mk1 volkswagen golf

With much regret my mk1 is coming to the market, I have owned the car for a couple of months but I have added a few touches to make her my own.
I sourced a set of Revolution RFX split rims, which have been completely split and refurbished. The centres were done in Harvest Moon Beige keeping it in the VW family and tie in perfectly with the Riyadh yellow paintwork. I spent ages sourcing original 1” drop lips for the fronts that I eventually found in Germany and had shipped over. The hub faces were professionally machined down to achieve the desired offset, new hardware was used all round and genuine revolution caps bought. The fronts are 15x7 et20 and are wrapped in 165/50 Bridgestone Potenza’s, the rears 15x8 et7 on 185/45 Nankang’s. You’d have to go to a lot of effort to find these wheels and get them to fit a Mk1 properly.
I had a custom made, hand crafted wooden gearknob made complete with VW logo and lacquered, it really completes the interior and feels excellent in hand.
A pioneer deh-mp77 was sourced as the previous unit just did not fit in with the series 1 dashboard, this sets it off and sounds excellent. The car comes with a full audio setup, two jbl 6x9’s in the rear parcel supports, single component in the dash and a subwoofer and amplifier in the boot, it’s sounds a lot better and louder than many new cars I have been in.
I also have a carbon fibre duckbill front splitter from LWS Design, this is currently off the car but will be included in the sale.

This car is a show winning series 1
and has picked up a trophy at gti int promotors choice and at a local spray shop meet.

Last year the car had thousands spent on her including:
A Full tartan and alcantara re-trim including headrests, gear gator and sun visors by Edge-Automotive.
Genuine Carbon fibre front and rear bumpers and arch spats sourced from LWS Design.
Front window shades (I have yet to see these on another mk1, the chrome finish looks right at home)

A bit of history written by a previous owner…

DESCRIPTION
Originally delivered to Mr A W Dakin and his wife, by Castle’s of Church Gate, Leicester, in April 1978, as a VW MK1 Golf 1500 LS AUTOMATIC. With Mr A W Daykin passing away shortly afterwards, his wife Dorothy Dakin, both kept and used the car up until 2004, when I took over ownership and became the second owner of this amazing vehicle. The car was complete and in very good condition for a 26 year old Golf and was MOT'd and used straight away. Shortly afterwards, in late 2004, the decision was taken to bring the body shell up to a fantastic condition. With the shell stripped, new VAG front wings, a front panel, and a rear passenger side arch panel was welded in. All the body work was carried out by a Mercedes trained panel beater and professionally painted in its original paint colour code VW11a - Riyadh yellow.
In
2006, the need for more speed and durability initiated the decision for
a full engine and gearbox conversion. The engine, gearbox and loom
conversion was carried out by Jody @ Midland VW in Cannock in May 2006
to 1.8 16v KR, 5 speed manual specification giving it 149 BHP. Since then it was treated to a continual ‘rolling restoration’ over the next 4 years, resulting in the decision to further upgrade the engine. The next engine
conversion was carried out by Del Mahi @ JSM Autos in Birmingham in May
2010 to 2.0 16v ABF specification giving it 172.6 BHP according to the
dyno report from Stealth Racing UK LTD. The 5 speed MK2 GTI 16v gearbox
shifts well and does not present with any issues.

EQUIPMENT
• Twin-pod Dash with rev counter of which all is fully functioning
• Period in keeping and very rare Golf Ball gear knob
• Period in keeping and very rare GTI centre console
• Full working heater and heater blower
• Rear wiper
• Heated rear screen
• Alpine head unit with iPod connectivity
• Avittall Maxx 3 Cat 1 alarm and immobiliser
• G60 spare steel wheel



EXTERIOR

• Recent full re-spray in January 2012
• All bright work re-chromed
• Original glass all-round, including original factory glass stickers at front and rear screens respectively.
• Smoked front indicators
• FK Highsport Coilovers
• Upgraded VW MK2 G60 Front 280mm brakes and VW MK2 GTI 16v Rear 226mm brakes
• Vinyl smoked headlamps

INTERIOR
Upgraded VW Mk2 GTI All of the interior controls are mark free
and working correctly as they should, it is in stunning condition. The
only modern upgrade being an Alpine CD and iPod head unit wolfsberg steering wheel and the original 1978 carpets have been perfectly
preserved. The boot looks like it has never had anything in it and still
has the original VW boot mat in place. The original 1978 white headlining is in excellent condition, and the parcel shelf shows no signs of damage.

ENGINE, TRANSMISSION & ELECTRICS
1997 SEAT IBIZA 2.0 16 valve engine, mated to a 1989 VW MK2 GOLF GTI 16v gearbox. Excellent service history so it is in fine mechanical condition. The car has just passed its MOT with zero minors. The gearbox feels tight and precise and has benefited from a replacement gear linkage kit. All the electrics have been professionally
fitted and the loom(s) have been professionally mated to one another
respectably. The original 1978 pod dash board is in full working order,
and the MK1 Golf now benefits from using a 1989 VW MK2 Golf GTI 16v fuse box.

• 2.0 16v ABF engine
• VW MK2 GTI 16v gearbox
• Dub Power Custom 4-Branch inlet manifold
• K&N Air Filter
• Jetex full stainless steel exhaust system
• Full 1989 VW MK2 GTI 16v KR Fuel Injection, Wiring Loom and fuse box, professionally mated to the original 1978 VW MK1 Golf dashboard wiring loom.




ACHIEVEMENTS
This MK1 is a tried and tested, reliable,
hardworking, long haul tourer. France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,
Belgium, and more recently Spain; are just a handful of the places I
have driven to in this MK1 Golf, and never has it broken down. This speaks volumes for this 34 year old classic.
Not only acting as a cross continental cruiser, the MK1 also ticks all
the boxes for fun - the Col de Turini, Nurburgring and a dash from
Bilbao to London in 24hrs. So rest assured this MK1 Golf is not just a
show car, it works in real life.

In 2010 this MK1 Golf won the much coveted ‘Best MK1 of Show’ at GTI International. It has also been featured in the UK’s Golf+ magazine and France’s VW POWER magazine respectably. If you follow this link: it will take you to the website detailing some of the European drives in the MK1 Golf and a video clip. More recently, the MK1 Golf has featured in a professionally shot, short film based in the South London area.

HISTORY FILE
This Mk1 Golf was first registered in April 1978 and stayed with its original owner for the first 26 years until Mrs Daykin became too old to drive. During her ownership Mrs Daykin had the car serviced on a regular basis, all of which are recorded in the original VW service book. I purchased the car in 2004 with 32k miles on the clock and continued to keep the car to an excellent standard, with all the receipts for work done kept and stored in the history file.

The MK1 Golf also comes with its original document holder that has the owner’s manuals and guides. The odometer reads 97683 miles, although the actual mileage for the car is approximately 54000 miles as the twin-pod dash clocks were replaced with MK1 Scirocco twin-pod dash clocks in 2008. The 2.0 16v ABF engine conversion was completed in 2010 with a 55,000 mile engine, which has since completed around 10,000 further miles.

The service file is stuffed full of invoices from Volkswagen, VW Heritage,
Midland VW and Venom Motorsport showing that no expense has been spared
on bringing it into this condition. Recently serviced, Taxed and MOT'd with zero minors; it should make someone very happy indeed!

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