Iconic 80s hatchback left to gather dust in a garage for two decades is uncovered… and is worth a lucrative sum

AN iconic 80s hatchback which was near to stitchery particulate successful a store for 2 decades has been uncovered - and is worthy a whopping sum.

TV property Jonny Smith recovered the 1990s classical successful car enthusiast David Baisley's locked up garage.

The dusty aged centrifugal was exposed connected Jonny's Late Brake Show connected Youtube and is believed to fetch much than £15,000.

It follows dozens of different videos wherever Jonny helps motorists uncover abandoned vehicles.

David purchased the 1990 Peugeot 205 GTI successful 1995, having grown up driving his mum's Renault 5TL and a 205 1.1 XL.

He added the "thing to have" astatine the clip was a 1989 Mk2 Golf GTI but for him, the 1990 205 GTI was his "dream" car.

At the clip of purchase, it had done immoderate 72,000 miles which the motorhead rapidly added to - racking up implicit 60,000 miles successful conscionable 7 years.

However, successful 2002 helium got his hands connected a Toyota MR2 which meant putting his adored classical away.

"It's stayed present ever since," helium said.

"It's rather sad, but it's inactive there," helium added.

Despite the car having accumulated 23 years worthy of ungraded and grime, the assemblage enactment and wheels appeared successful "good condition" - lone requiring a elemental wash-down.

Whilst the petrolheads struggled to get the aged centrifugal starting, David said helium was present intent connected getting it moving again.

Jonny said: "What a large time it's been. I emotion the communicative down Dave's archetypal car and that he's inactive got it.

"It was a shame we couldn't adjacent see getting it tally up successful today's video - I conscionable didn't privation to hazard it - but chatting with him astir each the memories that are coming backmost with this car - it's truthful sentimental.

"I deliberation it's acted arsenic a catalyst for him to get this car moving again - get it cleaned, get it recommissioned, and bask it, due to the fact that that's what it's each about, isn't it?"

The Peugot 205 was successful accumulation betwixt 1983 and 1999, and has remained 1 of the French car company's best-selling models.

So overmuch so, it proved a fierce rival successful the hatchback marketplace and adjacent prevented Ford from going nether successful the 80s.

Fit with a 1.9-litre motor fitted it could accelerate from 0-60mph successful 7.8 seconds.

There are inactive 1,200 Peugeot 205 GTIs successful the UK, according to the DVLA.

This comes arsenic an abandoned salvage gait dubbed "Aladdin's Cave" was discovered earlier this week.

The cars, covered successful agelong writer and overgrown weeds, ranged from the 1930s to the 2000s.

While astir of the cars were inactive successful 1 piece, they seemed to person been sitting successful Ron's Auto Salvage, successful Allison, Iowa, a agelong time.