Audi 50 GLS 1976
€21500
Audi 50 GLS from 1976, the luxury trim, with the 1.1-litre four-cylinder producing 60 hp and a 4-speed manual gearbox. Never welded, partly in its original paint and showing 42,365 km. After years in storage it has been recommissioned with a new exhaust, new brakes and new tyres.
An Audi 50 you rarely come across anymore
In 1974 Audi launched the 50, its first small car. It weighed just 685 kg and had front-wheel drive with a transverse engine. Six months later the VW Polo arrived, which was technically almost identical and soon overshadowed the Audi. Production ended in the summer of 1978 after just over 180,000 cars. Most of them have since rusted away, so a sound Audi 50 is a rare find today.
GLS: the luxury version
This car is a GLS, the version that replaced the GL as the top trim in August 1976. You can recognise it by the GLS badge on the tailgate. Inside there is woodgrain trim on the dashboard, a clock in the instrument cluster and blue cloth upholstery. The engine is the 1093 cc four-cylinder with 60 hp, which moves this light car along briskly. The factory quoted a top speed of 152 km/h. In August 1977 the more powerful version switched to a 1.3-litre engine, so the GLS with the 1.1-litre engine was built for only about a year.
Never welded, partly original paint
The bodywork has never been welded, and part of the paint is still original from the factory. The car was off the road from 1989, which explains the low mileage of 42,365 km. Before it went back on the road, the exhaust, brakes and tyres were replaced. The original owner’s manual is included.
Specifications
- Model: Audi 50 GLS (Typ 86)
- Year: 1976
- Engine: 1093 cc four-cylinder, petrol
- Power: 60 hp (44 kW)
- Gearbox: 4-speed manual
- Drive: front-wheel drive
- Mileage: 42,365 km
- Body: never welded, partly original paint
- Renewed: exhaust, brakes, tyres
- Extras: original owner’s manual
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