Yeah it is a shame, no his mate moved to oz to work as a mechanic on the beats they use in the quarries out there, so I think it all got sold. I was only about 12 then so I was "out of the loop" a bit, but still well into my love of Golfs by then!
Good news mate, look forward to seeing updates. MK2s are my favourite but there is something special about MK1s, how they got it so spot on first attempt I don't know!