The MK1 market

If you guys scroll back up there's 5 more pictures of it as I've only just remembered to finish the post!


Mike
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Right then just saw the time and it's nearly midnight here soon so I've got to get some beauty sleep because I'm back on here around 6 am to start doing my Moderator stuff!

I'm delighted you all like it but I'll be back tomorrow to answer your questions about it if I can.


Mike
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That is one beautiful Golf!
I think we are definitely in appreciating assets…if it's kept completely original. I imagine every year a couple are lost to accidents or rust so they will just become rarer. Eventually all cars that have some kind of following or cult status become more expensive to buy. See how much a low mileage Calibra Turbo or Nova GSi in standard condition go for!
Wish I had gotten hold of a Golf Rallye or Mk2 16v back in the day and stuck them in a garage lol

DUBnutter said

That is one beautiful Golf!
I think we are definitely in appreciating assets…if it's kept completely original. I imagine every year a couple are lost to accidents or rust so they will just become rarer. Eventually all cars that have some kind of following or cult status become more expensive to buy. See how much a low mileage Calibra Turbo or Nova GSi in standard condition go for!
Wish I had gotten hold of a Golf Rallye or Mk2 16v back in the day and stuck them in a garage lol

DUBnutter

Thanks for the reply and yes there all going in one direction and will never stop. I mean have a good look round at the Mk2 GTI, the prices in the last few years have gone through the roof.
Say 2015 you could if you did your homework pick up a half decent GTI for a grand or 1,500. Now you'll be lucky to pick one up for 4k and more for the exact same car!

Half a dozen times a year here on the forum someone will ask the question, "Will prices continue to go up?"

I reply and say, tell me a time when they went down?

It will only go up.
The increases might slowdown from time to time as well as jump but they can never go down!


If you keep them completely original or mod it a little that can very easily be undone then you'll never lose except when.

You over paid in the first place.
Bought a heap of cräp that just has been tarted up with a new paint job.
Or modded it to death spending thousands.

Other than that you're investment is pretty well bomb proof providing you have fully comp with agreed value insurance!


Mike
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She's a beaut golf Cabrio !

I feel like they're a solid investment - although I got mine because I wanted one rather than investment purposes.  

 There are some old Chevettes and Talbots about! Both mine

SPGTI

I absolutely love your Shovette mate! 😀

Takes me back to my Rally days with the Lombard RAC Rallies in the 80's, Opel Manta era.

Wonderful times!

Thanks, it is a genuine 2.3 HS  that I converted to a Group 4 replica of Pentti Airikkola's 1979 RAC car when he won the Sedan British Rally Championship.
I have used it at Rally Day at Castle Combe and Pentti himself has been in the car just before he sadly died.
He loved it too.

Steve 

SPGTI said

Thanks, it is a genuine 2.3 HS  that I converted to a Group 4 replica of Pentti Airikkola's 1979 RAC car when he won the Sedan British Rally Championship.
I have used it at Rally Day at Castle Combe and Pentti himself has been in the car just before he sadly died.
He loved it too.

Steve 

Oh God I hate showing my age!

Very, very nice my friend!


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 A couple more for you!                               The 1963 Cooper S I sold last year to buy my Golf GTI. The RS2000 is an Ex Haynes of Maidstone  Tour of Britain car I sold in 2005 to buy the HS Chevette

SPGTI said

 A couple more for you!                               The 1963 Cooper S I sold last year to buy my Golf GTI. The RS2000 is an Ex Haynes of Maidstone  Tour of Britain car I sold in 2005 to buy the HS Chevette

SPGTI

Please don't tell me that you owned and sold a Ford Escort MK1 RS 2000 to buy a Shovette!

No please say it was a typo?


Mike
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 Afraid so LOL.
There are thousands of RS2000's but less than 400 genuine Chevette HS's and HSR's
  There are also thousands of RS2000 replicas out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think there must be more RS2000's registered now than ever built!

There are also hundreds of Talbot Lotus Sunbeams but only a handful of Sunbeam TI's as a lot of people turned them into Lotus clones.
Mine is also a Series1 version so very rare, most are Series 2's which had the lotus wheels and interior and the bigger front grill and lights.

I am only the third owner of the TI it was in a garage for 20 years, its all original, never welded and only covered 73K miles since new in May 1980,.
My son is looking after it now I think it has only covered about 200 miles in the last 3 years, need to use it more! 

Well here's what we should do as a club and in recognition of all my hard work and that is every single member chuck a tenner in the pot and buy me this car.



Nothing fancy this one will do!
I thank you one and all in advance.


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This was mine as well Mike, sold it a few years ago now, Where shall I send the tenner so you can get the Orange one! Steve

SPGTI said

This was mine as well Mike, sold it a few years ago now, Where shall I send the tenner so you can get the Orange one! Steve

SPGTI

Steve, shut ya face because I now officially hate you.
Has anyone told you that people can really go off you you know!


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Oh while we are at it I'd prefer a Mk2 RS 2000 Custom in white to sit with my Mk1 and Mk6 Golf's in white.

Just a thought!

Right then I'm done for the day so please keep chatting about this and that and I'll be back tomorrow at about 5:00am your time which is about 6:00am my time zone!


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Better pic of the Java Green RS, it had a 2.2 pinto on twin 48 webers, 5 speed box and LSD, great fun, it looks better than it actually was, needed a lot of work underneath.  Oh I had this Orange Mk1 Mexico too lol sold it to get the MK1 RS2000

Of course the best classic I have ever owned is this  Fully restored with 2.1 TSR engine KW Coilovers, and loads of other stuff, just love it, widh weather was better so I could drive it though!

Na Escort please!

Danke.


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RS2000? RS1800? Phooeey, Try driving the real daddy of Mk2 Escorts,

Gentlemen, I give you the 1.1 LC base Panda car

 



 Tyres from a butchers push bike, power of moped, rev limited at valve bounce, close ratio ashtray, reclining sun visor, through flow mechanical air conditioning windows., little blinky box on roof everyone ignored. Faster than anything out of Boreham (off a cliff, due to beefy crews), special unreinforced bendy bodyshell (don't mention the flight of steps) heavy duty indicators like a BMW (never used).

 The Daddy