For Your Viewing Pleasure

[carl1]

nice car, still not keen on wheels tho but i prefer the interor over the ed30

[lookoutsmudger]

Love the car, very nice mate. Not too keen on the number plate position tho.

[Cass]

There's a bit o history behind the Pirelli as well isn't there?  I know there wasn't a pirelli version of the mk4 but there were of other mk's?

The history that I recall was of the Pirelli alloys on the Mk 2

Bit of a long shot now to stretch that out and I reckon R32 is spot on with tapping into demand that the (so called) elite Ed30 Limited Edition was way over produced 

Bit too limited for my taste but given that it is limited it may well sell on for a premium over the Ed30 - strange logic

Cass

[Snoopy]

The pirelli HAS history more than the above poster said.

The pirelli edition was a limited edition run out model of the mk1 GTI in europe in late 1983 early 1984. Its very collectable. The UK got a similar model of a run of 1000 called the Campaign. (I own one and have the official letter, sales receipt etc (its even in the small ava pic on the left)). There are slight differences between the Campaign and the Pirelli mk1's.
But at the time importing from Germany was very common due to the exchange rate and so alot of factory speced ordered Pirellis were built to UK Campaign specs so theres a few shall we say 'discussions' in the mk1 world about what is a genuine campaign model and whats a pirelli import.

Basically (more or less) the Pirellis were the same as the campaign's but in 'euro standard spec' got colour coded bumpers and wheel arches.

The poster above, The first early mk2 GTI's got a similar Pirelli alloy but they are not the same as the mk1's alloys the letter P's are smaller as the gap between the P's is bigger due to the extra weight of the mk2.

Heres a couple of photos.
First pic is a UK MK1 GTI Campaign.
Second pic is of a MK5 GTI Pirelli with a mk1 GTI Pirelli

[dubcruiser]

Wasnt the Pirelli released after someone caught on to the fact that they had over sold the ED30???

Seemed like a simple name/cosmetic change to avoid looking stupid

Yeah they halted production as it just went on and on. Then sent everyone a plaque with a number on some two years down the line!!!
I prefer the Pirelli to the Ed30 personally and as there isn't so many of them, I think they will hold there money more.
If I bought one though, I would leave it as it left the factory as it is it's uniqueness that makes it what it is...

[Cass]

The pirelli HAS history more than the above poster said.

The pirelli edition was a limited edition run out model of the mk1 GTI in europe in late 1983 early 1984. Its very collectable. The UK got a similar model of a run of 1000 called the Campaign. (I own one and have the official letter, sales receipt etc (its even in the small ava pic on the left)). There are slight differences between the Campaign and the Pirelli mk1's.
But at the time importing from Germany was very common due to the exchange rate and so alot of factory speced ordered Pirellis were built to UK Campaign specs so theres a few shall we say 'discussions' in the mk1 world about what is a genuine campaign model and whats a pirelli import.

Basically (more or less) the Pirellis were the same as the campaign's but in 'euro standard spec' got colour coded bumpers and wheel arches.

The poster above, The first early mk2 GTI's got a similar Pirelli alloy but they are not the same as the mk1's alloys the letter P's are smaller as the gap between the P's is bigger due to the extra weight of the mk2.

Heres a couple of photos.
First pic is a UK MK1 GTI Campaign.
Second pic is of a MK5 GTI Pirelli with a mk1 GTI Pirelli

Thanks Snoopy for the re-education

I now recall the Mk I GTI Pirelli Edition and I coveted this car when I was younger. I had a Mk II GTI with Pirelli alloys and loved it

Glad to know they are a few of them left and being put to good use. Important we respect and remember what made the GTI a great car

Cass

[Pirelli_P]

I hadn't seen those pictures, they look cool together!

I wonder why VW never offered the UK Pirelli in Yellow like they did on the continent? I'd have probably gone for yellow had it been an option.

I'd love to drive a mk1 gti and even a mk2 gti to see what all the fuss is about. Iv just got no idea of how it would be!