Custom Mk1 Swallowtail

Regretful sale of my custom LHD Mk1 swallowtail. This has to be one of the best Mk1s around, fully restored and featuring some of the rarest GENUINE parts man can find (it has taken me 8 years to find them!). No expense has been spared during the rebuild, from the trick chrome parts right down to VW grommets.

BODY
- Complete bare shell restoration with smoothed engine bay
- Painted in Pastel White, originally a Beetle colour
- Unique "swallowtail" rear panel for ?74-?76
- Bonnet has no swage line along the front edge for ?74-?76
- Early front wings for metal bumpers

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
- Rebuilt, ported, balanced & lightened 1781cc 16V engine producing 146 bhp (with print out)
- Twin Weber 45 DCOEs with chrome trumpets on polished inlet manifold
- Chrome water pump, oil breather/cooler, pulleys
- Chrome engine/gearbox mounts
- Chrome/carbon alternator and starter motor
- K-Tech carbon valve cover
- New VW metal fuel lines, stainless braided flexi lines
- Pierburg electric pump with regulator
- Supersprint 4 branch manifold
- Supersprint Group A front and rear silencer
- VW centre silencer
- Early top fill radiator with Pacet electric fan with low temperature thermoswitch
- Stainless steel braided coolant hoses
- Mk2 16V gearbox, fully chromed
- Chrome gear linkage
- Nickel plated shortened driveshafts
- Chrome, carbon, colour coded detailing throughout engine bay

BRAKES, SUSPENSION & STEERING
- Mk2 16V chrome servo, bracket and master cylinder
- Scirocco 16V front and rear brakes
- FK coilovers
- New VW steering rack
- New mounts and bushes throughout
- New hubs, steering knuckles, bearings
- Genuine 16" Series 1 Compomotive TH polished wheels with Yoko A509s

EXTERIOR
- Chrome bumpers and towing eye
- Chrome door handles
- Chrome mirrors
- Chrome waistline and sill mouldings
- Chrome grille trim
- Chrome headlamp rings
- Chrome window trim
- Chrome front clear window vents
- Chrome Happich rear pop outs
- Polished stainless vent shades
- Chrome front windscreen wipers
- Clear tailgate glass with no heated rear window
- New VW window/door/tailgate seals

INTERIOR
- Scirocco 16V Recaro seats
- Audi TT S-line full leather retrim (seats, door panels, headlining, visors, rear parcel shelf)
- Series 1 dashboard with heater removed
- Chrome, leather trimmed Wolfsburg steering wheel
- Chrome Post Golf hatch trims
- Chrome locks and latches
- Chrome bonnet hinges and stay rod
- Chrome tailgate strut
- Chrome pedals and handbrake

ELECTRICAL
- Battery relocated to boot using Lupo GTi harness
- Rewired and hidden harnesses, Mk2 16V fusebox
- US spec rear tail lights
- Chrome front headlamp brackets
- Round, inset R32 style custom made instruments with red LED lighting (one-off, imported from the US)
- Chrome front wiper mechanism and carbon motor cover
- Relocated windscreen washer
- Early VW radio (it works!)

Now to the pics?

























The car drives as well as she looks, with full rolling road and carb tune last year with print out. I have receipts totalling many ?k?s, and would cost ?20-30k to build, if you could find the parts. Car has been dry stored, and only ever used on sunny days. It pains me to sell her, but new car forces sale! Now ?7250ono, without private plate which is negotiable separately. Questions or viewing arrangements (I am located in Bedfordshire) by PM please.

That seems like a fairly sensible price for what is surely one of the best modded Mk1s around.

I'm sure the girlfriend wont mind if I remortgage the house

WOW! that is beautiful! a distinct lack of 7 grand puts me out of the running but its an inspiration!!

that is officially the coolest mk1 ive seen, cant afford it though being in school and all

Very very nice! 8)

8O WOW . Thats some car!! Hope you find a good home for her

HI WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER MATEY I AM INTERESTED, THANKS, MO

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dubboy said

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gutted

I'm not