Lot details
Registration: A437JCE
Chassis: 17EW053460
Odometer: 164,000
Transmission: Manual
MOT: Exempt
- Comes from a large Volkswagen collection
- Built by renowned VW YouTuber Dan Chambers
- Full nut and bolt rebuild
- Has some good modifications
Here we have a very nice Volkswagen Golf GTi Campaign model finished in Mars red with anthracite cloth trim. However, this example has a fabulous twist with it, which is detailed below and needs to be read to understand how much time and detail has been put into this car. The Golf has been the subject of magazine articles and many YouTube videos since it was rebuilt, and comes with a large amount of invoices and receipts, along with older MOT certificates. Although now MOT exempt, in reality this is as close you can get to a new VW Golf that was built in 1983 but with the modern twist. You have all the looks with a greater performance and reliability.
The Golf has a great look about it with its period BBS alloy wheels finished in gold / silver and benefits from air suspension and a more modern engine. If you were of a mind, some or all of these things can be reversed, but as it stands now it is special. Just read below the upgrades that this Golf has had, and it will give a greater understanding of the time and detail that went into it. We dread to think how much money, but as we all know you never get your money back when you take on a project such as this. You have to take the cost on the chin and the next owners take the benefit, but we do it for the love of cars and long may it continue.
“ENGINE: 1.8-litre, 4-cylinder, 20v turbo BAM engine from an Audi TT, front-mount intercooler, Trackslag crossover pipe, Fast Bunny Metalworks throttle bracket, oil catch can, top fill radiator, slimline fans, custom water and boost hoses, Trackslag turbo-back exhaust, Ramair filter, Epytec mounts.
FWD: 5-speed 02A gearbox with 02J shifter and tower, G60 flywheel, VR6 clutch, hydraulic clutch conversion
PERFORMANCE: 281bhp, 290lb ft of torque, dyno proven
CHASSIS: 7x16in BBS RS771 from a Mk4 Golf with 165/40/16 Nankang Ultra Sport NS2 tyres, 15mm front spacers, 20mm rear spacers, BC Racing coilovers with BAGS air ride conversion, Airllen 5G management, polybushed all round, G60 280mm discs and calipers (front), Mk4 Golf discs and calipers (rear)
EXTERIOR: Standard 1983 Golf GTi shell, full nut and bolt restoration with many new replacement panels, resprayed in original Mars Red, fully shaved and smoothed engine bay, all wires tucked, modified cable-less bonnet latch, arches trimmed and welded, smoothed scuttle panel, brake servo removed
INTERIOR: Fiesta RS Turbo Recaro front seats and rear seats retrimmed in Alcantara and black fabric, Alcantara headlining and door cards, new Heritage Parts Centre carpets, billet gearknob and window winders, wheel arches in black fabric, air ride install in spare wheel well under raised false floor, lightweight Odyssey battery and washer bottle relocated to the boot, JL Audio 6x9s in stealth shelf parcel shelf.”
This is definitely a car you need to see in the metal. If you are in the VW world, you will appreciate what has gone into it. Whatever show you turn up at, you will be very popular and ultra cool. This really is a special car, we hope you agree…
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