Pasta side-dish: The Golden Lady

Ade has a knack of digging up old crates in the most unlikely of places, and this previous project ride is just such a case. The 1987 Passat GL5, dubbed 'The Golden Lady' – for obvious reasons – the grande-luxe dub was used as a daily driver and show-hack for a year or two, making a star appearance at VW Action a couple of years ago as part of the second Undesirables display.

Used as a test-bed for the new Restoshop custom-drilled hubs, in this case, Audi pattern, the car is currently sitting dormant – and lonely. So... the 'Lady could soon be up for sale due to a lack of space and use. Having been pampered for most of its life, the paintwork is mostly good, and the interior is even better. (It’s a smell thing).

She will require some paintwork around the front and rear arches, and a replacement driver's door. The engine is the excellent VW/Audi 2-Litre, 5-cyl unit as used in 1980s Audi 100s and still runs beautifully. The ‘Lady will be supplied with a spare gearbox. If you are interested, call 07968 803676.