Bathurst Mk1 GTIs?

**gtimk5** · 19-11-2006, 01:13 PM

it is a pity that the mainform of motor sport in this country has sunk to the level of world championship wrestling, by just promoting & protecting 2 substandard manufacturers[/QUOTE]

And egos too! Well put.

**Golf Loon** · 19-11-2006, 04:03 PM

I actually could have had a ride in this Golf last time I was up at Steves place, but it had run out of Petrol!!!

I`ll make the pilgrimage up there with a Camera and some petrol and post em up.

Its a mad car, Swallowtail 76, never road registered, was a race car from new. Has crazy injection system and some mad stress fractures in the body. Looking a bit sad these days, but the glory is still there.

**gtimk5** · 19-11-2006, 04:18 PM

Yes, Mullers had it painted up in the "Sprite cola" colours when I saw it. It hit the wall in practice at Bathurst one year very hard and you could see where it had been repaired. It would be great to restore it tos original deep red paintjob. Hillborn mechanical injection gives an induction noise like the racing BMW M3s used to make. Awesome sound, made the hair stand up on the back of my neck!!

And Loon, the slick tyre for a passengers seat isn't all that comfy either!!!

syncro · 19-11-2006, 04:29 PM

I have some photos

**gtimk5** · 19-11-2006, 05:11 PM

Thanks for that Syncro. That was the later paint scheme which it ran on the ABC thing the other week. Yellow with red

Golfboy666GTI · 13-12-2006, 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by gtimk5

Thanks for that Syncro. That was the later paint scheme which it ran on the ABC thing the other week. Yellow with red

I think you will find that the above pic is of the earlier paint job.

I have just come across an old Wheel Mag (Feb 1977) that has an article of this car in it in the above colours, also in the same mag it has a feature of the Wheels 1976 car of the year which turns out to be a Mk1 Golf.

**phaeton** · 19-01-2007, 04:39 PM

I know this is a tease but I have an article from Wheels (Dec. 1980) of the Lennock Golf racing at Bathurst 1000.
It failed due to a fire in the pits.

Great picture syncro

PS tease because I don't have a scanner, well its broken

**gtimk5** · 20-01-2007, 12:12 PM

I remember that fueling fire. It was about the only coverage it got on that years seven telecast. Buggers!!!

I nearly turned the TV off at that point....

**static1800** · 23-01-2007, 02:52 PM

so this car raced at bathurst? and the aussie touring car series?
technically now it is over 30 years old we can race swallowtails in the historic class?

**20vkitcar** · 07-03-2007, 07:54 PM

great to see such an interest in the old girl looks like i need to fire her up and do a few laps ....it was last used at oran park about 6 years ago and ran in the vw club of nsw sprint day...it was the fastest vw on the day its 1600 cc and handling showed a clean pair of heals against some hotty 2.0l plus bugs cheers ..gear days at goulbourn sound like a go? cheerds steve..ps wish it was whie again