Renault 5 GTT ‘Red-T’

Car No. 7
From 30/12/2004 to 05/07/2005

: Red Renault 5 GTT Phase 1.

: Front-right.

: Front.

: Grille with the GT turbo badge,

: Uncommon for Renault 5s, this one had a sliding roof window.

: Rear-right.

: The Renault 5 GT turbo rear badge.

: Rear.

: Left side.

: Engine bay.

I frequented the forum of the Renault Tuning Club, and sometimes there were cheap and interesting advertisements. I bought this car as a result of reacting to one of those ads.

The Express GTT was put away in storage as more significant repairs were needed again, but I missed the speed and thrills of a turbocharged engine. After a lot of bargaining I bought this car without a recent technical check.

Unfortunately, passing the required technical check was a significant challenge. I replaced almost the complete rear brake system, but it still had braking issues that did not pass the check. While working on the car, I found more and more problems. While the car just sat there, I decided to dismantle it. This turned out to be a good choice: underneath each piece of plastic the metal had rusted!

If this car was in tip-top shape, it would’ve been my favourite: an original Renault 5 GTT phase 1.