Is a standard 1976 5 door golf an LS?

[FACT HUNTer]

So has anyone heard of a '77 Golf Convertible?
When I google"vw golf convertible history"it's indicated they were first built in '79.
I had a look at a convertible today that was complianced as built 5/77.
Obviously someone here will know the facts.
It was fitted with a 1.6 carbie/4 speed man.
Body was r/s unfortunately.The rest was all there if a bit worn.

[Jarred]

probably a backyard choptop

there are a few of them floating around

[greasykitchen]

I may have mentioned this before, but when I first got my golf I kept seeing a white convertible MK1 with the reg only one number different from mine (original '76 plates). So people have taken to them with a can opener before. In an old thread someone said that they are even worse than chop-top Beetles, so stay clear. Chop-tops/convertibles are different from factory Cabriolets. They were later than regular MK1s.

[FACT HUNTer]

I guess so.
It was suffering terminal cancer so I didn't waste too much time checking it out.

[Jarred]

the proper cabby's have thicker sills amongst other things to help cope with the lack of rigidity provided by the roof. that's why they're 300 odd KGs heavier.

[FACT HUNTer]

This "convertible" did have thick sills.
It had what looked like a square hollow section beam beneath where the normal sill is.
The beams did look bodgie as there was a seem weld running along the length of the beam as if someone had welded 2 C channels together to form the square shaped beam.Didn't look Factory Standard to say the least.