« Reply #4 on: 24 November 2021, 18:57 »
Definitely not a Motorsport Edition.
What it might be is either a GTI Engineering or BRMotorsport car.
There would probably have been a plaque somewhere on the car if it had one of their engine conversions.
It’s a very very long time ago now and I’ve forgotten a lot of things in that time but if I recall correctly Oettinger also used to supply converted cars via special order to a London dealer (Scott’s of Sloane Square?) for those with deep pockets and a job in The City.
Then again it might just be a standard car with a bodykit fitted which was common at the time.
It would have originally been on 14” wheels and retro-fitted with 14 or 15” aftermarket wheels. 17’s didn’t become popular until late mk3 days.
How much documentation is with the car? That’ll provide some clues if it goes back far enough.
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‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
