Looking for my old MK1 Golf GTI - MGO249Y - Mars red

[N10ELB]

I am desperately looking for my old 1983 Mk1 Golf GTI and would love to be put in touch with the current owner. I sold it in 2007 and I’ve traced it to its last owner as of two years ago. It was modified to a very high standard and fitted with a 1.8T, Cobra bucket seats, digi dash and BBS RM with black centres. I’ve been told it was sold to a seventy year old chap. If anyone can put me in touch with the current owner it would be very much appreciated.
Noel

[Boom78]

Maybe try the GTI owners club forum? Maybe one of those guys will know?

[N10ELB]

Hello. Thanks very much for your reply. I’ve posted on Mk1 GTI owners club a couple of months ago but had no response.
I should also be mentioned the car is currently taxed and mot’d when I’ve checked online. Any other suggestions for finding the car I should never have sold to fund a wedding 🤪 will be greatly appreciated.
Noel

[droopsnoot]

There's a Mk1 Audi TT breaker in Alsager, near Crewe, who have done a lot of 1.8T into Golf conversions (I believe the TT breaking business spun out of their buying up old TTs to source engines), I wonder whether they might have done the conversion and if so, might put you in touch.

https://alsager.nub.news/directories/cars/tt-spare...

[N10ELB]

Hello. Many thanks for your reply. I will get in touch with the breakers and update you/this post as to whether they can help identify the current owner.
All the best,
Noel

[Duke Caboom]

Also ClubGTI - they were good when I had a Mk1 GTI (not yours, sadly)

[N10ELB]

Hello. Thanks for the heads up on the TT breakers. They sadly don’t know of my old car. I will give Club GTI a search too, thanks! 🙏

[mikemike39]

Hello - not quite the reply you were looking for but I can tell you that my father was the first owner of this vehicle from new. My father died a couple of years back (he was 92 so not a bad innings..) and I happened today to be looking through some old slides of his - this deck was from 1983 and labelled "Alpbach with car" - and there are a couple of shots from the side but one that clearly shows it with GB sticker in the queue for the ferry (or hovercraft). I googled the registration number and the rest, as they say, is history!

I remember the car very well of course!

I can probably find out a bit more about the early history of the vehicle, supplying dealer etc, if you get this message and are interested. I won't be able to help with finding out where it is these days

All good wishes, Mike