Sold | Sold pre sale** 1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1)

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£4,891 (Est: £2,000 - £4,000)

Sold pre sale** 1983 Volkswagen Golf GTI (Mk1)

United Kingdom • 29 Aug 2026 • Lot 599

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1983 VW Golf GTI Mk1, a definitive hot hatch, is offered as a project with a documented restoration from 2009 but has been in storage for five years, requiring recommissioning. It's a Category C write-off, presenting an opportunity for enthusiasts despite its condition and long-term storage.

Condition

3

The car is described as an 'enticing project' that has been 'laid up in storage' for the last five years, suggesting it requires 'recommissioning to return...to running order'. While it was subject to restoration work in 2009 and believed to be complete, its storage and need for recommissioning indicate it's in below average condition. Additionally, it's noted as a Category C write-off, which significantly impacts its condition rating.

/ 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

17DW247556

Odometer:

133,981 miles

Reg Number:

GNM 536Y

RHD/LHD:

RHD

Now regarded as the definitive hot hatch benchmark, the Golf GTI created a whole new performance genre, offering sports car responses with hatchback practicality, and this smart 1982 Mk1 represents the model in its purest early form Presented here in black with the model's signature red grille surround, side striping, cloth interior and fitted with the distinctive Pirelli alloy wheels Power comes from the model's 1,780cc four-cylinder fed through a five-speed manual gearbox to the front wheels Acquired by the consigning owner in August of 2021 from previous long-term ownership of 22 years, it was driven for a matter of weeks before being laid up in storage, where it has remained for the last five years.

Consequently, we would suggest an element of recommissioning is to be expected to return this GTI to running order At the time of cataloguing the odometer was showing 133,981 miles and the history folder pleasingly suggests that this GTI was subject to a restoration of the bodywork ci...