My Golf GL!

Hi all!

I just recently purchased this GL from an advert I found on Gumtree…couldn't believe my luck when i saw it!

A 1982 Mk1 GL in metallic sand with around 80k, FSH and one very careful owner!

This is us towing it back from the garage that it had been stored in for 17 years…



It's totally standard including a few little spots of surface rust on the doors and roof and it's even got a colour coded umbrella in the boot. Gotta love old people.



Getting it MOT'd at the moment then I shall get some more pictures and post them up!

 Will

Doesn't sound too drastic good luck on mot, the umbrella is a nice touch I think. 

Brad. said

Doesn't sound too drastic good luck on mot, the umbrella is a nice touch I think.

Thanks mate!
I thought so too!

A few more pictures that i poached from the sellers page…

(Needs coilies)




A very tidy bay even if the engine is a little small…

Now I recognise that car from Facebook hope you get it back on the road soon. 

James_W said

Now I recognise that car from Facebook hope you get it back on the road soon. 

That's the one. Cheers mate…I hope so too!  

looks like a great buy and solid too !

richyhill said

looks like a great buy and solid too !

Thanks very much! Right place, right time kinda purchase!

Looks like you've stumbled across a gem mate. Good luck with her  

Looks suprisingly nice in a colour I would never go for! Good find and good luck

leehartness said

Looks suprisingly nice in a colour I would never go for! Good find and good luck

Cheers mate!  I'm not sure that it's a colour that I would usually go for either; I'm a tornado/ mars red kinda person! 

I had a result today…it passed it's MOT! Had to have a new brake cylinder, the carb stripped down, rebuilt and then replaced (thanks Dan Pyle - Berkshire mk1s) and a couple of other bits replaced but all in all, all good for a bird that's been sat in a garage since the last millennium! Most satisfying drive home…EVER!!

Looks like a nice find and congrats on the MOT  

Windy_gti said

I had a result today…it passed it's MOT! Had to have a new brake cylinder, the carb stripped down, rebuilt and then replaced (thanks Dan Pyle - Berkshire mk1s) and a couple of other bits replaced but all in all, all good for a bird that's been sat in a garage since the last millennium! Most satisfying drive home…EVER!!

                   

Top job mister, well done!! Whats next?

ideal mate, coilovers and some phat wheels! job done!

Hairyarse said

Looks like a nice find and congrats on the MOT  

Cheers pal! It was such a relief to get it done!

smudger1980 said

                   

I'm not kidding when I say this was me just after I pulled up outside my house!

Gordonthegolfer said

Top job mister, well done!! Whats next?

Hello mate! I'm not sure really. I've got some BBS RMs from my Mk2 that i split and sprayed satin black



and i'm almost certain that I need coilovers to pull off the look! Other than that, It's insured, MOTd and only needs tax when I get the V5 back!
I intend to keep it 'cheap' and run it daily!
How're you doing?

crezz said

ideal mate, coilovers and some phat wheels! job done!

Mate, you're not wrong! I think that this is all i shall do!…(for the moment…)

After fitting my RMs it appears that I have a Mk1 Country. Time for coilies!



Also replaced some peeling Hella stickers on the fog lights. It's the little things! (I'm ignoring the rust spots for the moment :-/)

Nice rims mate. Let me know if you're ever thinking of selling them. Would be interested.