Mk 1 Golf GTi Cabriolet

[flat4pete]

Hi my names pete i live in devon, fairly new to the golf scene as iv got two classic beetles and a t4.
iv just bought a mk1  golf gti cabrolet,that i plan to restore, its a b plate and looks pretty tidy.

when i was checking the car over, on the side of it there was a decal saying ''black special'', iv tried having a look round the web for a bit more information on this a cant really find anything on it.

Could anyone possible fill me in on what the decal means becuase im stumped???

[raferackstraw]

probably an aftermarket chav decal mate, never heard of a black special 

[Ant1981]

probably an aftermarket chav decal mate, never heard of a black special 

Black special, is one of my classic black pudding sarnies 

[Komenda]

They made a Black Edition in 85 and 86. Came with Montego black metallic paint, black interior with white stripes and either tarantula or zandvoort wheels

[raferackstraw]

there ya go a man who knows his stuff, check out the paint code if you can find the build sticker on your car to see if it matches what komenda says, b reg would be a 84/85 so year is there abouts.
 'black special' still sounds like its been added ala chav tho

[Wayne]

Sounds aftermarket.

[flat4pete]

hi is thwere any way to find out how many of these cars were made ? and does anybody know of any on the road
cheers Pete

[Komenda]

If it is a Black Edition, then not very many. As for how many that exactly is, I wouldn't know where to start short of sending a letter to Volkwagen.

According to this http://howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/volkswagen_golf_cabriolet only 11 cars for 85/86 are on the road in the UK.

[Guy]

hi is thwere any way to find out how many of these cars were made ? and does anybody know of any on the road
cheers Pete

down the bottom of this page here: http://www.mk1vw.info/modules.php?name=Info&op=viewtut&id=118 you will find UK production figures for mk1 cabbys

you can find out how many are left here: http://howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=golf

[SoundillusioN]

hi is thwere any way to find out how many of these cars were made ? and does anybody know of any on the road
cheers Pete

down the bottom of this page here: http://www.mk1vw.info/modules.php?name=Info&op=viewtut&id=118 you will find UK production figures for mk1 cabbys

you can find out how many are left here: http://howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=golf

I just cant get my head round these figures...... way too low... also don't understand where you differentiate between mk1 and 2 in the same year.. Am I missing something?