April 1974. Start of Golf production in Wolfsburg, Germany. Hatchback offered with 3 or 5 doors, 1093cc or 1471cc engines with 4 speed gearbox and choice of trim levels base, "S", "L", or "LS". October 1974. 3-speed automatic gearbox available for the 1471cc engine. September 1975. World Premier of Golf GTI at the IAA, Frankfurt, 1588cc engine 1984 Mk1 VW Golf GTI Karmann Completely Original BARN FIND Classic, Runs (16) MK1 Rabbit & Cabriolet Emblems Classic VW Beetle Karmann Cabriolet 1303LS 1977 Original RHD The 1983 model year was the final year for the Mk1 GTI, and VW marked it by producing the Campaign edition cars (marketed as the Pirelli Edition In Europe), essentially a rather cynical marketing job by VW to shift the remaining Mk1 GTI's before the introduction of the Mk2, the car was in layman’s terms a Mk1 GTI with all the option boxes ticked, including; a sunroof, 14" Pirelli Alloys Under the bonnet. Mk1 Golf Cabriolets are exactly the same as the Mk1 hatchbacks under the bonnet, so you’re looking for the same potential problems, as well as proof that it’s been regularly serviced. Oil and filter changes should have been carried out every 5000 miles and a cambelt change every 40,000 miles or four years (whichever comes Golf Mk1 Cabriolet: 1979-1993 Karmann Ghia: 1960-1974 : Golf Mk1: 1975-1983 Goodridge Fuel Injector Line kit for GTI 8V and Flexible Fuel Hose Joiners amongst Mk1 Golf Owners’ Club (www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk) Heinz Bondzio (prowler) www.vwgolfmk1.co.uk and Mk1 Golf Owners’ Club www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk You may print / use this guide for personal use. You may copy and paste any illustration in this guide in any VW Forum as long as credit is given to this guide or ‘The Mk1 Golf Owners’ Club’ The VW Mk1 Golf was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign and the Cabriolet version was built by Karmann in Osnabruck. Third owner from new. Extensive history. Bodywork very good. Manual hood. Manual gearbox (5-speed). Cloth upholstery. Timing belt done at 96, 000 miles. 1800cc (1. 8). Current mileage 104, 975. Colour: gun-metal Grey. BLCV.

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