1983 Golf GTI Campaign

I owned this EW chassis Golf GTI Campaign from new in September 1983 until January 1986. It was supplied on the 7th September, 1983 by The Ian Skelly VW Centre in Glasgow and the car covered 47,000 miles before being part-exchanged in January, 1986. 15 years later (May 2001) I bought it back from an address in Bristol. In 2004, the car was comprehensively restored in Birmingham including the fitting of a new VEGE (VAG) DX engine.

In March 2007, the DVLA Select Registration: 83 VW was assigned to the vehicle.

Jetex exhaust, R10 wheels and VAG approved towbar.

What is worth more - the car or registration number?

Standard Campaign interior.

Original seats.

Rebuilt 5-speed gearbox.

High end parts used in restoration.

New braking system.

New cooling system.

Correct shock absorbers from BOGE.

Reinforced exhaust mounts.

Walnut trim by Rokee.

Correct (no audio) box installed.

Aerial hole plug on o/s/f wing.

New rubber seals.

Rear strut brace.

R10 wheels by Ronal. (ET37)

All original factory labels intact.

Quality lubricants used.

The original 1983 (V5) registration document - with certain details removed.

From Vehicle Heritage, Wolfsburg.

Original documents.

Large history file.

Car and garages protected by Bosch digital CCTV.

Flashback to 1983

The same car brand new in 1983.

2 months old at Clydebank Business Park.