scrapyard mk4s

[SoundillusioN]

There was a column in Octane magazine this month suggesting a 'listed vehicle' scheme should be created, so certain cars remain as they were, rather than being cut about, or re-bodied, as otherwise all pre-war Bentleys will be open top and dark green eventually.

Thankfully I doubt all Golf1s will wind up as 20VTs although you might struggle to find any on standard height springs. 

That's not a bad idea for properly rare cars. Owning one wouldn't be so bad as being listed would proberbly increase their value.

OK my mk1 comment wasn't exactly serious but my point still stands to a degree.  Once people stop transplanting because they want to, they will do it because they feel they have to eventually.  There will always be purists though I suppose.  I'm kind of 50/50.  Certainly don't want to be modernising mine too much mechanically with parts that weren't available when built. 

I say that now though 

You're right about suspension, even concourse cars I see aren't even standard these days. 

[Neo Badness]

I know what you mean, I was in two minds about removing the KR from my mk2 as it was a 16v oak green from the factory.
However, it's not mint and has had too many repairs done to it to ever be concourse condition so I've pretty much cleared my conscience.
Plus most people would've scrapped it when they took off the body kit and saw the horrors beneath

[SoundillusioN]

I know what you mean, I was in two minds about removing the KR from my mk2 as it was a 16v oak green from the factory.
However, it's not mint and has had too many repairs done to it to ever be concourse condition so I've pretty much cleared my conscience.
Plus most people would've scrapped it when they took off the body kit and saw the horrors beneath

Here Here for keeping old cars in need on the road!.. Someone else would have scrapped mine too!