Golf GTi will be Shane’s legacy
When Shane Ward bought his Mk2 Golf GTi in 2017, he knew the engine didn’t run, but cosmetically it looked in reasonable shape. Back at home, he decided to jack the car up to take a good look underneath. “All of a sudden I heard a creak, and the car went back down onto the […]
VW Golf GTi: the car that means everything
“It’s the past, it’s the future, it’s everything.” Judith Massey is waxing lyrical about her and husband David’s immaculate VW Golf GTi, a car they bought new in 1983 and will never sell. “We’ve had people following us with cash, but it’s not for sale,” she says of the Golf that has been with them […]
VW Scirocco: Gary Cook’s twin Storms
It was the golden era of the hot hatch, and all Gary Cook’s mates were lusting after XR3s, GTis and XR2s. But as a young man in the early 80s, he had his heart set on something different. “I always liked the look of the Scirocco,” he says, “the coupe aspect of it meant it […]
1974 VW Bay Window Westfalia camper a life-changer for Gary
Growing up in Barking, Gary Costello was naturally drawn to Fords, the local hero built nearby at Dagenham. They were the aspiration of many an east London teenager, and he…
Award-winning VW Karmann Ghia changed Elliot's life
A Karmann Ghia parked outside a bar in Blackheath changed Elliot Booth-Adams’ life forever. It was 2004, and he’d just got engaged to his now-wife Heidi when they spotted the…
