Heeeeeeeeey.

Just bought another Mk1 Polo

Pictuuuuuures-

Interior is in very good condition, just needs a good clean :)

its a '77 manila green, one of my favorite old vw colours

1093cc engine, its very tired but i have a spare from my red polo

Shell has around 55 thousand miles

I'm the 4th owner, last owner had it for around 4 years

Its generally a very solid little car .. tatty around the edges but nothing unexpected

Plans are to restore it to original condition, i dont want to modify this one in any way at all as i'll leave any mods for the white one instead ^_^ Until i begin the restoration, it will be hibernating in a garage somewhere, probably for another year or so.. i'm just too inpatient when it comes to cars so had to buy it as it was close by and the perfect base (colour/year/model/condition) i want for a resto.

Edited 11 March, 201214 yr by Gamu

MK1 whore.

Nearly as bad as Higgo and his dad

Sick colour!

thats nice glad your gonna restore it not a major job either by the look of things very nice look after it

MK1 whore.

only slightly :)

Nearly as bad as Higgo and his dad

if only mine were as mint

thanks for the comments guys :)

i managed to give the interior a quick clean today, its preeetty mint

Headliner is a goodn

has the original door shut stickers still in place and dealer sticker

:)

I'm loving the 110mph speedo The interior is really mint, the front seat cloths could do with being pinned down at the back but other than that it's lovely. Might also you could probably get that dealer sticker reproduced.

Cheers matt :)

will get the interior straightened during the resto, may even have it reupholstered as i found someone on german ebay who supplies identical repro material, and i will be getting all the stickers reproduced :)

Edited 12 March, 201214 yr by Gamu

love it!!! will be one if not the best around after you done the resto

well done mate bought a gem there.

regards

thanks derbyloo

Sooooooooooo

I took bumpers/trims etc off and gave it a good polish this week, i dont think it had been polished for a few years

alot of the cars paint was basically white, heres the c pillar before-

aaaaaaand after-

and the car after a good few hours of cleaning/polishing/loving

Its now ready to go into a garage for a deep hibernation, basically no more updates for a year or 2 until i begin restoring her it won't be a minor restoration though

Sounds like an amazing plan, my gold GLS has gone into long term hibernation, just having fun with the mk1AFH at the moment.... even tho I'm now pulling it apart.

Love it... so good polishing up.something like that and bringing it back to its former glory!!

Sounds like an amazing plan, my gold GLS has gone into long term hibernation, just having fun with the mk1AFH at the moment.... even tho I'm now pulling it apart.

:) your gls, along with andys 77 is a slight inspiration for me I'm trying to enjoy my white mk1 (895 beast!!!) but constantly finding more and more little niggles to sort out

Love it... so good polishing up.something like that and bringing it back to its former glory!!

Cheers dude :) Yeeh and strangely i enjoy buying cars which need a bloody good scrubbing so i can instantly see a difference since my ownership

Yeeh and strangely i enjoy buying cars which need a bloody good scrubbing so i can instantly see a difference since my ownership

Last year there was a really dirty MK2 Ranger for sale for like £600, someone bought it, washed it and then sold it for £200 profit

:0 mint iv just got myself a mk2 loon as a runabout so may see u about soon everytime u see u in white one makes me want one more and more ..top job :)

Very, very nice, I love this dashboard, it's remember me my youngness

Please sell this to me. I have a 1.4 turbo just begging to nestle in that engine bay!

Love the number plate: pimp

cheers guys

Please sell this to me. I have a 1.4 turbo just begging to nestle in that engine bay!

Love the number plate: pimp

haha, makes me not want to sell you it even more! she aint getting anything other than a 1.1 in her bay.. however.. my white polo will be a bit more imaginative

:0 mint iv just got myself a mk2 loon as a runabout so may see u about soon everytime u see u in white one makes me want one more and more ..top job :)

cheers dude :) -what you done with the passat then? you wont be seeing this one around for a long while yet

nice work mate, shes a beaut

cheers dude -what you done with the passat then? you wont be seeing this one around for a long while yet

Ahah the passat was nearly dead anyway so i scrapped it in but I'm defo starting to like the older vws better I'm in love with the mk2 I'm driving atm . Would love to get a mk1 .. At the rate you are going you are gunna have most of them lol :)

My favorite colour for a mk1 ... looks awesome

man i loved that polo was looking to get it but it sold would of loved it as my first car, hope it comes out nice

Cheers guys :-D

man i loved that polo was looking to get it but it sold would of loved it as my first car, hope it comes out nice

thanks luke, to be honest its not ideal for a first car, it needs quite a bit of work, nothing structural but if i used this as a daily it would be rotten within a couple years so its more of a restoration project :)

Ahah the passat was nearly dead anyway so i scrapped it in but I'm defo starting to like the older vws better I'm in love with the mk2 I'm driving atm . Would love to get a mk1 ..At the rate you are going you are gunna have most of them lol :)

Thats the plan :-D

Edited 5 June, 201214 yr by MattLoaf

Hi, been a few months since the last post on your thread. Do you still have the green polo? I've been looking for a 1977 manila green mk1 for a long while now... If you ever think about selling on, please let me know and I will make sure it goes to a good home.

No intention to change it, just want an mk1 daily for the 12 mile drive to work.

Yeh i still have it mate, I've stored it in a garage at the moment so no updates. Its not really ideal for a daily, it needs work, its solid but a couple years of being a daily and it wouldnt look too pretty... which is why i'll be restoring it come october hopefully to get it ready for some 2013 shows... This one really is a keeper for me :) too 'rare' to let go, i know i'd regret it straight away, another manila should pop up sooner or later though

Nice - i hope the "PIMP" suggestive number plate is not indicative of the plans for the car.

Good luck with it.