The Wörthersee Meet attracts Volkswagen-mad motorists from all over the world to Austria every year. Kevin Hackett drives across Germany and Austria to join the Golf GTI’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
Updated: May 11, 2016, 12:00 AM
Volkswagen Golf celebrates its 40th anniversary at the Wörthersee Meet – in pictures
A spotless original on Volkswagen’s stand, showing how the GTI legend began 40 years ago, commands plenty of attention from enthusiasts at the Volkswagen festival in Wörthersee, Austria. Courtesy Volkswagen
A much newer ‘bus’ that resembles the ultimate ‘man cave’ shows what can be done with a bit of space, some imagination and plenty of cash at the Volkswagen festival in Wörthersee, Austria. Courtesy Volkswagen
Many of the modified cars are used as mobile advertisements for the tuning companies that carried out the work, like this 500hp monster on show at the Volkswagen festival in Wörthersee, Austria. Courtesy Volkswagen
A split-screen ‘bus’ brings old school cool to the festival and these classics command incredible prices these days, having become rare and collectable. Courtesy Volkswagen