Callaway Turbo: 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI
Reeves Callaway was an aspiring race car driver who ended up working as an instructor at Bob Bondurant’s racing school in the 1970s. He fitted a turbo system on a BMW 320i and loaned the car to Car and Driver journalist Don Sherman who wrote a one page article on the beast. At the time, the number of folks who had the capability to turbocharge a car without ventilating the engine was extremely limited and in 1977 Callaway Cars was incorporated. In the following years Callaway worked closely with several OEMs to develop turbo systems for BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Chevrolet, some of which maintained factory backed warranty. Callaway eventually became world renowned for his bonkers twin turbo Corvettes, but this next feature comes from the early days of Callaway’s madness and looks like a good deal. Find this 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI offered for $8000 in Denver, CO via craigslist. Tip from Matt V.
From the seller:
1984 Vw gti rabbit
fuel: gas
odometer: 184000
title status: clean
transmission: manual
Here I have a vw rabbit gti Callaway turbo originalHas brand new tires
Brand new paint job
Paint job was done 4 months ago
Ther car runs and drives great
Battery and alternator and starter and rear shocks are new
The car has 184k
For any questions please let me know
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It does seem like a pretty fair deal, but I tend to avoid cars that come with a child. By the time you feed, clothe and educate the child, the car doesn’t seem like a very good deal after all.
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I once had a “friend” who claimed to own a 1st gen turbo Rabbit Gti. He was also well known for swiping from his employers cash register, selling drugs in a motorcycle gang, burglarizing his own parent’s house and worse. Eventually he even had a stint as a Florida cop, or so I was told.
Honestly, I never believed that a factory turbo Rabbit actually existed, until now. Might be the only thing he ever said that wasn’t a lie or slander.
You didn’t need the rest of the descriptors before Florida cop. I figure that those are minimum requirements before they’ll even consider you for the force.