Performance VW

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YEAR: 2009

ISSUE: SEPTEMBER

OWNER: PETE McGINLEY

WORDS: NEIL HUNT

PHOTOS: JAMES LIPMAN

So far as Mk3 Golfs featured in PVW go, one of the most talked about (even after all these years) has got to be Pete McGinley’s old 1.8T example. What a creation, and what a guy! It seems everything Pete has produced over the years just has a certain unique style to it… an edge, if you like!

The visual impact this car had was just bonkers which, when you consider how much Pete had stripped off the car,

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