COBI Volkswagen Golf GTI British Version Cabriolet (1984) Set 24661 (Damaged Box)

COBI's Volkswagen Golf GTI British Version Cabriolet is a 1:35 model built from 93 blocks under official Volkswagen licence, 11 cm long, in blue, with movable wheels on rubber tires.

Condition

This set is sold at a reduced price because the outer box is damaged — it may have holes, creases or crushed corners. The contents are brand new, sealed and complete. If you are building the model rather than collecting sealed boxes, the only difference is the price.

Why there is a British version at all

Britain took to the Golf Cabriolet in a way the rest of Europe did not, and that gave Volkswagen's British arm the leverage to ask for its own versions. It got a long run of named special editions over the model's life, each with its own paint, trim and equipment, sold only in the UK — including GTI-engined cars, built because British dealers said they could sell them.

The wider point is that the Golf Cabriolet ran for fourteen years with almost no engineering change, and Volkswagen kept it fresh entirely through trim and colour.

Specifications

Pieces: 93 · Scale: 1:35 · Colour: blue · Officially licensed
Model dimensions: 11 × 6.5 × 4 cm (4.3 × 2.6 × 1.6 in)
Condition: new and sealed, outer box damaged