The easiest way to identify one is it looks like a C206, but still has the nose gear bulge under its chin
...as did early model C206's.
This model morphed into the Cessna 206, initially with a smaller elevator and no cargo doors, which were introduced on the Cessna U206 series
The 206 you refer to was the P206 model (not sure, but I think P was for passenger and U was for utility) Early U206's also had the small elevator. I think it was the D or E (model suffix) that got rid of the bulge under the nose cowl and introduced the larger elevator.
The F-model also had the leading edge cuff.
Good reliable workhorses, and to answer the original query, I am sure 205 time would be highly regarded.