1983 Volkswagen Rabbit

GTI

1.8L 8 VALVE ORIGINAL ENGINE

5 SPEED ORIGINAL

1VWDC0170DV060547

Clear

Gasoline

ORIGINAL GTI MK1 RABBIT GTI. I HAVE USED THIS CAR AS MY DAILY DRIVER FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. CAR JUST TURNED 200,000 MILES AND SHOWS ALL 200,000 OF IT. IT IS A CAR THAT NEEDS A FULL RESTORATION. IT CAN EASILY BE DRIVEN NOW AND FIXED ALONG THE WAY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY RUNNING AND FUNCTIONING JUST FINE I DROVE IT A 130 MILES ROUND TRIP JUST A MONTH OR TWO AGON. IT CURRENTLY HAS NO REGISTRATION TABS SINCE I PLANNED ON SELLING IT I DID NOT RENEW THEM. IT IS A GREAT CAR THAT IS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF COLLECTABILITY. IT IS VERY WORN BUT HAS GREAT BONES FOR DOING A RESTORATION. THE ORIGINAL MK 1 GTI'S HAVE BECOME VERY COLLECTIBLE AND DESIRABLE FOR DOING RESTORATIONS. I SOLD MY OTHER GTI MK1 LAST YEAR AND IT WAS BOUGHT BY A GERMAN COLLECTOR AND SHIPPED BACK TO THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT. EVEN STARTING TO SEE THESE APPEAR AT THE COLLECTOR CAR AUCTIONS VERY SOLID CAR HAS STARTED TO DEVELOP SOME SMALL RUST SPOTS IN THE BACK TWO WHEEL AREAS I INCLUDED PHOTOS OF THE TWO SPOTS. HAS SOME DENTS AND DINGS IN THE REAR ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PHOTOS. SEATS HAVE TEARS AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. ONE OF THE SNOWFLAKE ORIGINAL RIMS IS BENT IT TOOK A REAL SHOT AND IS INCLUDED IN THE PHOTOS. HEATER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. EXTERIOR PAINT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REDONE. THIS CAR NEEDS A LOT OF WORK TO BRING IT BACK. SUNROOF LEAKS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AREA HAS SOME DAMAGE FROM AN ATTEMPTED BREAK IN. THE WINDSHEILD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IT HAS LARGE CRACKS ACROSS IT. THE ENGINE IS STILL VERY STRONG. THER GEAR BOX SHIFTS JUST FINE THE CAR STILL HAS ALL THAT GTI PEP TO IT. IT IS ALL MATCHING NUMBERS THE ENGINE IS THE ORIGINAL ALONG WITH THE GEARBOX. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN BUTCHERD OVER THE YEARS NO LOWERING OR CUTTING OF ANYTHING JUST A LOT OF USE BUT STILL ORIGINAL. GAUGES ALL STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY INCULDING THE ODOMETER. THE CAR HAS VERY SOLID BONES AND IS ALL THERE. THE PARTS ALONE ARE WORTH IT BUT IT REALLY SHOULD BE RESTORED IT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC CAR. NO RESERVE IT NEEDS TO GO TO SOMEONE WHO CAN BRING THIS CAR BACK TO IT'S FORMER GLORY.On Sep-26-13 at 08:39:20 PDT, seller added the following information:Lots of people asking about selling it now and what is the sell it now price. Just want to let everyone know the Auction will run its course. I will not sell it early and I am not taking offers. Only fair to let the Auction run its course. Thanks for the interest.