1991 Volkswagen Golf Clipper Convertible

Lot details
Registration No: H541UKU
Chassis No: WVWZZZ15ZMK013182
Mot Expiry: July 2020

- Only 1 former keeper, 1st owner until 2008

- 61000 warranted miles

- MOT July 2020

- Every Mot present from the 1st in 1994 at 20963 miles

- Electric roof

- Full original book pack

- Two sets of keys

- Supplied and serviced by Gilders of Sheffield and still carrying the original dealer number plates

This time warp Golf was bought by A Mr Coles in Sheffield who kept the car until when he sold it to literally his next-door neighbour. The car comes complete with a lovely history file which shows it has been lovingly maintained and every Mot certificate is present which warrants the low mileage of 61000. A superb opportunity to enjoy wind in the hair motoring by lowering the electric powered hood.

A convertible version of the Golf was presented to Volkswagen's management by coachbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH as early as 1976. This early prototype lacked the roll-over bar of the later version, and had a flat body line in the rear, where the soft top folded down below the sill level.

The production version of the convertible Golf was designated Type 155. In Europe and Canada, it was called the Golf Cabriolet, while in the United States it was sold as the Rabbit Convertible until 1985, when it was also renamed "Cabriolet". The Cabriolet was sold from 1980 to 1993. It had a reinforced body, a transverse roll-over bar, and a high level of trim. From stamping to final assembly, the Mk1 Cabriolet was built entirely at the Karmann factory. Volkswagen supplied engines, suspension, and interior trim for Karmann to install. The tops, of vinyl or cloth, were heavily insulated, with a heated glass rear window. The top was raised and lowered manually until 1991, when it became electrically operated.

The body of the Cabriolet did not change through the entire production run except for a larger fuel tank. It kept the pre-1980 style of rear lamp clusters. A space saver spare wheel was fitted from the outset, including 1978 pre-production models, unlike the saloon which did not adopt this until 1984. All Cabriolets from 1988 on left the factory fitted with a "Clipper" body kit that featured smooth body-coloured bumpers, wheel-arch extensions, and side skirts.