So whos got one, past or present. Trying to ascertain numbers and current status

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[b]Registration number:[/b]
[b]Owner's name/forum name[/b]:
[b]Approximate location:[/b]
[b]Current state: [/b](on the road/short term off road/long term off road/scrapped)
[b]History (If known): [/b]
[b]Modifications (if any): [/b]
[b]Picture:[/b]
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Registration number: B765 BGP

Owner's name/forum name: Grungeisdead

Approximate location: Manchester

Current state: (on the road/short term off road/long term off road/scrapped)

Off the road at the minute after breaking something engine wise toying with an S3

History (If known):

One of the earliest 1300 Sport coupes in the country registered in February 1985, purchased for £5299.

It was specified with optional rubber side strips with Polo text.

Was bought in Wimbledon and was sold on to live in Wales for several years. Owned by a pair of brothers, the car was laid up for several years after one of the brothers bought a Mk1 Golf GTI.

I purchased the car from Brecon, drove it 174 miles to an MOT station as was greeted with a 3 page 40 item list of fail, 1 month later it was on the road for its first outing in 5 years, at VW NW show at Tatton Park.

Since then it has seen the following

HK was fitted with a Weber 32/34 DTML

Converted to Electronic Ignition

Fitted with 2 1.4 16v units on Bike carbs (both broke)

Fitted with a 1.6 AEE on Bike carbs (broke diff)

Fitted with a 1.6 16v hybrid units on Bike carbs (broke both)

Converted to a G40 and taken 4 thousand miles around Europe!

Modifications (if any):

Heavily modified, see links section for build thread and full spec.

Picture:

Links:

1985 Rally Yellow Mk2 Coupe S G40, 13 days, 10 countries, 4k miles, 2 polos

Edited 21 January, 201214 yr by grungeisdead

Registration number: B386 REH

Owner's name/forum name: Steve Morris/86C

Approximate location: Unknown

Current state: Deceased

History (If known): Unknown

Modifications (if any): brake servo conversion

Was my daily until October 2011 when a lorry decided enough was enough and she's had her time on this planet.

Had never been involved in an accident and was all original paint save for a small blow in on the NSR 1/4 panel up till then.

Also known dead:

Registration number: B36 GNL

Owner's name/forum name: crazybee(?)

Approximate location: Leeds

Current state: Deceased

History (If known): Broken due to not enough interest in it as a whole car!!!

Modifications (if any): ATS classics, lowered

Edited 22 April, 201214 yr by 86C

Registration number:

C Reg

Owner's name/forum name:

Dene4638

Approximate location:

VW Heaven

Current state: (on the road/short term off road/long term off road/scrapped)

Scrapped

History (If known):

Stripped for parts

Modifications (if any):

mk3 polo gt engine with stainless steel 4 branch manifold+ De-cat pipe with sebring backbox, some weaved pipe covers. triple chrome plated rocker cover + oil filler cap, push button start and fuel pump cut off switch. gas bonnet lifters, front upper and lower strut braces, lowered, new weller racing steel wheels 8x13 on rear with new 175/50/13 continental tyres and 7x13 on front with new 175/50/13 fulda tyres, flushed rear with push button boot release on dash, alloy pressed no. plates, custom front lights and indicators with eyebrow. tinted rear windows, custom iron cross mirrors, 3 point sparco harnesses passenger with mid release for rear access, momo daytona steering wheel, sparco pedals, wolfsburg: door pins, window winder handles, gearknob and tyre valve caps, relocated cd player to drivers side. very solid car, a regretful sale but traffic cops are an arse where i live and hate 17 yr old modified drivers so i now have to look for a more standard car.

Links:

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...=91617&st=0

Registration number: B736 XNM / Blondie

Owner's name/forum name: Heg123

Approximate location: ?

Current state: (on the road/short term off road/long term off road/scrapped)

Deceased

Modifications/History/Pics

Model: Volkswagen Polo Coupe S

Engine: 3F 1272cc,

Ported and polished head, poloace chip, high pressure fuel pump,

pipercross induction, 2 1/4" homemade exhaust system,

Gearbox: Gripper LSD diff in an CEG gt box.

Suspension: Front: KONI adjustable shocks set to hardest, golf gti mk2 springs one ring cut off.

Back: KYB S/R shocks, POLO GT springs.

custom made nylon bushes

Brakes: Front: VW2 calipers, 239mm vented discs, mintex racing pads

Back: standard

mintex competion fluid.

Wheels and Tyres: 13" opel manta wheels with yokohama A035 (for forestry)

13" opel manta wheels with yokohama A021R (for tarmac)

13"x 7" magnize alloy minilite wheels for show.

Exterior Styling: Coupe Black trim removed,

Cibie super oscars spot lamps,

Blue mud flaps,

quick release bonet pins

Finished in Rally Yellow

dura alloy sump guard

exhaust guard

side exit exhaust

filler cab moved to back pillar (opel manta)

Interior Styling: Cobra Monaco bucket seats,

Safetydevices G40 cup car rollcage

Passenger foot rest

Brantz rally timer

fire extinguisher

first aid kit

Tool box

Spare wheel holder (quick release)

rear seats folded down.

ICE and Security: pad locks on bonnet pins.

Comments: purchased the car for £30 as it was going to scrap. booked an mot for the end of the week and

got her to pass. Used it for a month before stripping down to bare shell then took 6 months

building her into blondie the rally car.

The car was ready on the thursday night before they rally on the sat night. so took it out for

a test. I liked it alot.

Then won the Rally Bro Preseli 2004 overall that sat night. not bad first rally first victory.

since then won every up to 1400cc class on the rallys the car has finished.

building a new engine with gk pistons ported & polished head and a newman cam.

some action pics

Links:

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...&hl=Blondie

Met a friend, first time they have met in 24 years after being born on the same production run on the same back way back when.

My car was born 90 cars or so before 86c's

B386 REH now rip :(

Edited 9 April, 201214 yr by grungeisdead

This sounds interesting... 14,000 miles, no pictures yet though and eeeexpensive! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-VOLKSWAGEN-...bb#ht_500wt_922

edit/delete this post when theres more info on it if you want

Here, I have found the pictures

Modifications:

Lowered around 50mm

ATS classics 7 x 13

Powerflow exhaust

Ashley Exhaust manifold

The exhast system sounded amazing by the way.

I have more pictures which i can put up later. They need resizing.

Love the rally pics

Hi everybody,

Yes...it was me that bought the car from Ebay (a copy of the advert is below I think and I didn't pay the £2500 he was asking for it !!)

Anyway...my family all think I am nuts but I always said that if a rallye yellow coupe s came up then I would have to buy it.

I pretty much looked on Ebay every week for 5 years but NEVER saw ONE single car in rallye yellow.

My parents owned one and it was the first car I drove after passing my test..there should be a picture of the car in 1985 (B522 WES)

So...I couldn't believe it when I saw the ad in May on Ebay.

After a week of negotiation, Frank (really nice chap) sold it to me and I arranged the car to be collected and transported up to where I live (in Fife, Scotland)

I have done a fair bit of work to it, namely 4 new tyres, and a set of the tarantula alloys ( these were the factory optional alloys at the time and it's all I wanted on the car when my Mum bought it new in 1985 but despite my pleas, she didn't see the benefit of the alloys !!!)

I work for a VW retailer and manged to get one of the technicians to service it.

The fuel guage seems a but temperamental but seems to be working after I filled it with fuel and there a few dings and dents to get sorted and also I need to get the idling looked at as the car runs at 2000 rpm until fully warmed.

Couldnt seem to find a panasonic or blaupunkt radio (the head unit was an option at the time but the car came with speakers and an aerial) that would have been similar to a 1985 unit but I fitted a unit which seems to work fine.

BUT....I get a big kick every time I look at the car and on the few times I have taken her out...people stop and stare...

I have a funny story if anone is interested about the car being seen in the street.

Anyway....let me know what u all think

Really nice to see this has found a good home, and hear of another Rallye Yellow, even if it might now be sadly deceased.

It looks really smart on the tarantulas .

Get a build thread up .

It doesn't look good for B522 WES .

The vehicle details for B522 WES are:

Date of Liability 01 08 2001

Date of First Registration 29 03 1985

Year of Manufacture 1985

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1272cc

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type PETROL

Export Marker N

Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Vehicle Colour YELLOW

Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Vehicle Excise Duty rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate £74.25

12 Months Rate £135.00

Thats the one I told you about many moons ago. Before Imperial updated the design of their website, that picture carried a reg plate. I ran it through DVLA and found it died sometime around 2003.

I'm guessing this would be a Rallye Yellow bready then?

Its on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1982-VOLKSWAGEN-...=item1c323c45bd

I'd say so. Very Rare to see this colour on a bready. Looks like lemon yellow from the outside as is faded, but definately Rallye yellow under the bonnet. I'd say that was beyond saving though with that rot under the rear window and who knows what else is hiding and what are they smoking with that price. Its worth £150 as it is. Tops.

Yes i did chuckle at the price! It would be worth saving if you could do it yourself, but not in terms of money at the end of the day. My breadys got the same rot under the rear window but on the otherside, but i've got a NOS vw rear quarter to sort that though.

Theres a few strange things with the ad, it says its left hand drive (i wondered if it was an import which could explain the colour), but then looking under the bonnet it looks all right hand drive to me, its says it has power steering too which has to be wrong! I guess thats just an unsure seller.

The rear Hounds tooth bench is in good nick though, if the front seats are the same they'd be worth having, there might be afew other good spares too. Not for £500 though!

Too early for Rallye yellow if memory serves. It's Lemon yellow.