Ireland Road Trip. Was it Worth it??? lol
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Ireland Road Trip. Was it Worth it??? lol
Then had a 200 mile+ drive up into the nothern part of northern ireland (with a broke sat nav) and picked up the new car, a 1979 right hand drive swallow tail GTI!
Story goes that the owner in Ireland swapped his BMW E30 for the car 4 years ago and put it in his garage and its never moved since. Started first time and drove on the trailer but the brakes had gone!!
Then drove back down to Dublin to get the 9.15pm Ferry back and just made it after the refixing the car 3 times on the trailer a piece of metal falling off the trailer and it hitting a passing car!
Got back at 3.30am this morning and so fooked! was it worth it???
Well the car needs work and prob looks better than it is
Had a good poke round it now ive had sleep and after such a long day with many problems i think it was. the car has nearly every bill from new and was a magazine cover car once
Even comes with the original 1979 receipt from Leathwoods VW to the original owner in London who was a Doctor and got the options of a Radiomobile radio, the sunroof, zeebart rust proof and extra wing mirror. Cost just over £5k new!!!!
plans are to start tidying it up. its had a bad respray at some point and a front end which needs sorting but bit by bit il start trying to get it sorted and get out and enjoy the thing.
Scott
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After a long time in the air cooled wilderess you've finally thrown the towel in!! :wink:
I didn't realise that it was such a long drive in Ireland….. you could have done with a co-pilot. Seriously, it looks good for the age. Get your £15.00 out and save money, I'll do the polishing - you do the spannering!!
Oh, and start your project thread in the right section!! :mrgreen:
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Nice find
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ans4r said
Very nice find. :mrgreen:
It's a series one gti not a swallowtail though :wink:
Oh right brill that was just what I was told. Learn something new everyday! What is the difference if you don't mind me asking?
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but that ferry is a nightmare, and ontop of the driving takes it out of you dosnt it!
car look nice mate
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Like richy said his car came from the dark side and i was carzy enough to tag along. Lucky enough we only had to put up with the ferry one way as we flew over on the morning. Still ours was pretty much a 24 hour trip with no sleep.
Car looks wicked mate and was def worth the trip!
(another) Scott
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Shughy said
Well done on your purchase. Car looks great. Colour looks good too. I hope u enjoyed our Irish roads and hospitality!
I love the ferry trip over…
yeah the people where really nice even irish customs who pulled me at dublin asking y i had an empty trailer. tgey said it was weird someone coming to ireland to get a car as its normally the other way round!
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Shughy said
Well done on your purchase. Car looks great. Colour looks good too. I hope u enjoyed our Irish roads and hospitality!
I love the ferry trip over…
This was the car I was asking you about.
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Here is some info on swallowtails mk1's CLICK HERE not sure how acurate it it :dontknow:
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What is the difference if you don't mind me asking?Shughy said
Here is some info on swallowtails mk1's CLICK HERE not sure how acurate it it :dontknow:
thanx for that hugh. i did sone digging myself just out of idel bordom and come up with the back panel differance but interesting seeing the other differances.
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What is the difference if you don't mind me asking?Shughy said
Here is some info on swallowtails mk1's CLICK HERE not sure how acurate it it :dontknow:
thanx for that hugh. i did sone digging myself just out of idel bordom and come up with the back panel differance but interesting seeing the other differances.
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Gotta say she looks like a beauty, you're a lucky fella. I'd be gutted to part with her tbh but if needs must.
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"Mk1 Golf Gti...all things to all men"
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