Wife got me a Mk1 for my 30th birthday

     Hi all, my wife very kindly got me a Mk1 Golf CL for my 30th birthday!
I thought I would say hi and post a couple of pictures, she is not on the road until Saturday when I give Mr Brown some pocket money and purchase some road tax but in the past week and half I decided to remove the bumpers (sorry purists!) We purchased from Ebay for £400 nearly 2 weeks ago. I have called her Goly as the number plate suggests and she needs 2 front wings (rusty) but apart from that she is solid. The interior is untouched and very clean for saying she is 27 years old, its a funny creamy yellow colour and I intend to leave it standard, she even has the origonal blaupunkt stereo in her! The only things I intend on doing are fitting a coilover kit, getting a nice set of wide 13" wheels and tidying the bodywork. Whats everyones thoughts on Goly, the bumper removal and the couple of modifications I have planned? Look forward to your coments, Paul  :mrgreen:

 As standard,


Bumpers removed

Welcome to the forum dude, Looking good. Best b-day present I can think of.

Where did you get the indicators from for the bumper holes?

Shane

Thanks mate, The indicators are actually reverse lamps made by Ring, they are available from most motor stores (motorworld, halfords) for about 7 squid each, I put amber bulbs in and I was going to paint the lenses amber but i quite like the clear lenses now they are on.

WOW she's great!!!!  I'd be seriously jumping about if the missus done something like that for me!!!  Welcome to the site mate looks goog so far  :wink:

Nice!!

I almost bid on that myself…lol

She's a dancer!!

Looks great before and after mate, great looking car.

hi welcome to the forum the car looks good name suit the car too . what a cool birthday prezy lol.

Welcome. Looks like a really clean mk1 and plans sound good

Prefer it with bumpers though. Just my oppinion

welcome Paul

it looks like your wife is fond of you, wicked 30th birthday present,
lucky you.

Best of luck with Goly

i got a card  
Bert

belated birthday wishes, welcome to the site, and a bang on birthday present!

dan

What a lovely thoughtful wife you must have,great find and purchase,me personally no coilers,keep standard wheels and keep on bumpers,but thats me Its your car welcome to the forum and enjoy your MK1.

Great stuff, my wife bought me my mk1 for my 30th.

Welcome.

J

ross_m said

Welcome. Looks like a really clean mk1 and plans sound good

Prefer it with bumpers though. Just my oppinion

if you have some of those small chrome bumpers going spare feel free to throw them my way
 :mrgreen:

Thanks everyone for your reply, looking forward to my first derbyshire meeting.

Spudfingers, you saying my wife is great or Goly or both  :dontknow:  

GolyTheGolf said

ross_m said

Welcome. Looks like a really clean mk1 and plans sound good

Prefer it with bumpers though. Just my oppinion

if you have some of those small chrome bumpers going spare feel free to throw them my way
 :mrgreen:

Thanks everyone for your reply, looking forward to my first derbyshire meeting.

Spudfingers, you saying my wife is great or Goly or both  :dontknow:  

Hope your meet goes well they tend to be really friendly and upbeat.. something to look forward to each month!!

LOL… Goly AND your missus mate!!!  Wish my missus would buy me a mk1… I have two mk1's and she's fine with that.. any more though and I will have to buy a shed off e-bay to sleep in  :roll: … I'd be the first person in the world who signs divorce papers before we're even married lol

well im 27 this year so im hoping in 3 years my mises might buy me a 2nd mk1 :-)

lovely looking car mate, best of luck with it and welcome to the site

Hello and welcome, great present. nice little motor  8)

Thanks for all the replys, Goly seems to be going down well with everyone so far. Im just looking forward to getting to a few meetings and I have just noticed the AGM is 20miles down the road from me so hopefully get the coilovers fitted before then and get to see you all. here are a couple more photos for you to have a look at.









Bumpers now removed and the photos dont show how badly the left front wing is rusted!! I need to get that done soon!!