonably tasteful mods IMO).
If anyone knows any more about the history of R580PVC, any previous owners, photos of the car from it's heyday etc we'd be really interested to know more, if only to help with the decision whether it gets derved or not!
