1975 Senegal Red Swallow Tail Questions
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Hello, I have a 1975 Senegal Red 2Dr Swallowtail with various parts that appear to have been on the car from the factory. The car does not have its original interior or motor/trans.The body panels have their original paint -some is underneath as the top was resprayed (Hood, Roof, & Tailgate were painted black over the original paint). I have it's US registration back to 1980. I need some help understanding some of the factory M or build codes.
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The 91 RON petrol label on the B pillar would suggest it's not a GTi.
The 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engine would run on 91 RON, the GTi would want 98 RON.
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Thank you, do any pictures exist of the 1975 GTI prototypes that were built which show the B Pillar/Under the hood? Were they changing the stickers on the earliest cars or pulling them off the line and retrofitting the standard cars with GTI parts?mark1gls said
Love a guess the car game and what a great find…
The 91 RON petrol label on the B pillar would suggest it's not a GTi.
The 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engine would run on 91 RON, the GTi would want 98 RON.![]()
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mark1gls said
Love a guess the car game and what a great find…
The 91 RON petrol label on the B pillar would suggest it's not a GTi.
The 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engine would run on 91 RON, the GTi would want 98 RON.![]()
and a single pod non tachometer dash
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The dash, gauge cluster and column were swapped out at some point. The car was scavenged a bit at some point as they took the original dash, gauges, interior and engine/trans.
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"and a single pod non tachometer dash"
The dash, gauge cluster and column were swapped out at some point. The current dash has another car's vin however when I bought the car, it came with its original stamped vin plate…whew! The car was scavenged a bit as they took the original dash, gauges, interior and engine/trans.
Sounds like its been molested over the years.
If you have the original VIN write to VW and get the 'birth certificate' with the spec it left the factory with
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