1990 VW Corrado - 1.8 16V

Number of cylinders: 4

Service history: Present

Registration number: OAFX806

Volkswagen Corrado 1.8 16V, 1990. One owner, 37,130 km, service books from new.

Picture it: 1988, and Volkswagen unveils the successor to the Scirocco. It came within a whisker of being called Scirocco all over again, but at the very last moment the people in Wolfsburg settled on 'Corrado'. 'Taifun' was briefly considered too, but since that name carried connotations of havoc and destruction, they pivoted to Corrado: Spanish for 'to run'. Meanwhile, the project's costs were spiralling out of control. So they decided they might as well turn it into a high-end sports coupé. Every Corrado that rolled off the line already had a buyer lined up; a clever move, because it soon became clear the car was no runaway sales hit. The main reason? Its price: a G60 would quickly set you back well over 85 thousand guilders. In 1995 the curtain fell on the Corrado. All told, fewer than a hundred thousand were built worldwide.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 86 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 23 November 1990 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Volkswagen we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.