Malibu Cti?

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Is this legit? I've never even heard of this model before now....

[GLPoomobile 958]

Nothing coming up on Google, though the name and typeface on that badge looks familiar. It's probably a base spec convertible, special edition (maybe from a specific dealer) that someone has added the CTI/GTI kit to and badged it as a CTI.

[Pugleyrich 37 1 Cars]

It is registered as a CTI though

[GLPoomobile 958]

And we all know how reliable the DVLA are! There are some people with standard GTIs registered as 1FMs!

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Looks more like a car lot special to me, a few stickers to jazz up a mundane car they were struggling to move.

[jackherer 543]

You can see the original red showing through on the green strip in the rear bumper where the paint is flaking off.

[welshpug 1,657]

And we all know how reliable the DVLA are! There are some people with standard GTIs registered as 1FMs!

 

 

its 1580cc, so it will be a CTi, CJ would be 1360cc.

[griffo 15 1 Cars]

Nothing coming up on Google, though the name and typeface on that badge looks familiar. It's probably a base spec convertible, special edition (maybe from a specific dealer) that someone has added the CTI/GTI kit to and badged it as a CTI.

 

None of my 205 reference books mention a Malibu so like you I reckon it was probably a dealer/owner tweak. I believe the CJ came to the UK in 88 which would make it Series 1.5 and this vehicle has a Series 1 dash, so it would suggest it is a CTi.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

I should imagine when it was done, it probably looked really nice.

There's a lot of effort that's gone into it if it was done of the time.