Highlights
- Very original car including paint, sticks and interior fittings
- Low documented mileage for year of under 100,000
- Professionally re-upholstered seats and new sound deadening
- Exterior trim and brackets renewed and welding to bulkhead
- Engine removed and engine bay repainted
- Recent new clutch, cam belt and water pump
- Coolant hoses, radiator and fuel lines also recently replaced
- Alloy wheels powder coated including spare
- Large history file including restoration work
- Sold with a fresh 12 months MOT
The Appeal
Not only did Peugeot gift the world arguably the greatest hot hatch in the form of the foot-down cornering king that is the 205 GTI, they offered it in two flavours.
Those who prefer things revvy, light and zingy choose the 115bhp 1.6L, a model that is about as close to perfection as analogue three-door cars have ever got. Good versions remain in high demand and here we have exactly that.
The car is one of the very rare 'Phase 1.5' interim models and the vendor acquired it five years ago. Since then, he has set about a comprehensive programme of light recommissioning that is well documented through photos and receipts in the history file. The work included removing the engine and refurbishing the engine bay, plus a long list of mechanical work. Highlights include replacing the cam belt, water pump, clutch, coolant hoses, radiator and fuel lines. The exterior trim and brackets were replaced, bulkhead repairs undertaken and roof rails remedied.
Inside the car received a full retrim in correct fabric, and the sound deadening was replaced.
The joy of this car, aside from all that work, is that it remains factory standard and highly original. We are told that much of the paintwork is factory original, and enthusiasts will note factory stickers, Clarion stereo, and parcel shelf, as well as the GTI mud flaps. Classic ‘pepperpot’ alloys complete the unmodified feel.
With less than 100,000 documented miles from new and the transparency of 12 months MOT, this is a very tempting little road rocket.
The vendor says:
“A very original car that has only had light recommissioning to make good. Drives very well, gear change has a good fee, idling from cold good and brakes work well.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 19th February 1990
- Seven previous keepers
- Current keeper since August 2020
- Original service book with service stamps
- Receipts available for recent work carried out
- Comprehensive photographic documentation of recommissioning process from stripped shell to completion
- Dry stored during current ownership
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- Various old MOTs to verify mileage
- Factory handbooks and plastic wallet
- Stamped service book as shown
- Summary of recent work by seller below
- Current MOT to 29th July 2025 with no advisories
- Car will be sold with fresh 12-month MOT
- Factory stickers, original paintwork in places, Clarion stereo and original parcel shelf
Summary of recent recommissioning:
- Exterior trim removed and trim and brackets refreshed
- Bulkhead repairs
- Welding as required
- Roof rail repairs
- Engine removed and engine bay refurbished
- New clutch
- Replacement cam belt and water pump
- Coolant hoses replaced
- Radiator replaced
- New fuel lines
- Interior retrimmed
- New sound deadening
The Condition
- Very original car including paintwork in places and also unmodified
- Phase 1.5 car with blend of early and late features as shown
- Bodywork presents well with good shine to the white paintwork
- Paintwork shows some light marks and stone chips highlighted in photos
- Recent welding work
- Bodywork presents well in photos with straight panels
- Engine bay recommissioned with the underside of the bonnet painted
- Small repair to the bulkhead and roof rail where metal was cut out and fabricated
- Boot floor shows some light surface corrosion
- Original sills remain in place
- Replacement panels fitted under the rear arches for bumper mounts
- Original exterior arch and door mouldings in good condition
- Factory standard car with ‘pepperpot’ alloys in good condition
- Factory mud flaps with GTI decals fitted
- All seats professionally re-upholstered and present in good, factory-correct condition
- Dashboard free from cracks
- Headlining in good condition with no sagging
- Trim around the sunroof is cracked but complete
- Original carpet has a tear around the driver's seat side
- Interior sound deadening replaced
- Parcel shelf in good condition
- All interior trim appears in very good order with light age due to originality
- Retains its original factory steering wheel, Clarion radio, stickers and parcel shelf
The Mechanics
- 1,580cc 115bhp 4cyl fuel injected engine
- 5spd manual transmission
- Standard, unmodified and highly original car
- Low documented mileage of 98,000 miles
- Engine starts first time and maintains idle from cold without cutting out
- Clutch, cambelt and water pump replaced during recommissioning
- Most coolant hoses replaced
- New radiator fitted
- Fuel lines replaced
- Brakes in good condition
- Transmission has a good feel when changing gears, the vendor reports
- The vendor states the car drives very well
- No advisories on current MOT
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