1980 GTI (in Australia)

Amazing car mate! Looks soooo clean and tidy, grand job!

chriswizz said

Well I think your golf is looking about spot on now.

For me there is nothing better than a sorted standard car on nice rims.

I'm biased, of course, but I agree!  8)

chriswizz said

Is that a mk2 back box (twin pipe)

Yes, well spotted.

tobyio said

Amazing car mate! Looks soooo clean and tidy, grand job!

Thank you, but I can't take too much credit. The only real visual changes I have made since buying the car are the wheels and restoring the red trim on the grille.

Looking good mate -

Surprised no-one has posted this up …..your UK rego yields this info..

quiry is complete
The vehicle details for FDL 588V are:

Date of Liability    01 11 1995
Date of First Registration    08 04 1980
Year of Manufacture    1980
Cylinder Capacity (cc)    1588CC
CO2 Emissions    Not Available
Fuel Type    Petrol
Export Marker    Not Applicable
Vehicle Status    Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour    SILVER
Vehicle Type Approval

Looks like it came over in '95 ( which you probably already knew ) …

How did you go about getting the birth cerificates ?! I need to get some for mine.

Here try this link. I have just sent for my certificate

http://www.volkswagen-automuseum.de/urkunden.html?&L=1

Gold-mk1 said

Looking good mate -

Surprised no-one has posted this up …..your UK rego yields this info..

quiry is complete
The vehicle details for FDL 588V are:

Date of Liability    01 11 1995
Date of First Registration    08 04 1980
Year of Manufacture    1980
Cylinder Capacity (cc)    1588CC
CO2 Emissions    Not Available
Fuel Type    Petrol
Export Marker    Not Applicable
Vehicle Status    Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour    SILVER
Vehicle Type Approval

Looks like it came over in '95 ( which you probably already knew ) …

How did you go about getting the birth cerificates ?! I need to get some for mine.

Wow, that's awesome, thank you!

I hadn't seen that until now.  :redfaced:   

Date of first rego makes sense too as the car left Wolfsburg on 11 March 1980. And, you're right, already knew the car found its way to Australia in 95.

Well, it's only taken 18 months to finally get all my starting issues sorted but the ol girl now starts bang on every time. I knew it had it in her, haha!

So I went out and took some new pics today to celebrate.  8)  











More HERE.

That looks absolutely immaculate Lima, nice one!  8)

Thanks mate. I'm slowly crossing off the list of things to help finish the car off.

Another item crossed off: Wolfsburg steering wheel. Was a bit of search to get one, and I ended up paying well over the odds on eBay too, haha.

Before




After

Looks VERY nice  :clap:

New instrument cluster/surround and radio are now installed…













The dash clocks came via TeamReg on here (thanks mate), the radio via eBay US (it was BNIB).