Model: 1979 Mk1 Polo N

Engine: 895cc of anger

Suspension: Standard

Brakes: Standard

Wheels and Tyres: Standard

Exterior Styling: Standard

Interior Styling: Standard

ICE and Security: No even a hole for a radio, but I have some ice in a glass

Background info: After a Karmann Ghia fell through which I was meant to be getting from Kenya, I decided to look closer to home for an old school project. If I’m perfectly honest I had never looked at a Polo before, and had never seen a Mk1 in person. On searching the bay under VW Mk1, this orange Polo just stuck out like a sore thumb.

On further investigation I was 5 minutes away from it. It was a One owner mk1 Polo with a genuine 10,980 miles on the clock. So I stopped at the bank, grabbed some cash and took a drive down to see this car.

It was bought by the Father who loved the car, never driven on the motorway and always waxoiled and garaged. He pasted away and his wife did not know how to drive so the car stayed in the garage. At the age of 55 (I kid u not) the wife decided to learn to drive and used the car to see her friends and go to the shops. Again It had never been on the motorway. Being a new driver this is where the car picked up its only marks, getting in and out the garage was the problem, with small scuffs on all four bumper ends and rear arches. Luckily nothing was dented.
Unfortunately she also pasted away and the car stayed in the garage until their daughter decided to sell the house, and when finding her parents car in the garage put it on the bay of E.

Here is where I come in, on looking around the car all the panel gaps are spot on and there had never been any spray work done to the car, it still had the plastic on the boot carpet! The car started first time and even with the few scratches was in great condition. It came with a whole bunch of receipts, all bar two of the Tax discs, the original dealer pack with brochure and a 1979 Haynes manual.

A Deal was done I paid there and then, and drove it back to my office. This was probably the first time it had been on the motorway and on opening her up got to an rather rubbish 56MPH!

Plans: are to give the car a proper clean up, sort the paint issues, tidy it up around the edges and get the engine to give me the quoted 80mph.

The only mods that will be carried out are ones which are 100% reversible, no bodykits, no cutting. A new set of retro rims will go on together with a drop to stop me getting vertigo, and maybe some stickers.

I will update this thread as I go along.

Get some pics of what it looks like now you tease

Agree, pics of it nowww plz lol

Awesome!!
That Capri rocks too!!

Finally!

I have to say me and Tej recently cruised tround Kingston in our MK1's and it was awesome - some of the looks we got were classic!

The progress pics will be worth the wait this truly is a stunning little motor

Nice one man, was thinking of digging up the thread on e38 when you got it so thanks for the pics!

As above though, I wanna see what it looks like now...

LOL guys, dont know what you mean.....progress pics to follow.

The capri is my mates, 3.0l sounds awesome when you start it, i drove it round and i swear you feel like a king. People stop, white vans move out your way and everyone just smiles.

Keep us posted with the Mk1 yea yea yea!!

prefer dog farts colour mate, but it's still mint

Fookin minters! Nice one, like to see what happens with this.

sweet looking polo..........maybe we all might get to see it one day!!!!!!

Thats gorgeous! My favourite colour for a mk1 polo

That is mint!!! 10000 miles is amazing aswell. You could sell it to a fuckin museum if you wanted to!!!

Stunning - You just can't beat a bit of retro!

loverly and like the last pic looks very old shoud look good in black and white and sligthly scrached (photochoppers)

here you go, best i could do sorry


Thanks for all the nice comments guys, at the mo reading this post is making me get my ass in gear and finish everything off.

well as we had some half decent weather and i had a half day thought I'd get my polish out and give the interior the once over.

Heres a couple of pics, and proof that this car does get driven even of no one ever sees it out and about.

looks wicked. couldnt have been you i saw in it round hampton cos the one i saw had super wide wheels

you never know

lol this was months ago though

Tej you about on sunday?

Another weekend, another Update (see promised i would).

Refurbished my side slates, door handles, mirror (I'd done the bumper ends before). Got my black plates on and started cleaning up the engine bay.

and the most important mod.......CLUBPOLO sticker is on!

looks great have you got any whole engine bay poics and i love the std ness of it think its great to see a std mk1 as ther eeither rotten or modded

your gonna be upset though, mines modded although its only bolt on, bolt off mods.

yer there alright its things like spraying it mat black and that i just dont think its nice... what way is it modded ? pics? lol

just a slight drop, wheels. nothing too out of the ordinary. Pics coming soon.

What a lovely car, 5 stars for me. How many speeds does the heater have out of interest?

thanks for the comment. To answer your question the fan has '+ & -' so only two speeds, but it does turn off too. does off count as a speed??

Come on lad, get those snaps out

I love the colour!

Ste

On track for edition Tej?

yeh it's a speed, just a very very slow speed lol

well if this fooking rain would ever stop I'd be ready. had a test run on tuesday and still rubbing,

so its an all out assult this weekend.


not all bad news my trim items have come out great.

Really looking forward to seeing it

I think everyone is.

I still think he doesn't have one

Right been working on the car since this morning, and I'm glad to say..............I've GOT NO RUBBING AT THE REAR! woo hoo. SO the alloys are on and i even did a few laps of the Kingston race circuit. Now to set work on the front. Ill get some pics up tonight.

woo hoo!!!

cant wait!

Wheres the pic's (tounge hanging out)

You dont want pics, you can see it for real on the weekend.

Decided the grill wasnt up to scratch, and i thought it could do with a freshen up so I've masked up the grill and its ready for a spray, heres a pic, you can also see what pizza i ate. mmmmm

pretty good pizzas actually i had one an hour ago - not bad for buy one get one free!

Right I've taken today and tomorrow off from work so its full speed on, had a good and bad day.

Good things,
-The grill got painted
-Did some more work on interior
-The rear doesnt rub
-The front doesnt rub
-The bumper light got fitted (thanks Vic)
-The bumper end that had a hairline crack got fixed

Bad Things
-On adusting the back i burnt some paint off the arch
-The seat needs to be dropped to the trimmers
-The car needs to go to the paint shop in the morning, and i have to get them to turn it around within the day
-Not even started cleaning the car


So there is a big mountain to climb, and i wonder to myself 'Tej, you knew you were going to Edition, why did you leave all this too the end?'

al fun and games

oh here is the grill

sweet, looking forward to seeing this.

ooo you are being a tease

Quick update why i stop at home, i was up at 7. Car is definatly looking more likely to be finshed now then this morning, still loads to do and the thing that is so strange, i live near kingston and I've been up to Wembley and back for two days in the polo and I've not seen anyone!

anyway I've got loads to do and IF it all works ill be leaving here tomorrow to get to the show around 1pm, set up the tent and get the beers cold.

So if you spot me (its orange, you cant miss it) wave and once at editon come and say hello!

oh go on.


another pic...

Oi thought you were not going tomorrow? drive up together? Call me.

yup right I'm back from the pub. so ill be setting off from mine for about 10am. (hopefully)

The car is as finished as it will be so i look forward to meeting you all and finally you can tell me if my hard work has been worth it.

right well I'm about to leave for the show and i thought on a nice leaving note ill post up a picture, not a silly close up but a proper glimpse at the car, or course if you want to see it all you got to come to the show.

Safe driving everyone and ill see you up there!

true true pimping Tej.

Loved it.

Will get my pics of it up tonight