This 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI has been prepped for rally duty with raised suspension, a fuel cell, full cage, and a twin Weber-fed 16V twin cam. The seller sounds to have bought the car from its builder last year, and says that it ran in the 2009 Steamboat Rally. The car remains street legal, and we dig the rough-n-ready look. Find it here on Craigslist in Englewood, Colorado for $6,500. Special thanks to BaT reader Sam M. for this submission.

Details are rather limited, but it looks like all glass except for the windshield has been replaced with Lexan or similar, the hood has been cut up for better air flow in the engine bay, and BMW E30 bottlecap wheels nestle underneath flares and in front of big flares. There’s no word on suspension, but the car has clearly been raised several inches–another photo within the ad seems to show adjustable coilovers, as well as cross-drilled rotors.

The interior is almost completely stripped, with OEM door panels helping to retain just a bit of civility. The single, oversize tach mounts behind a grippy suede or Alcantara rimmed deep-dish wheel, with monitors for temps and pressures stacked in a custom console beneath the similarly purpose-built dash.

Here’s a shot of the cage, harness-equipped race seats, jack, and spare–another BMW item. The seller notes that spares include two sets of five wheels, though tires aren’t mentioned.

At the business end, the car’s been fitted with a twin cam, 16 valve 2.0 liter from a later GTI, modified here to run on twin Webers rather than factory EFI. What looks like an oil cooler is also on display, along with a beefy strut tower bar. No gearbox details are provided, but with the right gearing and an LSD, this car should really move.

Other extras include a spare set of control arms, a CV axle, and old stock GTI fender flares. Competitive or not, this thing looks like a blast, and likely could not be replicated for the ask.