After the demise of the Team Green 16v 5 door MK1, the question was - where to now.
The green car was a real step for me. I had previously owned another 76' MK1, standard 5 door style with the 1.6 and 4 speed and I had really enjoyed it. Unfortunately there was a lot of rust in it and I offloaded it to purchase the green one. The green MK1 was built by Matt from Camden GTI and I purchased it from a guy in Brisbane. Over the past 2 years I have worked pretty tirelessly to bring this car up to my standard and personalise it as well. I learnt a lot about cars from a technical perspective and was a real enjoyment to get the skills out of working on it. It was used in TV series and commercials, and really was well liked - it did look fantastic.
So I was really not sure what to do after the car was damaged. Fix it, replace it, give up on MK1's - but in the end the Mrs said I should get another, so with that sort of support I decided to investigate.
In the end I have purchased a white 2 door '76 LS from Dan in WA. It was in the For Sale section for some time and no one had picked it up, I suppose the distance and cost was too much for many suitors to justify.
I have not had very much time to look at the car since it arrived on Friday, but will be taking it to get a NSW registration inspection on Tuesday. It is probably a bit futile, but while it is on the hoist I can have a proper gander on the undersides.
So welcome to the new MK1 chapter in our lives. We are going to take a number of parts from the green one to convert the white car to 16V, but other than that, the plans are still fairly wide open as to where this is going to end up.
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deserves it!
Originally Posted by Wolfgang
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