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1987 Volkswagen Golf GTi Mk II 16V

United Kingdom • 21 May 2022 • Lot 271

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This Mk. 2 Golf GTI V16, with only 38,200 miles, boasts a unique history involving a Bentley quality engineer and German registration. It features extensive factory options, including leather steering wheel, electrics, and fog lights, and won 'Best of Show' in 2016.

Condition

7 / 10

Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

WVWZZZ19ZHW769434

Odometer:

38,200 miles

Reg Number:

E992 BMV

RHD/LHD:

RHD

The second generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Mk.1 Golf, was launched in Europe at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1983, with sales beginning in its homeland and most other left-hand drive markets soon after.

It debuted in March 1984 on the right-hand drive British market.

It was Volkswagen's highest volume seller from 1983 and ended in (German) production in late 1992, to be replaced by the Golf Mk.3.

The Mk.2 was larger than the Mk.1; its wheelbase grew slightly by 3.0 in, as did exterior dimensions length 7.1 in, width 2.2 in, height 0.2 in.

Weight was up accordingly by about 260 lbs.

Exterior design, developed in-house by VW design director Schäfer and kept the general lines of its Giugiaro-designed predecessor, but was slightly more rounded.

The Mk.2 was supplied with a wider range of engine options, including a GTD turbodiesel using the 1.6 ‘umwelt’ (ECO) diesel engine, a DOHC 1781cc 16-valve version of the straight-four GTI as well as the trie...