This 1991 Biagini Passo spent time in Austria before being acquired by the wheel manufacturer Rotiform and brought to the US in the early 2020s. The car features a reworked Volkswagen Mk1 Golf Cabriolet body shell coupled with the 1.8-liter inline-four, five-speed manual transaxle, and Syncro all-wheel-drive system of a Mk2 Golf Country. Finished in white with a black soft top, it rides on 16″ Rotiform DKR wheels and is further equipped with a front brush bar, amber-lens driving lamps, wheel arch flares, and a swing-out spare tire mount. Inside, Recaro front seats trimmed in blue Alcantara are accompanied by a Nardi steering wheel. Acquired by the selling dealer in 2025, this Passo is now offered at no reserve in La Grange, Illinois, with a Connecticut title.

A division of the Italian-based ACM SpA, Automobili Biagini launched the Passo in 1990. The car featured a reworked body shell from a Mk1 Golf Cabriolet fitted with a Biagini-designed subframe engineered to accommodate the Syncro drivetrain of a Mk2 Golf Country. Styling included a redesigned hood and front fenders, wheel arch flares, a front brush guard, a swing-out spare tire mount, and a drop-down tailgate. The headlights were sourced from a first-generation Fiat Panda, while the side markers were from a Fiat Ritmo. Production estimates range from fewer than 100 to approximately 300 examples built between 1990 and 1993.

This is a relist after the vehicle was offered on BaT in October 2026 and withdrawn to allow the seller time to source components to repair a brake issue, which has since been resolved.

The Golf’s soft top and roll bar were carried over, although the glass rear window was replaced with a plastic zippered panel to accommodate the revised tailgate. This example is finished in white with blue libertá globale side graphics as well as black lower cladding and wheel-arch flares. Amber-lens driving lamps are fitted up front and paired with fog lamps below. The torn plastic rear window was replaced after the photos were taken.

White-finished 16″ Rotiform DKR wheels are mounted with 215/65 Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail tires, as is a matching spare wheel affixed to the swing-out carrier at the rear. Braking is via front discs coupled with rear drums. The brake master cylinder, proportioning valve, and rear shoes were replaced in preparation for the sale.

The cabin houses Recaro front bucket seats trimmed in blue Alcantara that extends to the rear bench as well as the door panels. The center console wears a Biagini plaque and is complemented by a Black Forest Industries shift knob with blue stitching and accents, which extend to the parking brake lever. A grab handle spans the width of the black dashboard, and further appointments include a heater/defroster, a lockable glovebox, and hand-crank windows.

The leather-wrapped Nardi steering wheel fronts Motometer instrumentation including a 220-km/h speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer with an inset fuel level readout, a coolant temperature gauge, and a digital clock. The six-digit mechanical odometer shows 50k kilometers (~31k miles).

Rated at 89 horsepower and 107 lb-ft of torque when new, the 1.8-liter Volkswagen EA827 inline-four is paired with a five-speed manual transaxle.

Similar to the tubular setup fitted by Steyr-Daimler-Puch on the Mk2 Golf Country, Biagini engineered a revised subframe to adapt the Country’s Syncro all-wheel-drive system for use with the Mk1 Golf Cabriolet–based unibody of the Passo. The company quoted 10.2 inches of ground clearance for its crossover cabriolet, an increase of 1.9 inches over the Country.

The Carfax report shows just one entry from an October 2026 service.