1988 Renault 5 GT Turbo

[hamps]

I'm loving that super clean.

Any more pics and spec? what's the story behind it?

[ChasR]

Indeed, please say more! That looks like a right peach!

[benleegraham]

That's a beautiful car

[gazjon]

Wow stunning, look forward to seeing more in this.

[alecf]

that looks really tidy. always had a soft spot for one of these and always wanted one.
awaiting the other info and more pictures

[breng]

Replacing the clutch on one of these is a real laugh.

I had a black E plate like yours - I would imagine that it is long gone.

[slamdunkdub]

I love these and wish I'd bought one back in the day. Too pricey for good ones now, so I'll follow this thread with interest instead.

Lovely looking car.

Stu

[Vern]

Looks great

[dikkehemaworst]

loving these in black. Childhood dreamcar.

[Wilk]

Nice looking 5. Makes me want another!
I had a 89 in tungsten grey, totally standard, bought it at 18 months old with 7k on the clocks. I always wish I'd never sold it but It had some paint done to the scuttle panel and they made a mess of the colour match which made me fall out with it slightly. Had it 12 years and would buy another new if they still made them

[tali100]

Nice and original.What happened to GT side stripes -or did it not come with them ?

[slamdunkdub]

I remember many many moons (I was 25 so around 2001) at Santa Pod there was a group of blokes running a 5 Turbo on RWYB days, it was an absolute rocket ship. On 2 passes it ended in huge clouds of smoke, after the 1st time we (all die hard Honda enthusiasts and a couple of Fast Ford owners) assumed that was the end of that.

After the second plume of white smoke at the end of the strip we went and found the car, parked next to a escort van, with the head off and a new gasket in place. In the back of the van, hanging from the roof was a hook with about 30 HG's, and barrells of water, oil and coolant. These 3 chaps could change the HG in well under an hour.

Maybe a correctly set up carb would have avoided all this effort!

Loving this thread and the interest it has received.

I may do a similar thread for my old 90's hot hatch.

[p4cman]

That is very nice looking. Always fancied one and although I have had many Hot Hatches I never managed to own one of these.... just a little bit jealous!

[DarrenW]

Lovely car, I think 80s Hot Hatches are my favourite car sub-genre of them all. I used to see a grey one round here many years ago, went really well. I always looked out for it when I had my Mk1 Golf on the road but we never managed to be in the right place at the right time for the traffic light grand prix

[simes]

Fantastic.

[Adey]

Awesome. Got a t28 with a 270 cam in my campus conversion goes like stink. This Looks in great condition great to see another been saved and used rather than stuck in a shed.

[Blown_Imp]

This is truly lovely, looking forwards to the updates as the come.

I have had three Charade GTti's, the 1990's pocket rockets were where the hot hatch peaked for me!

[gazjon]

Stop making me want one lol

[trophyirl265]

thats a beautiful car well done was it hard to fit the wide band?? i was thinking
of fitting it to my raider

[MattW]

shop.dekalkit.se/bil/renault/5/race-replica-renault-5-gt-turbo-phase-2-oem-stripes-black.html

These the stripes you're looking for?