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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Monkeyspinner on 10 August 2006, 16:06

Title: Here's my old crate of a MK1...
Post by: Monkeyspinner on 10 August 2006, 16:06: Its an 1983 Ex-German post office van(but its awlways had side windows) its a 1600 Diesel and is in the Original Ginster yellow with only the bottom of the R/H rear 1/4 thats ever been painted...

(http://www.monkeyspinner.com/pics/ygolf/yg.jpg)

(http://www.monkeyspinner.com/pics/ygolf/yg1.jpg)

Me and a My Ex business partner were given it in 1999 by a english RAF guy who had driven it back from Germany and couldn'tÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â be arsed to MOT and register it. My partner used it as the company hack for 4 years and then when we shut the company down we sold it to friend of mine... after 18 months i bought it back off him and put about 10k more miles on it in 6 months before putting it into hibernation until i get round to carrying out an engine conversion from a 1985 Scirocket GTX that i broke up...Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool:
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Post by: mix on 10 August 2006, 16:13: thats f**king awesome :cool:
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Post by: gibby on 10 August 2006, 17:38: Don't ask me why, but I just love it ! :afro: :cool:
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Post by: BobbyT on 10 August 2006, 17:56: :cool:
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Post by: Neaty on 10 August 2006, 18:00: me like :cool:

whats the mileage on it, must be high?
Title: Re: Here's my old crate of a MK1...
Post by: Monkeyspinner on 10 August 2006, 18:18: Quote from: Neaty on 10 August 2006, 18:00
me likeÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool:

whats the mileage on it, must be high?

Dunno, it was on about 260,000 when the original speedo stopped working about 5 years ago, it now has a GTI speedo but that packed up too... must be around the 200,000 miles by now, engine still goes well but the clucth slips and its a 4 speed so i figure its really due for the GTX lump :smiley:
Title: Re: Here's my old crate of a MK1...
Post by: Madone_si on 10 August 2006, 20:08: that is just cool as..... :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Post by: Ozz on 10 August 2006, 21:20: Sweet mk1 mate, love it!! Not surprised you went for the engine conversion, got a 1.6 diesel in my van and it does take a while to get places! Planning on a conversion next spring!

You going to e38? Would love to see it in the metal!
Title: Re: Here's my old crate of a MK1...
Post by: welshgar on 12 August 2006, 08:52: :cool: :cool: :cool:......and :cool: :cool: again.. i love the yellow for some reason. LOL