Oldest 205's left on the road...

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

I'm usually a 205 fan who likes a late model, having a few P reg cars and still on the search for any later, rumours of 1997 R and beyond UK cars come and go, M reg GTi's N reg CTi's etc...

 

Only recently have I decided to 'book end' and find an early example, I've just bought a car registered on 07/01/1984, of course it's a base model before the 3 door shell was introduced, are they any survivors earlier than this around? Anyone got pictures of the earliest one they've seen? 

 

Anyway, I REALLY need to stop buying 205s ! 

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

hello mate, I think there are a few B reg 205s up in lieston Suffolk that might be for sale..

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

my understanding is the early ones rot like hell?

 

is this true?

 

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Oh god, I hope not! Mines an A reg one, better get that Waxoyl at the ready 

[jackherer 543]

3 hours ago, Telf said:

hello mate, I think there are a few B reg 205s up in lieston Suffolk that might be for sale..

He has an A reg too.

[Telf 224 2 Cars]

Shhhh Kieran! I know that ! It was a secret

 

[pp205 17]

I saw this one a couple of years ago in Exeter. Apologies for the terrible photo. 

 

A check kn it shows it is still taxed and has a current MOT. 

 

If if I recall the red paint was surprisingly good for such an old 205 but not sure whether it was original or not

[Ryan 99]

18 hours ago, Telf said:

my understanding is the early ones rot like hell?

 

is this true?

 

I think so. IIRC Peugeot only started using galvanised bodies around E-reg, so the early ones tend to be pretty bad these days.

[jackherer 543]

12 hours ago, Telf said:

Shhhh Kieran! I know that ! It was a secret

 

Not a very well kept one, he showed it to me the first time I met him!

[jackherer 543]

According to: https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/peugeot_205_gti#!manufacture - there are 4 1984 205 GTIs registered and 37 on SORN.

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

All the early Base models were 5 door weren't they?

[ScoobyJawa 23]

5 hours ago, Ryan said:

I think so. IIRC Peugeot only started using galvanised bodies around E-reg, so the early ones tend to be pretty bad these days.

Years ago I saw loads of b reg riddled with rust! Pretty sure they galvanised from around 1986/7 so around e reg like you say, pretty sure all 1.9 were galvanised and they started on a d reg iirc.....

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

I guess this is why not many early cars have survived, that is a shame.

[speno 239 2 Cars]

There was a gold gt A plate at manc car show today , My 1984 gti was good on the inner wings and boot , Sills wanted doing tho 

[speno 239 2 Cars]

p.s check out the seat brackets too forbes , different floor pans to later types 

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Coooor those early GT's are lovely! I'll check around it when it arrives, all I know is under the rear seats is mint, is there anything else to look for Mark? Worth waxing it underside? 

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

10 hours ago, pp205 said:

I saw this one a couple of years ago in Exeter. Apologies for the terrible photo. 

 

A check kn it shows it is still taxed and has a current MOT. 

 

If if I recall the red paint was surprisingly good for such an old 205 but not sure whether it was original or not

Local all its life that one, can still make out the Renwicks dealer triangle in the rear!

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

There's a 02/85 B-reg 1.9 GTi on eBay right now..

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-205-Gti-1-9-1985-Road-Rally-Race-Track-Historic-Rally/123371841869

[speno 239 2 Cars]

5 minutes ago, barneys66 said:

There's a 02/85 B-reg 1.9 GTi on eBay right now..

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-205-Gti-1-9-1985-Road-Rally-Race-Track-Historic-Rally/123371841869

you mean there is a re shelled gti on ebay right now . nothing is right on this car for a 1985 car

[barneys66 122 1 Cars]

23 minutes ago, speno said:

you mean there is a re shelled gti on ebay right now . nothing is right on this car for a 1985 car

Exactly.  Are you assuming he re-shelled or do you know for sure; might be an, ahem, ID swap..

 

Interesting that the DVLA have it down as a 1.9 - guess someone's done that part right at least..

[speno 239 2 Cars]

I  dont know how i feel about these tbh but i guess it happens all the time in other makes and models 

Its been done to get into historic racing 

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Legal ramifications aside, I don't see any problem with carrying over the ID from one car to another as long as it isn't done to try and gain more value than something is worth, I know of a GTi that had the ID changed because it had out a COD on it for parking fines I think, and let's say an identical car that was an absolute basket was cut up and replaced it, so a good one stayed on the road and an absolute s*itter got butchered, it isn't right but sometimes the circumstances make sense. 

 

Anyway, am I right to think all early cars didn't have chrome strips in the bumpers (aside GTI's ?) 

 

[AlGentry 0]

On 9/16/2018 at 7:17 PM, speno said:

There was a gold gt A plate at manc car show today , My 1984 gti was good on the inner wings and boot , Sills wanted doing tho 

That's mine, thanks for the mention .

I'll not mention that it is under 5cm of snow as I type this - no garage - and I can't wait for the salt on the roads to stop so I can drive it again, it is great fun.

it also appeared at the NEC last November.

[ciarandeery1 22]

I know of a A Reg GTI needing restore..

he offered me it long ago but it scares me lol

[forbeslongden 32 13 Cars]

Where is that to become so rotten? Wales, Scotland?