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1983 Volkswagen Golf (Mk1) GTi Campaign

Lot Number: 161

1983 Volkswagen Golf (Mk1) GTi Campaign

Introduced towards the end of the Mk1 GTi’s production, and only available with three-door 'hatch' bodywork, around 1,000 Campaign Edition models were produced for the UK.

  • Sold for: £18,000

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 11th November, 2023 at 10.00am GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Black

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    A44 TFE

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    150618 Miles

SUMMARY

Introduced towards the end of the Mk1 GTi’s production, and only available with three-door 'hatch' bodywork, around 1,000 Campaign Edition models were produced for the UK.

DESCRIPTION

Introduced towards the end of the Mk1 GTi’s production, and only available with three-door 'hatch' bodywork, around 1,000 Campaign Edition models were produced for the UK. They featured a factory-installed sliding sun roof, green-tinted glass all round, matte black A-pillars, a four-light front grille with inner fog lights and 14" Pirelli alloy wheels. Mechanically, the Campaigns didn’t differ from the standard GTi, and remained powered by a naturally-aspirated 112bhp, 1.8-litre inline-four with a 5-speed manual transmission.

Offered here is a rare example of these UK limited-editions and is presented in simply splendid condition following a c.£20,000 restoration in recent years. The previous private owner entrusted this example to VW specialist, JMR (John Mitchell Racing) in Littlehampton, with the brief of trying to make it one of the very best examples in the country.

The work was extensive and included exterior and mechanical components being fully restored, a rebuilt replacement engine, overhauled fuel injection and a complete bare metal respray. There is simply too much to list here so we encourage all interested parties to come to the NEC, inspect the car’s history file, and see the result of all the hard work for themselves.

The car is accompanied by its original Owners Manual and service book, two keys, as well as a number of receipts and invoices detailing the restoration and recent maintenance, MOT Certificates and lots of pictures. The service book is stamped up to around 90,000 miles, at which point all servicing and maintenance to the present day is supported by the aforementioned invoices. The odometer currently displays 150,618 miles which is largely academic given the amount of attention the little car has received recently.

The Campaign is on offer from a significant private Collection where the emphasis is on quality and it has been surrounded by rather more exotic stablemates, however given its rarity and fabulous condition, who wouldn’t want to take it home?

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
161
Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
GOLF GTI CAMPAIGN
Registration Number
A44 TFE
Chassis Number
17EW072054
Engine Number
DX087890
Transmission
Manual
Body Colour
Black

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CONSIGNOR

Consignor

For further information regarding this lot please contact Harry.

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Due to venue restrictions, all vehicles must be collected on Monday 13th November between 9am and 2pm.

Any vehicles not collected by this time will be transported to a secure storage facility in Northampton, the charges for which are £175 plus VAT for removal and £10 plus VAT per day for storage. We will make contact on Sunday to confirm how you will be removing your vehicle(s). If we do not hear back from you by 5pm on Sunday evening, we will arrange collection with EM Rogers on your behalf.

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