The early 1980s were a trying time for auto enthusiasts in the U.S. Thanks to the oil crisis and government regulations, muscle cars were fat and slow, sports cars were festooned with giant bumpers and choking emissions equipment, and sporty sedans like the BMW 2002tii were simply not made anymore. The U.S. needed a miracle to keep the notion of …
Hey, I remember this story. What a fun car!
I thought it didn't see boost until 1999 
Very nice! Sounds like lots of fun too...
What a neat little ride. Thanks for the story.
Great Car. I had one Black on black with red badging. Even in to the mid to late 90's it was still keeping up with many of the "modern" cars.
My current 1984 GTI more than keeps up with 150HP and gets 40MPG...that should be the story. An all around car that can haul stuff and move you out smartly weighing only 1900lbs.
These were really cool beasties and the Calloway kit is still sought after by the VWVortex crowd. They were however famous for losing fueling and melting pistons unfortunately. The K-Jetronic setup was a bit on the challenging side. It seems the fix is to swap over to the same K-jetronic that came on the turbo volvo's of the time.
Fondly remembered & missed. My '84 was black. Still have that steering wheel shown in the first picture, VW emblem & all.
I miss that view. My 83 GTI was one of my favorite cars I’ve had. Just a lot of fun.
Forgot to add to my above comment. . I have a model in my display case of a VW that I built of my 77 Champagne Edition Rabbit , same as the #60 car above. Painted same color with a spray can from the dealer. Same wheels , except I painted mine gold.
Fun fact: this very car is actually for sale over on Bring-a-Trailer.
And, in case you didn't know already, we have a Callaway turbocharged Rabbit GTI project car over on Classic as well.
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