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Find Of The Day: One Super(charged) GTI

Isn’t it easy to get lost on bringatrailer.com? You’re looking for an affordable fun car, and next thing you know you’re staring at a $220,000 1969 Ferrari. You quickly click right past more common cars. Cars like this 1984 Volkswagen GTI.

At first glance, this little hot hatch looks like a stock MK1 GTI with some simple mods. The Ronal Turbo wheels, headlight trim piece, and duckbill front spoiler all look like period-correct add-ons. Even the tilt-up sunroof screams 80s auto goodness. Look closer. Look past the shiny black paint. Those are some meaty tires with aggressive tread on the alloys? Seems a little overkill on a stock looking Rabbit.

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Then you open the hood and realize this isn’t some ordinary GTI. Oh no, this is one seriously hot hatch. A 1.8L 16-valve motor replaces the original 1.8L 8-valve engine. And bolted to that high-revving powerplant is a Sprintex supercharger. The fun doesn’t end there; the car has upgraded cams, a modified valvetrain, and much more. This little bunny can haul.

Upgrades on this GTI are pretty extensive. The radiator and fan are now in the rear of the car to make room for the blower. The 5-speed manual transmission has an upgraded clutch and a limited slip differential. There are upgraded Wilwood brakes up front and rear discs to help rein in all that horsepower (200 by the owner’s rough estimate).

Inside there are Recaro Pole Position racing seats, a roll cage, a custom dash, and a slew of AutoMeter gauges. And there’s the coolant overflow tank, the battery, and a 10-gallon fuel cell all in the rear of the car.

This 1984 Supercharged GTI comes with a clean Virginia title and a bunch of extra parts. Check out the ad on bringatrailer.com for more information. Current bid: a modest $4600. The auction ends Friday, September 21.

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