Highlights

Show-winning original Mk2 GTI with easy concours potential
Genuine unrestored time capsule car with only 37,350 miles
Only four registered keepers
Highly original car in exceptional condition throughout
Original L90E Alpine white paint and zero rust
Regularly serviced plus recent cambelt and water pump
Current MOT to September 2025 with no advisories

The Appeal

‘Show winning’ and ‘concours car’ are oft-overused words in the classic car world. But here, for once, they genuinely apply.

This four-keeper, 37,250 mile Mk2 GTI is exceptional. Highly original - the LE90E Alpine White paintwork and panels are all unrestored - and with a level of detail that will impress both dedicated Car & Classic visitors and concours judges, this car is amongst the best of Volkswagen’s second generation Golfs that we’ve seen in a very long while.

We recommend checking the photographs carefully to understand the depth of this car’s quality. Lovely details abound, whether it is the tiny rubber spoiler grommets - not often seen on one of these - or the rare Vortex cassette storage system.

The car has been with the current enthusiast keeper since 2009. He has averaged only 400 miles per year, reserving the car for shows where it has picked up numerous awards. It has been serviced regularly with recent work incluidng a cambelt and water pump change. The MOT runs to September 2025 and naturally there are no advisories.

Mk2 Golf GTis this good do not come to market often. This is one for the collectors and the most fastidious of buyers.

The vendor says:

“The car is an extremely rare, all-genuine, unrestored MK2 , I have been around shows and meets for 16 years and to date, I have seen little to match it. Every part is genuine VAG which many restorations cannot replicate. Most people ask when it was restored, but it's a genuinely un-restored time capsule.

“Many family cars have matched the GTI’s once legendary performance; however, getting in and setting off still brings that special feeling which makes you smile on the worst day. It also gains much attention on the street, at the petrol station or at a show... I have car ocd. I attempt to keep it as it would have left the showroom. I once upgraded unseen dash speakers but couldn't live with it and swapped back to the originals .....find another.”

History and Paperwork

Registered on 30 September 1988 at ECTA Southend
Four registered keepers
Initially owned by a gentleman with a car collection for ten years and 10,000 miles
Subsequently owned by a lady until 2009
Purchased by current keeper in January 2009
Acquired with 32,000 miles, currently at 37,350 miles
Kept on a trickle charger undercover in a heated garage
Recent cam belt, water pump, and fluid changes
Regularly started, brought up to heat, and driven short distances
Never driven on wet roads, primarily used for shows
Selling due to minimal use since before COVID
Described as a genuine unrestored time capsule
V5C in current keeper’s name
Volkswagen factory certificate of authenticity
Factory handbooks and wallet
Large history file as shown in photos
Dealer fit radio included plus matching spare
Original 14in steel wheels included and boxed
MOT to 21st September 2025 with no advisories
37,338 miles showing on test and now showing 37,350 miles
Vendor tells us that the car has regularly won at shows
Magazine featuring the car as shown

The Condition

Original L90E Alpine white paint which vendor tells us has never been restored
We are told that the car has ‘zero rust and all original panels’
Photographs strongly support this view which buyers can check
VW Germany NOS genuine diamond cut VW Silverstone teardrop alloys/centre caps
Original 14" steel wheels available in boxes
Genuine VW embossed original dealer plates
Trims, bumpers, and badges in very good order
Wing aerial with VAG markings, like new
Window wiper blanks appear in smart condition
Underside is clean and original with no structural advisories on MOT
Interior is virtually as new in grey fabric with fresh seats
Deep, like-new carpets
Headlining, trims, instruments, and dash in fine fettle
Sunroof with original spoiler levers
All tiny rubber spoiler grommets present
Genuine 1980s Blaupunkt radio cassette with aux input
Votex Cassette holder in the dash
Boot/spare wheel compartment with original first aid kit and warning triangle
Maintained to showroom condition by current keeper and has won awards
Original dash speakers reinstalled after an upgrade

The Mechanics

1,781cc 8V GTI engine
5spd manual gearbox with golf ball gear knob
Engine starts first time, smooth tick over, no smoke on start-up
Vendor says car drives like a dealer demonstrator with smooth clutch and brakes
No rattles or knocks according to seller
Clean engine bay with early original wafer thin scuttle cover
Regularly serviced and maintained with large history file
Recent cambelt changed and water pump replaced
No running or driving issues advised
No advisories on last MOT

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