1987 Citroen BX 4TC | Group B on a budget

The 1980s ushered in one of the most exciting and fearsome forms of motorsport ever devised, Group B Rally Racing. While other manufacturers dedicated massive amounts of money and resources to developing bespoke Group B cars, Citröen decided to take an alternative approach. With a tight budget, they developed their popular street-going BX model into a full-fledged rally car, the BX4TC. The BX4TC was first campaigned in the 1986 season and despite some expected teething problems, it showed potential. Unfortunately though, due to a series of disastrous events, the Group B series was canceled after the 1986 season, dashing any hopes of Citröen at developing their BX4TC further. Homologation rules at the time called for manufacturers to produce 200 road-going examples for their race versions to be accepted. Due to their lackluster results and the ending of the Group B racing series, Citröen was only able to sell 62 of their homologation BX4TCs and even ended up buying some back and destroying them, leaving only