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Description
1983 Volkswagen Golf GTi (MkI)
Recently
treated to a full bare-metal restoration; glorious BBS wheels fitted and
original interior present ; investment opportunity!
We’ve all been there, looking at Ebay, day-dreaming, clicking
idly with a notion of intent, trigger finger clicking fervently away then then
"Ah, erm, bugger" and that sense of impending doom as you realise that last
click was a winning - and binding bid...
Well, our intrepid vendor
was that man, with a MkI itch that needed scratching, not then knowing what
looked like a good usable car would turn out to be a four year bare metal
restoration project at significant cost. The result speaks for itself.
Dating from April 1983, this MkI Golf GTi is finished in gleaming
black and sits upon a set of good looking BBS X-spoke deep dish alloy wheels
that fill the arches nicely, although the original cookie-cutters are included,
neatly stacked and wrapped with tyres on a small pallet.
Inside, we find
the original interior in good order with just a small area that may require
attention at some point on the passenger seat (see image) and obligatory dice
hanging from the rear view mirror. Starting well and sounding fruity, the car
looks ready to be enjoyed. It was off the road from 2013-2019 during
which time it’s been completely restored - little more than 150 miles
covered since completion and only 500 since 2015.
Within the ample
history file, we find the V5C showing 10 former keepers to our current of 6
years, the current MOT valid until July 2022 with no advisories recorded, 13 old
Mots dating back to 1994 at which time the car had covered 91,794 miles
(currently showing 151,233 miles) a ream of historic bills for parts and
maintenance dating back to the early/mid 90’s and photos of the restorative
works undertaken.
Furthermore, the recent restoration is well documented
with a host of bills including a whopping £6,932 spent at MKI parts specialists
Crazy Quiffs through 2015, £10,979 spent on the actual restoration by Westgate
Classics Ltd with a further £700 spent on other sundry parts from an array of
suppliers and £1,074 spent on paint strip and rust repair of the shell in 2015
by Enviro-Strip. Thats a total of some £19,685 over the course of four
years – quite the late night Ebay gamble!
However, the results are
visible here, the car wants for nothing bar an enthusiastic new owner to get out
there and enjoy it at club nights, on the back-roads and the very active VDub
scene.
On offer at an enticing estimate, we all like this and would
all happily have this in our garage.
For more information contact -
[email protected]
* All charges are subject to VAT