Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 12:46:10 GMT
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Idle passing chit chat at work today, and it turns out one of my colleagues is demolishing some old barns at the end of his garden... "got any rusty tat in them?" I ask? Anyways, it turns out theres a LHD Mk1 Golf GTi in there, its been vandalised by kids (glass smashed) but thats as much as I know at the moment, i'm off to see it after work... My question is this: The only LHD mk1's I haveheard of have been a few campaigns, or mega uber early GTi's. Did we get the early GTi in lhd flavour over here? I'll be taking my camera  Mike  |
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2007 20:28:58 GMT by Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 12:48:20 GMT
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the european campaign edition is th pirelli edition i think, got body coloured bumpers too methinx...
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Stu
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Apr 18, 2007 12:54:01 GMT
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Yes - the early one's were LHD before they started making RHD ones for the UK so it could be one of those. I have seen a fair few later LHD ones on UK registrations over here though that might have been imported or bought overseas perhaps by people in the forces and brought back? In any case... pics please as soon as you have them!  People who've driven the LHD ones tell me that the brakes are in a completely different league to the RHD cars due to the lack of cross linkage to the master cylinder. I don't find the brakes on my Mk1 too bad... I just carry an anchor for emergency stops... |
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Apr 18, 2007 12:56:35 GMT
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oooo this sounds very interesting, just don't mention VW scene tax to him and u could be onto a bargin
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Apr 18, 2007 13:32:27 GMT
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i know of a mk1 3 door in a friendly
local scrapyard, most of it is still there too.
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SteB
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Apr 18, 2007 13:35:36 GMT
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LHD shells are good if you want to do something interesting engine wise, as it means theres more room for the Brake Servo
A mate was gonna do a 16vG60 into his LHD shell but he's sticking it in the Rallye instead.
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Apr 18, 2007 14:17:17 GMT
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Sounds like fun ! Pics as and when please. |
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Apr 18, 2007 15:33:18 GMT
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Theres two almost identical MK1 golfs around here. Both LHD, orange and polish registerd. The only difference being ones a 3 door and the other 5.
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Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 20:29:44 GMT
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Are pointy dials and small rear lights a good thing: pics to follow.... |
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Apr 18, 2007 20:32:07 GMT
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Pics.......................
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Apr 18, 2007 20:35:42 GMT
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Pics!
I've just been chatting to a mate in Ireland who reckons his mate has just uncovered what is possibly the first ever RHD-converted Mk1... Pics as soon as I get them ;D
I also found out recently that you could buy a 5-Door Mk1 GTI in Germany, got pics somewhere ;D
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2007 20:36:29 GMT by DarrenW
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Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 20:41:30 GMT
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Stu
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Apr 18, 2007 20:43:35 GMT
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Mike - so... are you having it then...or do I need to give it a home? Darren - Pics! Yes, you could get 5 door Mk1 GTI's (and GTD's) in Europe but not the UK for some reason, not sure why. |
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Last Edit: Apr 18, 2007 20:46:37 GMT by Stu
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VWDan
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Apr 18, 2007 20:44:24 GMT
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Are pointy dials and small rear lights a good thing: pics to follow.... Nah, details like that devalue it greatly - tell ME where it is and i might take it off his hands............ |
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 20:46:39 GMT
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I am having it Not bad for a crate of Guiness?!! |
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Apr 18, 2007 20:47:25 GMT
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do you want me to look into sourcing
the glass for you Mike ? worth a couple
of phone calls and i don't mind picking
it up and storing it.
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Mike D
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Apr 18, 2007 20:49:30 GMT
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Yes please Guz, It needs Off side door glass and rear quarter, and a screen and rear screen please |
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Apr 18, 2007 20:49:48 GMT
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Lucky curse word Quality stuff ;D |
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VWDan
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Apr 18, 2007 20:50:57 GMT
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Well play'd ;D ;D ;D
I threw a load of glass away not too long back - shame as you could have had it for nowt.
Make sure you start a thread in RRs. Looking forward to seeing it clean.
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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Apr 18, 2007 21:01:31 GMT
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Cool find there Mike
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