Shipping & Logistics: For UK-based buyers, the vendor has secured competitive, fixed-rate shipping via VA Auto Traders: £1,295 for cars and £595 for motorcycles. This offer applies to all vehicles sold by this vendor during the current ‘Blaauwbank Collection’ auctions.

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Highlights

Rare pre-facelift, slim bumper, South Africa-only model
Just one former registered keeper
Reported to be original and unrestored throughout
Two-tone Mars Red and Ice White colour scheme with tweed interior
Recently serviced with new clutch, clutch cable, and gear linkages

The Appeal

This 1985 Volkswagen Citi Golf forms part of the carefully curated Blaauwbank Collection, which includes an eclectic mix of multi-generational cars, stored in purpose-built, climate-controlled dry-storage hangars in the arid climate of Central South Africa.

The pre-facelift Volkswagen Golf Mk1, with its slim bumpers and clean lines, represents Giugiaro's original design vision at its most undiluted. South African-market models are particularly sought after among Golf collectors, having been produced exclusively for that market and seldom encountered outside of it.

This example has had just one former registered keeper and is described by the vendor as original and unrestored.. The two-tone Mars Red and Ice White livery paired with a tweed interior makes for a striking specification. With recent mechanical attention and reported sound bodywork, this 1300cc Golf presents as a rare opportunity for the dedicated Volkswagen collector.

Key Information

Mileage: 121,294 km (indicated, unwarranted)
Country of registration: South Africa
Technical inspection status: offered without inspection
Technical specs: 1.3-litre four-cylinder petrol, four-speed manual
Paperwork: offered with limited documentation

The Detail

Major service recently completed
New clutch fitted
New clutch cable fitted
New gear linkages fitted
Good tyres reported all round
The vendor states the shell and floor are straight and solid
The vendor describes the car as unrestored and unaltered from standard specification
Gentle patina of age visible, which can be studied in the photographs
Tweed interior over two-tone Mars Red and Ice White exterior
1,300cc OHC engine mated to a four-speed manual gearbox

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