VW Golf Mk1 Karmann Cabriolet

F511BYC is a 1988 manufactured VW Golf Mk1 Cabrio Karmann Clipper, 1.8, registered in August of that year. It is a limited-edition model with an automatic gearbox and just over 100K on the clock. I am the 4th owner, and the previous one from Neath, South Wales, had obtained it, free of charge, some 15 years previously from a friend. Free of charge off a mate? Well, it did need an awful lot of TLC – full strip down, body repairs, new radiator, replaced fuel pipe, wheels refurbished. It received a full body restoration around 8 years ago, which included a respray in the original Alpine White, plus a new red hood and liner. It still rode on its original BBS alloy wheels and, because it had been dry stored for most of its life, it appeared in excellent condition both above and below. In our ownership it has been further sympathetically restored to its original specification with the exception of the addition of power steering which has greatly improved drivability.