What if you owned a 309 GTi back in the late 1990s/early 2000s and were now an ex-Prodrive engineer who had studied motorsport engineering, with an unlimited budget to create your ultimate 309 ‘Maxi’? This car is that reality.

It started life as a 1989 Peugeot 309 GTi, and was actually owned by our vendor as a young man.

Charmingly, it was subsequently rediscovered and bought for him by his friends as a wedding present.

Having been reunited, it was to become something of a pet-project for all his acquired knowledge, experience and motorsport connections.

Let the facts and stats do the talking: Three-year build time with no expense spared, prepped by race workshop in UK; c.£100,000 invested to create possibly the best example of a 309 ‘Maxi’ in existence Road-legal with a new MOT, professionally stored and only used in dry conditions Lightweight custom composite bodywork including carbon-fibre roof, welded-in full roll cage, tubbed front arches and strengthened chassis Motorsport-d...