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Find Of The Day: OMGTI

When searching for potential finds, we sometimes across cars that stop us dead in our tracks. This is one of those finds. If you’re looking for an immaculate MK1 GTI, today’s Find Of The Day is for you.

How can we heap more praise on a car that created an entirely new model class? Volkswagen’s engineers took Detroit’s tried-and-true formula, stuff a hot engine in an everyday car, and added a Germanic spin. While the GTI is no muscle car, it did put serious performance in an affordable and practical package. And they didn’t stop with the engine; performance struts, thicker roll bars, and wider tires helped the car handle the corners. An icon was born.

This 1984 GTI is spectacular. It looks like it could have rolled off the Pennsylvania assembly line yesterday. The silver paint is shiny, the trim is correct, and the black lower side stripes are perfect. The (brand new!) OEM snowflake alloy wheels are shiny and corrosion free. They’re wrapped in brand new tires.

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Open the door and check out the immaculate seat upholstery. Did you audibly gasp? We did. The seller states it’s brand-new OEM fabric. If you find out where they got it from, share that with the folks in the MK1 forum. The dash looks great as does the headliner. And the golf-ball shift knob completes the period-correct look.

The seller has done some work on the car. There’s a Techtonics exhaust system including a free-flow cat. Rear disc brakes have taken the place of the original drums. There’s a new timing belt, plugs, wires, and other bits and pieces. The slightly lowered suspension looks great without being too extreme.

If you’ve been dreaming of a first-gen GTI, well, here it is. Check out the ad in our classifieds, or the Craigslist listing. This GTI is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and the seller is asking $9500. For the condition of the car, you shouldn’t say “OMG” to that price.

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