Was yours an A or B reg? The red one above is an early '84 A reg but this is an '84 B reg;
http://www.incisive-design.co.uk/edi...8/8v_gti_8.jpg
http://www.incisive-design.co.uk/edi...8/8v_gti_2.jpg
Its funny that pic was posted on pic threads on Edition 38 & VW Vortex. The ED38 guys thought she was a growler but vortex guys loved her.