Series 1 in Suffolk Scrapyard

Been ringing around trying to get a 1600 fuel metering head and came across this. A 1977 T reg Black GTI at Leiston Breakers near Aldburgh, Suffolk. Guy at scrapyard reckons its a bit past it, he was trying to sell it complete for restoration. He has had no luck (I was in a danger of coming away with an unplanned series 1 restoration   ) he will be breaking it. Sounds still reasonably complete so might be some good parts. You can call the breakers on 01728 833600.

Cheers

out of interest how much did he want for it whole?

ill ring him tomorrow ill have it

i doubt it,
this guy is a nightmare….. i live near this breakers yard (sort off) and have been there a couple of times. when i first went there it was like finding a aladdens cave a real mk1 treasure chest stuffed full of old golfs and a few gti's.
He wouldn't sell parts let alone the whole car - which he paid ?50 for - he told me he'd been offered ?300 for the small bumpers but wouldn't sell them and even one guy turned up with an artic (not me honest) and offered him a blank cheque for all the mk1 golfs and parts. his plan is to keep them till they are worth even more but they will be rotten well before this. he also puts a lot of stuff on evil-bay for silly money
The T reg GTI is very very rotten but original.
good on you if you can get it but some how i doubt it :?

Must be his pension fund?!

Theres a scrap yard near me which has an 'R'reg GTI left hand drive steel bumpers and a swallow taill burried under lots of brambles with no front screen and full of water, must be a import but the reg seems familier?

i would love a '76 'r' reg GTI it would be extra special if registered on the 16th August  :wink:  :roll:

I take it thats your bithday I'm going to take a closer look at it the next couple of days The car seems complete

Erm, if any of these has old style door cards, get em for me, I will pay you good money.

Bitte

Peter.

tryed ringing ther lad all day with noluck :cry:  as for keeping the bits until they are worth more , he must be kicking him self then ?as the bits are comeingdown !!     people wont pay for the stuff now and the trend as changed from modding mk1s like danny allens to modding mk3s people just cant or wont pay anymore to get a floor welded in and theres finding a panit shop that will paint old cars as most wont now    there will still be use mad lot here cos were the hard core but them greedy people that have keeped all them mk1 bits are going to finelyget a kick up the ****  

here here, theres a guy like that here with a late 1600 on his drive and i see it every morning on my way to work just rotting away.  I'm sure he thinks if he waits another year he'll be able to sell his 9 spokes for a hundred quid, it dont matter if tall the tyres are bald!!!

susan-and-noddy said

tryed ringing ther lad all day with noluck :cry:  

when i go past there i will pop in to see him and ask for you, as for the door cards blood and trying to get it from a stone come to mind :roll:

like every thing fads come and go the mk1 GTI will always be a popular car with the hard core followers and vw enthuiast but the tunning gang move for model to model year in year out, todays fashion is tomorrows joke.