VW Golf Mk1 Karmann Cabriolet

F511BYC is a 1987 manufactured VW Golf Mk1 Karmann Cabrio, 1.8, registered in August 1988. 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. It had needed an awful lot of TLC – full strip down, body repairs, new radiator, replaced fuel pipes, wheels refurbished – it still rode on its original BBS alloys. Then 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.
As a replacement for our superb Eunos Roadster, the Golf was bought through a TV programme! We were chosen to take part in Dream Car Fixers, a Yesterday series following the well trodden “buy a car, do it up & sell it” format. The first episode aired on Yesterday in March and April 2024 and streamed on UKTV Play; our vehicle features in episode 5 of the series.