£5,600 (Est: £3,000 - £5,000)
From the Storridge Collection 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTi Mark I
Dore & Rees • UK • 22 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£5,600 (Est: £3,000 - £5,000)
From the Storridge Collection 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTi Mark I
UK • 22 Nov 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTi Mark I, a genuine early GTi model, that has been dry stored since 2015 and is now up for light restoration. It's an appealing proposition for hot hatch enthusiasts, retaining its original features and solid condition.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in very original, solid condition and is an ideal candidate for light restoration. This suggests that while it's not in perfect condition, it's still in good shape overall but needs some work to bring it back to its best.
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116,800 miles
1981
Auction
MPF 556W
United Kingdom
£5,600 (Est: £3,000 - £5,000)
From the Storridge Collection 1981 Volkswagen Golf GTi Mark I
Dore & Rees • UK • 22 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
Genuine early GTi for light restoration Launched in 1974, the Golf represented a complete break with Volkswagen tradition, to be swiftly followed by the GTi which first appeared in public at the Frankfurt Motor Show of 1975.
No one knew at the time that this was the birth of an entirely new category of car or that it would effectively sound the death knell for cars like the MGB, Triumph Spitfire, Ford Capri and Opel Manta.
In GTi form, the Golf has become one of the great icons of modern motoring, giving rise to an entirely new class of sportscar, the 'hot hatch', in the process.
The MK1 GTi was well built, superbly engineered, quick, sure-footed, agile, practical, reliable, fun and cool.
Other cars had some of these qualities, but not all in one neat package.
Perhaps uniquely, the MK1 GTi was both classy and classless.
This earlier 1.6 litre version, a 1981 Golf GTi finished in Alpine White with contrasting trim, appears to be in very original, solid condition.
Dry stored since...
Price Analysis vs Other Golf Mk 1 GTIs
£1,561
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£13,000
Median Price (Since 2020)
£45,996
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 11th Jul 2015
Latest MOT mileage:
115,904 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 12th Jul 2014, 115,904 miles
Passed
On 23rd Mar 2012, 60,463 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- no plates characters and format on mot limits
- Coolant leak
- Oil leak
- rear exhaust tail pipe not standard fitment !
Failed
On 20th Mar 2012, 60,463 miles
There were 12 defects noted.
Fail:
- Rear fog lamp tell tale not working (1.3.1b)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak (2.7.3)
- Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Nearside rear brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
- Offside rear brake grabbing severely (3.7.A.5b)
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
User Entered:
- no plates characters and format on mot limits
- Coolant leak
- Oil leak
- rear exhaust tail pipe not standard fitment !
Passed
On 3rd Mar 2011, 60,465 miles
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