Australian Mk1 GTI roll call

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Australian Mk1 GTI roll call

Beautiful!


1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

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1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

[16v_kid]

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Oh look, Top Gear 75 coolest cars ever.


1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

Haha - Got 2 from that list in my driveway already

[78GTI]

Unfortunately there is one less MK1 GTi in Australia. Although it was very rusty it was salvageable and another 2-dr for parts was purchased. It was an original 78 GTi 1600\4sp, a private german import. But, they were no match for a bushfire........dead, soon to be buried.
Saved was engine\f-inj\gearbox plus dash and original wheels and the vin plate as they were stored elsewhere.

[DieselMk1]

Unfortunately there is one less MK1 GTi in Australia. Although it was very rusty it was salvageable and another 2-dr for parts was purchased. It was an original 78 GTi 1600\4sp, a private german import. But, they were no match for a bushfire........dead, soon to be buried.
Saved was engine\f-inj\gearbox plus dash and original wheels and the vin plate as they were stored elsewhere.[ATTACH=CONFIG]20651[/ATTACH]

Oh dude thats heartbreaking :'( so sorry to hear

[sports racer]

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[Notso Swift]

Hope you are otherwise OK

No coming back from a fire like that

[roccodingo]

So sad to see and glad there were no lives lost. We have already had a few bad fires here in the west this summer.

Before the advent of sand / media blasting, caustic dipping not so many years ago car bodies were furnaced at a fairly low temperature to burn off the old paint and underseal treatments. The pic you posted reminded me of this.

Those shells are likely good donors for internal repair panels before you bury them.

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Unfortunately there is one less MK1 GTi in Australia. Although it was very rusty it was salvageable and another 2-dr for parts was purchased. It was an original 78 GTi 1600\4sp, a private german import. But, they were no match for a bushfire........dead, soon to be buried.
Saved was engine\f-inj\gearbox plus dash and original wheels and the vin plate as they were stored elsewhere.[ATTACH=CONFIG]20651[/ATTACH]

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That sux so bad!


1982 Mk1 Golf GTi

[tippi59]

I have an ‘83 Lhasa Green 1.8 Mark 1 GTI here in Perth, WA. Owned it for the past 38 years. Totally original and definitely not for sale! Too many happy memories in it and still great fun to drive.
Did see a white 1.6 Mark 1 GTI in Joondalup about 12 years ago.

[dubsquad]

I have an ‘83 Lhasa Green 1.8 Mark 1 GTI here in Perth, WA. Owned it for the past 38 years. Totally original and definitely not for sale! Too many happy memories in it and still great fun to drive.
Did see a white 1.6 Mark 1 GTI in Joondalup about 12 years ago.

Post a pic up mate...good to hear of another MK1 GTI in Perth!

Cheers
Leigh

[bytor]

Hi gang,
Thought it time to finally get in this forum - only taken 7.5 years!!

1983 Mk1 Golf GTI - Campaign
Genuine Helios Blue
I've owned the car since 1994
Car was shipped by me to Oz in 2014 - landed here in early 2015
I could not resist getting the number plate - would be impossible to get a plate like that in the UK!!
Original engine
BBS front was an option from VW - was on the car when I bought it and I like it!
Other than stainless steel exhaust with Ansa 4:1 manifold and a strut brace - it's a standard car.

Will post a few more photos.

Cheers!

[GolfR64]

What A Machine

[Mk1_Citi_Golf]

So does a CTi count as a GTi??

[sports racer]

Only in WA.