1984 B2 Passat Sedan "Nelson"

[Peter Jones]

Another oddity landed on our front lawn yesterday.

It's a 1984 5Cylinder, 5 Speed, South African B2, Passat Sedan.

I doubt there's another like it in Australia.

They're not a pretty car, this one is destined for the scrapper once we've salvaged the bits we want off it.

Here's some pics, it's not quite like anything else.







These seats are MK1 Golf / B1 Passat dimensions.



13 x 6 ATS Phone dials (NOT FOR SALE !)

[Peter Jones]

[Jace]

Woah, heater vents in the steering wheel!!!!!1!


I do like those seats though.

[Jarred]

You collection of VW's obviously has its own gravitational effect, and is attracting more vw's!

[huss]

That thing is U G L Y it ain't got no allaby its UGLY

[phaeton]

Welcome to the forums Nelson

Where are you from ?

Congrats Pete can't wait to see the final result

[greasykitchen]

Yep - it is kinda ugly, though it does seem to have sort of odd charm to it. Other than its ugliness, what makes it only worth scrapping? It seems in decent condition. Is it the 'Go Sailing' sticker?

[Peter Jones]

Basically we're after the gearbox, wheels, seats, brakes and some of the suspension bits. If someone wants to save it speak up soon.

This came from e-bay and we were bidding against scrapyards anyway (you can tell from their history) if we didn't buy it it was getting crushed anyway.

We'll grab the bits we need and the scrapper will give us ~$200 for the remains.

The car is a private import from South Africa, motor needs a rebuild and one CV is shot.

Dash and cluster would probably go into a B1.

Condition wise, it needs a repaint and a motor rebuild, can't see anyone bothering with it to be honest.

[Peter Jones]

Off to the scappers first thing next Saturday.

[Peter Jones]

The final voyage of Nelson, from my front lawn to my carport. The video doesn't do the smoke justice, I nearly suffocated.