Another one saved.

[Preen59]

Hey guys.

A few of you know what was going on to some degree here, but for those who don't...

Thursday:

I got a Facebook message from a friend who told me that there was "An old Golf" in the yard at the Bathurst fire station, surrounded by a heap of hacked up cars.

Chris, Theres a Golf sitting at the fire station in bathurst. i think they are going to cut it up for practise. It has been sitting there for weeks and I keep meaning to tell you about it. Do you want me to take a photo of it for you?

Friday:

I asked for a picture and my mate sent me a very, very grainy pic of a Mk1 from the front. I sent it to another mate, who said "That bonnet looks like a Swallowtail to me!". The giveaway being the ribs that fade out instead of coming to the front, inward and meeting in the middle (for those of you who don't know the difference).



Saturday:

As luck would have it, my mother and sister were heading to Sydney for some stupid "shop 'till you drop" deal, so I asked if they could go and have a look for me. My folks are Vee dub rescuers from way back when- My white 16v originally was rescued from a wrecker here in town!

Mum went and had a look herself. While she was there one of the Fireys came out to ask what she was doing. Long story short they opened the gate to the yard so she could go in and take some pictures and have a decent look at it. She looked over it and took some pics for me. Reckoned it was pretty mint, straight, no visible rust etc.. Best of all.. It was a 76 Swallowtail.

I said "I'd better get onto them and see if we can work out a deal". I called and they told me that the wreckers actually owned the cars, donated them and picked up the bits when they were finished. I called the wrecker, no answer. No worries, I'll call on Monday.

Monday:

I called the wreckers, got an answer. I told them what I was calling about. The bloke said "It's not a bad car, but it has sat here for a long time and no body wanted it, so we figured we'd get rid of it. It's actually a runner if you put oil, water and a battery in it, but it's got an oil leak and a blown head gasket I think."

I asked if I could buy it and they said yes. A price was settled on and I told them i'd be by tomorrow to pick it up.

Tuesday:

I picked up the car trailer off my Uncle and a chick friend and I headed off to Bathurst. I went to see the wrecker, did the deal with them and went to pick up the car. The Fireys helped me load it, as the rear brakes were sticky and it was a slug to move. Tied it down and off we went.





It's at the workshop now, safe and sound. Has a different key for ignition (on the dash as the original switch failed- You know the drill), a different key for drivers, different for passengers door and another for the hatch! haha.

It's an Auto, standard orange/black interior. Opening 1/4s, siliconed shut. Panels are all pretty damn straight. All trims. No rust i've found on the exterior.


Hope you enjoyed that story. It's not much, but it's good to see another good car miss the scrappers.


I'll get some more, better pics later. The body, doors etc etc is spoken for (going to a very good, special home), but if anyone is after a few bits it's all for sale. Better than seeing it cut up..

[Jarred]

damn, wouldn't have minded the whole car!

Good to see it'll get used, rather than just cut up.

Hope it doesn't end up all in parts, if it is as straight and rust free as it sounds.

[Preen59]

damn, wouldn't have minded the whole car!

Good to see it'll get used, rather than just cut up.

Hope it doesn't end up all in parts, if it is as straight and rust free as it sounds.

Don't worry, mate. It's going to a good home! I wouldn't let it go to someone who would do the wrong thing with it, or butcher the original, clean lines.

[Wolfgang]

Great to hear you saved it in time.

Even better that it's going to a good home.

[Preen59]

Great to hear you saved it in time.

Even better that it's going to a good home.

Cheers, Wolfgang.

I think you're overdue to join the clan, mate.. Chop chop! get yourself one!

[Wolfgang]

Cheers, Wolfgang.

Nathan is fine mate.

I think you're overdue to join the clan, mate.. Chop chop! get yourself one!

Hahaha!

Now I have an income again I'm very tempted. That 83 GX in Adelaide has caught my eye, not sure if I want an earlier example though. Hmmm...

[Geoffrey Hale]

Nice work Chris ... Cheers .... Geoff

[Preen59]

Nathan is fine mate.



Hahaha!

Now I have an income again I'm very tempted. That 83 GX in Adelaide has caught my eye, not sure if I want an earlier example though. Hmmm...

Nathan it is!

I prefer the earlier cars, but that's personal preference. The later (80+) cars had external brake lines and a few other things that helped make them less susceptible to rust... But a good one is still a good one. Seen plenty of 80+ rust buckets.

Nice work Chris ... Cheers .... Geoff

Cheers, Geoff. Good to see you're keeping your ear to the ground, mate!

[killingwithasmile]

pretty sweet find!! you say the doors are spoken for, what would be the chances of nabbing the rear left door handle? only if its black though.

edit: would it fit a '79?

[Peter Jones]

Nice pickup Chris. Too nice to have chopped up.