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£98,686 (Est: £77,292 - £103,056)

Peugeot 203 Barbier – 1950 - Lot 31

France • 16 Mar 2025

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This 1950 Peugeot 203 Barbier is a unique French racer with a rich history, driven by Paul Barbier and later raced by others, including an entry in the 1957 Mille Miglia. Featuring an aluminum body, Peugeot 403 engine and extensive documentation, it's a rare opportunity for collectors seeking a competitive and Mille Miglia-eligible vehicle.

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203 AS 38

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Peugeot 203 Barbier – 1950 French registration title Sold without technical control The history of the Barbier family is directly linked to competition and the Lion marque: it all began in the mid-1920s, when Étienne Barbier won the Aix-les-Bains Rally at the wheel of his Peugeot 172.

The bug was instantly passed on to his son Paul who, after the Second World War, took part in numerous races at the wheel of modified 203s.

His successes included three consecutive class wins in the Lyon-Charbonnières event, and a second place in the 1954 Monte Carlo Rally...

The car that illustrates these pages is one of the rare survivors of Paul Barbier's work, and is certainly the most legendary of them all.

After numerous successes at the wheel of a 203 A modified from cabriolet to low-slung coupe, notably in the 1953 Faucille hill-climb and the 1954 Beaujolais Rally (registration 203 AS 38), he decided to speed things up and asked Roger Tunesi to design a Bugatti tank-style barquette, or DB barq...