Peter Longden can testify that a good MK1 is hard to kill. In his own words, 'this 1976 3 door Golf has been to Hell and back', surviving three major accidents that would have seen lesser autos turned into paperclips. The Mt Cotton hill climb track took a swipe at it with a guard rail, the Noosa Hill climb threw a concrete block in its path, and it tried to escape down Peter's driveway one day, but was caught by a Ford Laser (Laser RIP)! Peter calls it his 'angry little car', and it's possibly this very temperament that has seen the car re-built time and time again. Yet after all the chaos the car still handles like it's on rails, is quick around the track, reliable and bang for your hot hatch buck!

    

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