Limited Edition 205s

[Batfink 201]

Grey carpet, full grey leather and PAS as standard. Also, the later ones were phase two whereas the limited editions were phase 1.5. The main thing is the numbers were actually limited, 1200 in total, 300 of each type.

 

whereas after it was an optional extra so common as muck..

[EdCherry 34 1 Cars]

whereas after it was an optional extra so common as muck..

 

Exactly my point. Have fun with your different number plate 'ltd edt' my ass....

[backroadpug 12]

has to be a yellow rallye. not just saying that cos i have one but they must be so rare now.

[denva2682 2 2 Cars]

wouldn't that technically be a gentry? sorry to split hairs.

 

Fair question, but no. They were actually a GTI Auto for foreign market iirc and i believe they have normal GTI (1.6?) interior and exterior fittings and as such did not have the beige or black leather interior of the Gentry. Also, they came in normal GTI colours and not just Sorrento or Aztec. They are rarer than the Gentry too.

[jackherer 543]

whereas after it was an optional extra so common as muck..

 

Only the paint became optional, all the interior bits were only available on the limited edition ones. Don't get me wrong, I don't think they are anything special, I scrapped my sorrento green 1.9 a while ago, but they were a limited edition.

[2-Pugs 57]

has to be the 1 fm or a real french Griffe for me.

 

good luck finding either.

 

Easy if you know where to look

Edited July 20, 2010 by 2-Pugs

[Para 82 2 Cars]

I think you should look for 1.3 Rallye , they are getting very very rare and are great unique cars

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

The rarest UK 205's are a yellow GTI or the right hand drive Griffe. One of each made.

[Para 82 2 Cars]

Hi Henry,

 

Is this is confirmed information ? I never heard about those versions, have you got more info about it ?

[discodeek 0]

Topaz Blue non sunroof - i got one of those !

[hexhamstu 9]

The fabled yellow GTI!

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

how many GT's were made?, they must be fairly rare.

[SurGie 54]

I have a 1986 XY8 engine GT and it does need a fair bit of rust repair though. It has 108k on the clock. There seems to be a few of the ph1.5/2 around but iv only seen one of the ph 1's for sale on piston heads in the past five years.

[zebedy101 0]

I have also heard of the one and only right hand drive Griffe, I'm sure I heard that just Gti's broke it for parts in the end or something?

[samc 1]

i scrapped a yellow 1.6 gti bout 6 year ago now, pretty sure it was C reg. hope that wasnt the 1 lol

[BERTMAN 40 1 Cars]

I have a 1986 XY8 engine GT and it does need a fair bit of rust repair though. It has 108k on the clock. There seems to be a few of the ph1.5/2 around but iv only seen one of the ph 1's for sale on piston heads in the past five years.

 

yeh, the XY8 engined ones must be even moer scarce.. actually any XY8 205 has got to be fairly rare