UNIQUE 4x4 Buggy Rallye-Raid manufactured by Hervé COTEL

Reluctantly on sale for lack of space and time, the famous "Baleine de Cotel"
Ideal for collection, participation in Historic Raid Rallies, Dakar Classic

WARNING !
The current state is not that of the photos. He's not at all ready to run.
The buggy requires a complete overhaul after its last race:
• The engine and gearbox must be reassembled in the frame.
• The body is dismantled
• The windshield is cracked
• Braking and shock absorber are to be revised

Made :
• Revised SADEV gearbox and reinforced reverse gear (Cost: 4000 €)
• New custom-made metal-ceramic single-disc clutch
• New clutch mechanism and bearing
• New ultralight front calipers: Solid aluminum + 4 stainless steel pistons (Cost: 1000 €)

Made by Hervé COTEL / Designed by Yves Sunhill / Homage to Clay Regazzoni
Only 4 units built. This is the only one remaining in the original configuration.
Designed especially for the Paris-Moscow-Beijing 1991 organized by René MEDGE.
Initially in the colors of the LECLERC Centers. Currently in the colors of ORANGE TELECOM.
Last participation in a race: Africa Eco Race 2012 with Louis Burton (Vendée Globe skipper) as pilot.

Has a 1996 FFSA Technical Passport.
Prototype: No CG

Characteristics :
• Width 204 cm, length 465 cm, height 185 cm, around 1500 kg
• Alpine 3 liter V6 PRV engine, 180 HP, VINEGRA preparation.
• Alpine V6 exhaust manifold
• Everything is doubled: fuel pump, ECU, oil cooler, coil, fan
• SADEV 5-speed gearbox / MAXI SADEV 9 x 35 bevel gear cut in the mass / Alpine UN1 crankcase / Self-locking / Cooling by mechanical oil pump
• Front axle, PEUGEOT 505 reinforced by SADEV.
• Switching from 2 to 4 driving wheels while driving
• Transmission on LOBRO joints
• 8 combined OLHINS shock absorbers and springs (possibility of fitting 2 more at the rear)
• 285 liter FIA tank
• Possibility to embed 3 spare wheels (2 under the buckets and 1 under the rear hood)
• Front / rear brake distributor
• Vintage Deltamic rims (same as Centerline US)