Registration No: MHM 868XChassis No: 17CW428510MOT: Exempt

Registered new in the UK on April 2nd 1982
Beneficiary of much work since 2021
Fitted with a retractable cloth sunroof
Offered with history file and current V5C


Now in its eighth generation, the Golf GTI remains the hot hatch by which all rivals are judged.

The inaugural version was made available to a delighted German public in June, 1976, and, while it wasn’t until July, 1979, that right-hand drive versions landed on British shores, a special order of 22 left-hand drive examples were imported by Volkswagen the year before to whet the appetite of an already salivating British enthusiast fraternity still further.

The ploy worked perfectly as the car’s unique combination of handling, performance, packaging, and affordability was an instant hit.

Suddenly, there was the perfect solution for the enthusiast who’d forsaken his sports car to transport a young family – the GTI was what you might call a ‘having cake and eating it...