2023-07-06 12:57:00
Leaving from Belfort, a quarter of an hour from Sochaux (Doubs), Christian will certainly not be the most distant of the participants in the great gathering for the 40th anniversary of the 205 scheduled for this weekend of July 8 and 9, 2023 “It will be historic, no question of missing it. I have a fairly basic white 205, which I’ve done up. It didn’t cost me very much, but I see that the rating is climbing every year. I bought it about ten years ago because it reminded me of my very first car which was… a 205! It’s a car that makes you happy! »
They should be, at least, five hundred, come from all over Europe, to share the happiness of Christian. The car park at the Peugeot Adventure Museum in Sochaux at the foot of the giant car factory, with its 250 spaces, will be too small to accommodate everyone, other outdoor car parks have been planned.
Over 5 million copies
It will be the birthday party of a sacred number for the Lion brand, perhaps the most important in its history. “It is not wrong to say that this model saved PSA, therefore Peugeot but also Citroën, explains Hervé Charpentier, head of the Sochaux museum. When the 205 was launched in 1983, management wondered how it was going to be able to pay the workers. »
The almost immediate success of the 205 made it possible to produce no less than 5,278,054 copies of all kinds until the end of the 20th century. The Peugeot museum has, logically, organized an exhibition for its fortieth anniversary where fans will be able to discover some rare models such as the fluorescent green 205 GRIFFE.
“Initially, it was to be a unique model created to measure at the request of Jean Todt. But in the end, 1000 copies were produced. A CLAW was given to us by a gentleman who owned one. We completely stripped it and redid it, it will be more than new! »
The party, organized on July 7, 8 and 9, will allow everyone to discover and discuss parked cars, films will be shown and a 205 village will be open to everyone.
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