Parked for 25 years – Barn Find Special Edition 80s Hot Hatch GTI

From The Late Brake Show.

Parked for 25 years – Barn Find Mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI + other Classics Discovered. In this special barnfind episode Jonny Smith visits a small farmyard in Sussex to discover an 80s hot hatch with over 30 years of sentimental memories. It’s the final edition run-out model, and owner David shows Jonny several other cars sitting inside their other dusty barns and sheds. There’s some stories in this one!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:12 Meet the owner
2:35 Garage door opening
2:46 Campaign edition history
3:10 Driven hard for 10 years
4:00 Campaign edition features
4:25 Colour options
5:30 Careers in engine development
6:53 Tyre inflation
8:10 PUSHING OUT OF BARN
9:00 New parts hoarded
11:00 Interior features and condition
12:42 Engine bay
15:15 Working on the engine
15:57 Foreign plug sockets!
18:50 Meet the old man
22:00 WILL IT RUN?
25:40 Tour of the farm sheds
26:30 BMW E30 Touring
27:15 DIY ENGINE DYNO ROOM
28:05 Renault 4
28:40 VW Scirocco
29:10 RARE Renault Alpine Gordini wheels
29:41 Renault 4 van
30:15 BMW 325i E30
31:15 More BMWs
32:40 Bargain BMW E30 convertible
33:00 Classic VW Camper T25
33:25 Mk1 Mazda Eunos MX-5 barn find
34:08 His first car = kart
34:32 Caterham 7
35:08 MAD LAWN MOWING DEATH STORY
35:48 Mouldy Nissan Micra K11
37:49 ENGINE RUNNING!

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