Identify original vehicle spec
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Mine was dressed up as a campaign
I've got a 1983 1.8 GTi that has most of the easily added features of a campaign but lacks the more difficult ones to replicate like tinted glass etc. so I'm pretty sure it's just a cosmetic attempt made from aftermarket parts.
Does anyone happen to know how to find out what the original spec actually was? And by that I mean (in an ideal world) the original order sheet or at least a decent guess at what I've got rolled off the line looking like?
I'm not one for pretending I've got something I haven't and it's already a Mk1 GTi so it really doesn't need to try any harder than that anyway!
Any help much appreciated.
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1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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I did think that all GTi should of had tinned glass and it was just the very base model, Golf L had clear glass?
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1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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Certificate and Data Sheets
And it will give you the date it was made, paint colours, engine, interior trim and options.
It's not cheap but is nice to have with the car and May answer a lot of your questions.
I've just got mine so I can prove the 40 year old part for zero Road tax next April.
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Early-1800 said
My early (late 1982) 1.8 GTI has clear glass.
Every days a school day…
I know with the UK spec Scirocco Mk1 and Mk2 it's only the base model which had clear glass so thought it would be the same with the tin top Golf…. But I guess not.
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If it your car in the picture near your name then the grill should have the red trim around the grill.
More info and pictures here.
UK Golf Hatchback - The Mk1 Golf Owners Club
edit… just had a look through the brochures and it shows a GTi with single lights but it’s got a 1.6 engine so perhaps the 1.8 cane with twin lights and the 1.6 with single lights?
1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
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I think all later cars came with the twin lights and it was the early series 1 that came with the single lights but again I'm probably wrong…
If it your car in the picture near your name then the grill should have the red trim around the grill.
More info and pictures here.
UK Golf Hatchback - The Mk1 Golf Owners Club
edit… just had a look through the brochures and it shows a GTi with single lights but it’s got a 1.6 engine so perhaps the 1.8 cane with twin lights and the 1.6 with single lights?
run out Campaigns/Drivers/GX had factory front fog lights in the grille. The 82/83 UK brochure shows GTis with single headlamps but I'm sure many were upgrade at the dealers or later
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The vw museum@ dieselstrasse no longer deals with this.
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I get the feeling that the old girl has had a few aftermarket additions to 'enhance' the spec over the years and I'd happily dispense with most of them to keep the car as honest as possible.
Any records or info that you've got that could help would be amazing.
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And there's numerous others just as obvious.
I'm not trying to get it back to pure original, this is planned to be my every day runner in London so it's going to get some practical upgrades, but I've got twin lights, campaign wheel, p-slots etc, etc and I'd love to know if any of that is legit or if it's a sheep in wolfs clothing!
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