Simon McNamara from Barnsley looked at over twenty Golf GTI MK1s before buying the car modelled on 3rd November 2001 from its first owner, Dr Kenneth Fenwick of Worksop. Simon was 21 and added to the car's then 80,000 miles by using it every day for a year before embarking on a bare-metal restoration. He fitted only genuine VW parts and, with the exception of uprated discs and pads, returned the car exactly to the condition it was in late 1982 when it left the factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. Since restoration the car has won over thirty trophies, been featured in numerous magazines and books, and borrowed by VW UK for promotional work.
Simon McNamara from Barnsley looked at over twenty Golf GTI MK1s before buying the car modelled on 3rd November 2001 from its first owner, Dr Kenneth Fenwick of Worksop. Simon was 21 and added to the car's then 80,000 miles by using it every day for a year before embarking on a bare-metal restoration. He fitted only genuine VW parts and, with the exception of Engine 1781cc SO HC 4IL
Power 112bhp@5800rpm
Maximum speed 113mph
0–60mph 8.3secs