Lola the MK1 Golf GTI Clipper Cab!

In October last year my Dad bought Lola the 1988 Mk1 Golf GTI Cabriolet off ebay from a man in Warwick who had her sitting on the drive for 3 years.

It was supposed to be a little winter project that he would do up and sell on!!

Whilst me and dad started to try and get her running, I fell in love and decided to buy it off my dad.

She's had alot done to her in the past few months and progress has been slow but slowly we are getting there!

Just a few of the things we have done: -

- Hundreds of hours spent rubbing her down
- Changed both sets of front brake disks and pads.
- Replaced both CV Joint Gators and Ball Joints
- Complete respray, although it was originally grey the owner who had it previously did a pretty bad job of spraying it black and it would of meant alot more time trying to get it back to grey so it will never going to be an original but ha ho!!
- Complete new front panel, patches on the back passenger wing, new driver side door, exterior mirrors and bonnet fetched from Manchester
- New dash board and brand new Carpets.
- Seats and door cards are in mint condition, just needed greasing up.
- Made new hard board door cards as the orginals were water damaged
- Brand new GTI grill (Ebay)
- Brand new Mohair roof fetched from London
- New window screen
- BBS Alloys refurbed and resprayed with new tyres
- Crystal rear lights (Ebay)
- New exhaust
- Original golf ball gear knob (Ebay)

 
Shes not quite running at the moment as the electrics where in a bit of a state as the previous owner tried to put a large sound system in, central locking that didn't work and immobiliser and alarm. She hasn't passed her MOT yet but hopefully she will be ready for the next meet or the one after that!!!

Next plan after that when iv finished paying dad off and have saved some money is to slam her into the weeds!!!!

Here's some pictures anyway from start to present! Let me know what you think!!!!

That looks amazing mate, well done. Any plans for the interior?

T

Well all the interior was it pretty good nick apart from swelling on the dashboard so we replaced that! The rest isbrilliant so im leaving it all original! Just needed a damn good clean!

Thats beautiful.

I just hope mine comes out like that when its done!!!

Beautiful!  I likey very much!

looks great mate  8)

wot a beauty mines due back soon after body work and a respray hope she looks as good !

Wow that looks wicked mate luving the look, any pics of the interior?

No not yet as the interior isnt as complete as I had to reback the door cards and they arent quite finished yet!!! Will put some pictures up tomorrow with her roof down!!!

Excelent job there mate well done, Can appreciate the amount of work gone into it

ps. Love the rims (same as mine lol)

Hope u enjoy it

Just an update!!! Been a busy girl this weekend, finishing the roof, finishing rebacking the door cards and giving her her first ever car wash!!! In the process of polishing the windows to get all of the overspray off.
My Boyfriend took these pictures so leave a comment and tell me what you think!

Your Dad told me about this car a while ago when he came to view my Rivage, all the hard work you've put in has definitely paid off - looks mint !  8)

Steve

car looks ace in those pics but i would say it need dropping a wee bit

Dropping it 40mm this week.. :wink:

That is a lovely black mk1 cab  

thats really nice

Did you drop it 40mm in  the end?  Any more pics?

Looks really nice, don't think you can really beat BBS's