Nice Little Find - 309 Mi16

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Had a phone call the other day from a guy I do electrical jobs for.

 

He said a guy he drank with was trying to shift some old cars from his drive so he could get a valuation on his property.

 

He mentioned he had a couple of old peugeots and my ears pricked up. I asked him to let me know what he had and I was hoping for a 205 1FM

 

Anyway, my mate said he would pop round and report back his findings. He rang me the next day and told me he had a 505 and a 309. He said the 309 was a GTi and in a bit of state but suggested I went over and took a proper look as he was none the wiser.

 

Well I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived. Although filthy, the car was very straight. A couple of small blemishes and a little bit of rust around the top of the windscreen. It had been parked up for over 2 years in the same spot and not MOT'd since 2006. Now I'm not normally a 309 fan but I had to try and save it.

 

 

 

I asked about the history and the chap said his son owned it and I had best speak to him on the phone. The son is a peugeot mechanic at robins and day peugeot in walton on thames. He bought the car new in 1991 and he's had it ever since. It has a loads of history and as you expect all OE peugeot parts used. He said the boot is full of spare parts including a spoiler in its original GTI16 box. I asked him if the car would start and said the fuel pipes need replacing but "since the engine was rebuilt by Richard Longman in 2000 it should be fine", pardon I said Richard Longman??? "yeah its a rebuilt Mi16 under the bonnet hasn't my dad shown you? i've got the paper too if you want it." I was certainly interested in it now

 

 

So the long and the short of it is I paid him £650 for a 1 owner from new, rebuilt Longman Mi16, with 97k on the clock. She's certainly not a minter (yet) but its a good shell with some great history. Once back at home I went to task with the pressure washer and was pleasantly surprised how the bodywork came up. I was melting by this point and it was beer o'clock. Its missing a few internal parts so if anyone has any 309 parts let me know.

 

 

 

 

Jobs to do include a full service, replace the fuel lines. New tyres all round, new badges and reg plates and sort out the internal parts. Then MOT and see what happens!

 

 

 

 

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

Looks an absolute beauty tbh bud , cracking find , get a project thread up and show us your progress

[tdr_1976 41 1 Cars]

Cracking find. I've got a massive soft spot for the 309 GTi, especially in white

[calvinhorse 870]

Welcome to The Gutter Club

 

Looks mint, is underneath as good?

[welshpug 1,626]

but what about the 505?

 

 

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Yeah! Enough of that - the 505 got my attention!

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Very nice find - would have been rude not to try & save it really

[dale205mills 39 7 Cars]

I no if I came across one like that I would keep hold of it, they are in low numbers now and will go up in value, nice to see some one selling something at a sensible price.

[jord294 87]

I read this and went straight outside to see if I still had a very good set of pre-formed fuel lines.

 

Sadly I must of got rid. Sorry.

 

Nice project. Well done

[Kezzer30 40 1 Cars]

This thread has made me want one very much and already discussing with the mrs to see if we can get one haha however with non on ebay or auto trader its not going to be easy lmao

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Beauty! I have a minty mint 309 GTI steering wheel if you are interested.

[Anulfo 22]

good work mate!!!................Apparently 505's are meant to be 'retro cool' nowadays?

[nveeate 78]

Nice project! What are the chances of it being a straight and 1 owner car?!

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Argh! Tow bar!

 

Nice find though

Edited July 22, 2013 by allanallen

[Davy 18 1 Cars]

Cant see the pictures at the minute but sounds exciting! Nice find alright!

 

I think 'stuart' on here had a mint set of 309 front seats for sale recently if your interested.

 

Good luck with the tidy up.

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

So what's the plan, rip out its suspension and engine and scrap the rest?

 

[S@m 156]

Just a lil envious here

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

Cheers guys, it seems pretty solid underneath.

 

I'm away on holiday shortly so progress will be delayed but I'll come back with whats happening shortly.

 

505 chaps, really, its a shed on wheels!

[deathbringer929 49 1 Cars]

Argh! Tow bar!

 

Nice find though

and whats wrong with a bar on a gti al? they love em..

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

Very nice find, they are still out there its just pure luck finding them.

Argh! Tow bar!

 

Nice find though

& sunroof.

 

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[24seven 104]

Very nice find! I still miss mine.

[welshpug 1,626]

can't recall the last time I saw a non sunroof 309 gti, other than a phase 1 IIRC.

[Edp 67 3 Cars]

I quite like the sun-roof. I miss it in my 205 on warm days so its nice to to have a least one car with a sliding sun-roof.

 

oh and the tow bar will do one at some stage

Edited July 29, 2013 by Edp

[Henry Yorke 269 3 Cars]

.& sunroof.

 

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can't recall the last time I saw a non sunroof 309 gti, other than a phase 1 IIRC.

 

You can't get a standard Phase 2 GTI without a sunroof. Works 309 GTI16s were specially made and Darren Spooner phase 2'd the back of his Phase 1 and sprayed it Winchester

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

You can't get a standard Phase 2 GTI without a sunroof.

Much like the later phase 1.5 / 2 205 GTI's, you had to tick the options box for a no sunroof car, or so I believe.

 

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