B reg mk1????????????????, first i've seen!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VERY-RARE-B-REG-MK1-GOLF-GTI-MET-GREEN_W0QQitemZ4640147553QQcategoryZ9873QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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this is that future classics guy?

There are a handful of b-reg Mk1s, I've seen two before. Unusually, but not that special unless the 'b' does it for you. It's just a campaign that was sitting around in a dealership waiting it's chance to be sold.

Poor little thing would be watching all the brand shiny new mk2s go out of the dealer and be thinking, 'why not me!'. :wink:

Cheers,

Drew.

Its a nice car but surely a classic already

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Iv only ever seen one B reg mk2!

Greg

Yeah I saw that too. Its an interesting anomoly, as Drew points out, brought about by the new Mk2 being bought in preference and it standing a long time in a dealership, or VW's yard.

drew said

There are a handful of b-reg Mk1s. It's just a campaign that was sitting around in a dealership waiting it's chance to be sold.

Poor little thing would be watching all the brand shiny new mk2s go out of the dealer and be thinking, 'why not me!'. :wink:

Cheers,

Drew.

More likely its was either waiting at the docks or sitting in a field full of other VWs, as the MK2 had just been launched there are possibly a few late mk1s just like there are a handfull 'L' reg mk2s when the MK3 had been about as early as a 'J' You will find most manufacturers will over lap new and old models

dubboy said

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Rajan you have one of everything! lol I bet you have more cars but you cant fit them on your sig

dubboy said

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Capital 'I' in GTI now Rajan, tut tut!

Cheers,

Drew.

I've seen loads of B Reg' MK1's, although they all have them silly roofs!

Dont like the colour dont like the wheels happy with my own car thanks and if it is old and everryone is druling over it surly it is a classic  :?

xxx

dojodubber said

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VERY-RARE-B-REG-MK1-GOLF-GTI-MET-GREEN_W0QQitemZ4640147553QQcategoryZ9873QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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this is that future classics guy?

slight misunderstanding here, i'm not asking if this is a future classic's
their's a trader of mk1/mk2's who i think trades under the name "future classics" i think this is one of his cars i reconise the backdrop from other cars his sold before :dontknow:

as for the car course it's a calssic and what appeals to me is the fact that because it's a b reg it will always cause a bit of a stir and your never struggle to sell it, stands out from the crowd :wink:

dojodubber said

dojodubber said

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VERY-RARE-B-REG-MK1-GOLF-GTI-MET-GREEN_W0QQitemZ4640147553QQcategoryZ9873QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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this is that future classics guy?

slight misunderstanding here, i'm not asking if this is a future classic's
their's a trader of mk1/mk2's who i think trades under the name "future classics" i think this is one of his cars i reconise the backdrop from other cars his sold before :dontknow:

Its not on his website :dontknow:  does look like his drive thou' (from pictures I've seen before I might add :wink: )

drew said

dubboy said

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Capital 'I' in GTI now Rajan, tut tut!

Cheers,

Drew.

I am taking the little "i" from the original 1976 GTi brochure  

dubboy said

drew said

dubboy said

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Capital 'I' in GTI now Rajan, tut tut!

Cheers,

Drew.

I am taking the little "i" from the original 1976 GTi brochure  

always an excuse :roll: (he is right though as usual drew) but inside the brochure is has Gti with a little t and i , did the badging on the early model which is italic have a little i Rajan?

I thought that historically, its been written (by VW) as both GTI and GTi, so its not really incorrect either way. If you want to analyse it properly, then you'd conclude that its GTI, because its an initial and in English language, initials are written in capital letters. But I'm cool with GTi too…

Mr_GTI said

dubboy said

drew said

dubboy said

I have a B-reg Lhasa GTi  

Capital 'I' in GTI now Rajan, tut tut!

Cheers,

Drew.

I am taking the little "i" from the original 1976 GTi brochure  

always an excuse :roll: (he is right though as usual drew) but inside the brochure is has Gti with a little t and i , did the badging on the early model which is italic have a little i Rajan?

VW messed around with the rear badging of the GTi quite a lot to start with. The first mules ran under the "Golf LS" badge. Then I think they almost called it the "Golf TS" like the Scirocco as I have a pic of the badge. Then came the "Golf GTI" (capital "I") in italics for most of the protos and first production cars. This is what my '76 has too. Finally came the "normal" "Golf GTI" badge. So the badging has always been with a capital "I", but in a lot of the VW literature it is written with a little "i". I don't think there is a right or wrong, but seeing as I find it strange that VW should use a little "i" in such a way there must have been an intention behind it. Hence I always use "GTi".

Thegreg said

Iv only ever seen one B reg mk2!

Greg

My friend John had an A reg mk2 in white 3 door but sadly a Chevette took it out and nearly him too outside Bewdley Safari park… :evil:  :cry:

Thegreg said

Iv only ever seen one B reg mk2!

Greg

One of my dubs is an A reg MK2