Supplied new as a Volkswagen (GB) Ltd.

Press Car, first registered in the UK on 05/10/1979, this example was used in period marketing photographs and magazine features during 1979/1980 to promote the introduction of the close-ratio 5-speed gearbox, prior to the term ‘hot hatch’ entering common use Purchased directly from the Volkswagen Press Office in June 1980 by respected motoring journalist and author, Brian Laban, who retained ownership until 2016 Just two former registered keepers are recorded, including Volkswagen itself, with our vendor acquiring the car in 2017 and retaining it for nine years Laid-up for approximately 20 years before undergoing a comprehensive restoration exceeding 1,000 hours, including a full bare-metal respray, engine rebuild, gearbox rebuild and refurbishment of the interior with correct-pattern tartan seat trim and new headlining, completed in 2018 Restored with close attention to originality, including correctly finished brake pipes and accurate reprodu...