Oldest and Newest golfs on here.

OK, silly little topic, but I often wonder who's got the oldest and who's got the newest golf on here, model by model. Go by the resgistration date on the V5, not the manufactured date as most people probably don't know the manufaturing date of their car!

I'll start, although mine won't win any records.

It's a cabriolet GTi registered on the 13th September 1983  :mrgreen:

Over to you.

Mike.

My 1800 was registered 1/2/83 which isn't that early for a 1983 model year car :dontknow:

But its engine number is in the low 8000s so I'm guessing it must be quite an early-ish 1800 engined model :dontknow:  :dontknow:

12th March 1981. Series 2 on a W. the crossover year if im not mistaken.

A 1.5gl 14th jan 82 X plate and 1.3 sa import P plate 13th may 1998, manufactured 1997

i'll put up my oldest first

T Plate mk1 GTi Registered 8/6/1979

and then my youngest

Y Plate mk1 GTi Registered 26/11/1982

Date of first registration of mine is 04/08/93 can't be many newer than that unless you count citi golfs.. Dubboy has the oldest know mk1 from what I can gather…. Come on dubboy….You know you want to!

Had a quick look at my Mk1's V5 - first registered 08/08/1975… pretty old!  

StuB said

Had a quick look at my Mk1's V5 - first registered 08/08/1975… pretty old!  

Looking at your sig, that's an auto as well. Wouldn't surprise me if that's the oldest Automatic on this forum.

Mike.

Maniac said

StuB said

Had a quick look at my Mk1's V5 - first registered 08/08/1975… pretty old!  

Looking at your sig, that's an auto as well. Wouldn't surprise me if that's the oldest Automatic on this forum.

Yeah, it's a P-reg 5-door 1500cc LS automatic… luxury model!  

according to RAC mine was manufactured on 31st December 1993  :mrgreen:

Willrud said

according to RAC mine was manufactured on 31st December 1993  :mrgreen:

Thats interesting, I always thought that they stopped production in 1992 for the cabriolet? Was it registered in dec 93 or actually made? Can't be many newer cabs than that one?  

Willrud said

according to RAC mine was manufactured on 31st December 1993  :mrgreen:

I've heard it said that every car on the RAC database, is manufactured on 31st Dec.

paul_c said

Willrud said

according to RAC mine was manufactured on 31st December 1993  :mrgreen:

I've heard it said that every car on the RAC database, is manufactured on 31st Dec.

Indeed it does!

Camapign regd - 4/11/83

Sportline regd - 21/8/93

I probably have the oldest GTi in the club if not the world - built 18th June 1976, 2-3 weeks into production.

But you will be able to read more about that soon…

dubboy said

I probably have the oldest GTi in the club if not the world - built 18th June 1976, 2-3 weeks into production.

But you will be able to read more about that soon…

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

la-dee-dah!!!!    

i have the oldest RHD mk1 GTi left in existence

so i guess we both have a couple of rare cars eh champ? :wink:

p.s you'll also all be seeing it towards the end of the year

dubboy said

I probably have the oldest GTi in the club if not the world - built 18th June 1976, 2-3 weeks into production.

But you will be able to read more about that soon…

Do you also have the oldest UK car, ie before the GTI there were swallowtails, etc? Stu's is obviously the oldest so far, I'd be interested to see if there's an older one out there.

I'm sure there's someone on this forum with a '74 golf listed in their sig. Can't remember who it is thou.

Mike.

paul_c said

Willrud said

according to RAC mine was manufactured on 31st December 1993  :mrgreen:

I've heard it said that every car on the RAC database, is manufactured on 31st Dec.

Lousy Intermaweb  ops:

According to the log book it's first registration date is 13/4/93!

At least that means it wasn't thrown together by the engineers who wanted to start their new year celebrations early!

Maniac said

I'm sure there's someone on this forum with a '74 golf listed in their sig. Can't remember who it is thou.

Mike.

'74? Wow, would that be N-reg then? I have seen the odd N-reg one in the past but there can't be many about these days surely? Anyone know?

Just had a quick scan through the series 1 list and couldn't see anything older than a P-reg but I might be wrong  

StuB said

Maniac said

I'm sure there's someone on this forum with a '74 golf listed in their sig. Can't remember who it is thou.

Mike.

'74? Wow, would that be N-reg then? I have seen the odd N-reg one in the past but there can't be many about these days surely? Anyone know?

Just had a quick scan through the series 1 list and couldn't see anything older than a P-reg but I might be wrong  

I definitely know that N reg Golfs (did) exist, because I've sat in one because my parents had one! Unfortunately, its long gone now.