Where are they now?
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Around 1997 there was a request in the Rabbit magazine calling for good condition V and W reg Mk1's.
My Dad submitted a photograph of his Mars Red golf and was contacted for a photo-shoot. December 1997 an advert began to appear in magazines with a tag ling asking, 'If you want to know how reliable a Volkswagen is, you only have to look at all the V's and W's around' and there amongst the V and W registered Mk1's was my dad sat on the boot of his car.
Here is the Ad
And here is my Dad
The other registrations are
ENT 847V black GTI
PDG 889D Blue
XVB 785V White GTI
PDG 99W Red Driver
EPB 582V (looks like it's black)
BRU 462W Red GTI
?LB933V White
AGO 558W matalic blue Cabriolet
HMJ 761V Black GTI
OPJ 271W red GTI
The text says:
How durable is a Volkswagen?
Just look at all the Vs and Ws around.
Our thanks to all those who kindly furnished us with photos of their pride and joy. If we didn't manage to fit you in, patience. Twenty years from now we'll doublltless have occasion to run a similar ad.
My Dad submitted a photograph of his Mars Red golf and was contacted for a photo-shoot. December 1997 an advert began to appear in magazines with a tag ling asking, 'If you want to know how reliable a Volkswagen is, you only have to look at all the V's and W's around' and there amongst the V and W registered Mk1's was my dad sat on the boot of his car.
Here is the Ad
And here is my Dad
The other registrations are
ENT 847V black GTI
PDG 889D Blue
XVB 785V White GTI
PDG 99W Red Driver
EPB 582V (looks like it's black)
BRU 462W Red GTI
?LB933V White
AGO 558W matalic blue Cabriolet
HMJ 761V Black GTI
OPJ 271W red GTI
The text says:
How durable is a Volkswagen?
Just look at all the Vs and Ws around.
Our thanks to all those who kindly furnished us with photos of their pride and joy. If we didn't manage to fit you in, patience. Twenty years from now we'll doublltless have occasion to run a similar ad.
I'm not scared of spanners but i'm no machanic.
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I also have that original advert!
ENT is my old '79 GTi that was also on Quentin Wilson's The Car's The Star and Top Gear. Here is a pic with its twin brother that I also have
AGO is identical to my GLi
I also have a silver 78 GTi like the one pictured.
HMJ is still owned by Chris Santos as far as I know.
ENT is my old '79 GTi that was also on Quentin Wilson's The Car's The Star and Top Gear. Here is a pic with its twin brother that I also have
AGO is identical to my GLi
I also have a silver 78 GTi like the one pictured.
HMJ is still owned by Chris Santos as far as I know.
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Local Hero
According to the DVLA site most have these may have gone now, could only find one currently taxed and one Sorn'd
ENT 847V black GTI. still going
PDG 889D Blue. can't trace
XVB 785V White GTI last taxed 1997
PDG 99W Red Driver last taxed 2000
EPB 582V (looks like it's black) last taxed 2008
BRU 462W Red GTI can't trace
?LB933V White can't trace
AGO 558W matalic blue Cabriolet last taxed 2012
HMJ 761V Black GTI Currently Sorn'd
OPJ 271W red GTI last taxed 2002
ENT 847V black GTI. still going
PDG 889D Blue. can't trace
XVB 785V White GTI last taxed 1997
PDG 99W Red Driver last taxed 2000
EPB 582V (looks like it's black) last taxed 2008
BRU 462W Red GTI can't trace
?LB933V White can't trace
AGO 558W matalic blue Cabriolet last taxed 2012
HMJ 761V Black GTI Currently Sorn'd
OPJ 271W red GTI last taxed 2002
Golf GTI Campaign 1983 Mars Red, Ford S-Max 2015, Audi TT 180 quattro 2003, Fiat 500C 2013, Golf GTE MK7.5
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Edit: RichardHall beat me to itAccording to the DVLA most are untaxed, I'm guessing that means they are like my beetle, in bits, un-sorn and not scrapped.My Dad restored his 6 years ago, replacing the rot with fresh steep and wax injecting the lot. Some of the above may still be under restoration but I bet most are in the car park in the sky.
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I'm not scared of spanners but i'm no machanic.
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Old Timer
PDG 889D is PDG 889W which is also untaxed since 2010
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Old Timer
I can tell you where
Simon M
is right now, he's on an overnight ferry From Belfast to Birkinhead I'll say no more than that for now .
91Jreg Sportline (now gone) For now 88 Ereg Mk2 16v (monza blue ) (now its gone too)Numerous mk1 tintops I should never have sold 😰 Oh and a TDI Touran as a daily ….latest toy mk5 Gti (showing my age) had to go serious money pit ,now cruising a Caddy Van
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Local Hero
I think that's Rajan's old Series 1?
dubboy
Andy
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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Hairyarse said
I think that's Rajan's old Series 1? dubboy
Correct. The ex-John Cooper car.
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Local Hero
dubboy said
Ah I didn't know the latter part!
Andy
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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Hi, old thread by the looks of things.
In any case EPB 582V is alive and I expect to have it back on the road soon. Short history.
I bought "the mouse", as it is affectionately known, in 2003 and it had the grille seen in the advert. I changed this back to an original single headlamp grille not long afterwards.
When I was moving house in 2008 I drove from London to my parents house in Norfolk and put it in the garage where it has been since.
Transferring it back to London in the next few weeks to fix the fuel filler neck and do a few bits to get it MoT'd.
In any case EPB 582V is alive and I expect to have it back on the road soon. Short history.
I bought "the mouse", as it is affectionately known, in 2003 and it had the grille seen in the advert. I changed this back to an original single headlamp grille not long afterwards.
When I was moving house in 2008 I drove from London to my parents house in Norfolk and put it in the garage where it has been since.
Transferring it back to London in the next few weeks to fix the fuel filler neck and do a few bits to get it MoT'd.
Alex
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Awesome 😋
I'm not scared of spanners but i'm no machanic.
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Great article
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