Introduced during the late 1970s, the Volkswagen Golf GTi Mk1 helped establish the modern hot hatch sector, whilst the later Convertible combined the model’s sporting character with open-top usability Registered in the UK on 31/03/1987, this example has been with its current owner for 13 years with just three former registered keepers Powered by Volkswagen’s fuel-injected 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine driving through the desirable manual gearbox, delivering the lively performance and engaging handling for which the Mk1 GTi remains well regarded The car has benefited from an extensive bodywork restoration in 2015 including a bare metal respray, replacement front wings, rear valance repairs and a replacement fabric roof The body restoration and roof refurbishment were carried out by Woodbridge Classic Cars at a reported cost of approximately £7,500, with the quality of the workmanship still evident more than a decade later, although invoices for these works have unfortunately been misp...