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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 12:58 PM |
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Mk1 Golf questions
Hello
I have a Mk1 Golf, it is stamped 5/76 on the radiator support panel, I have a few questions......
Is this an Australian made Golf or an Imported car?
Is there any way to know, if it is an Oz built car to determine its place in the 1976 production run, as it must be an early car?
I could not find any other ID tags under the bonnet,
Thoughts?
Thank you
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type3kid
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 03:04 PM |
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mate you'd most likely be best hitting up the watercooled site,
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 05:16 PM |
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As above, but I'm pretty sure all '76 Golfs were Australian assembled. It'd be an LS, right? German built Golfs didn't come in till '77 and were
badged GLS. I think the plate would also say manufactured in West Germany or something similar. '76 was the first full year of the golf in Oz.
Nice choice of cars by the way - got any pics?
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 05:29 PM |
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Thanks guys,
Yes its a 1.6 LS in Automatic,
I've had it a few years now,
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 05:30 PM |
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The bumpers are off a later model Golf, when I got it, it had the earlier chromed type bumpers but they were all rusted and dented, these were the
only ones I could find locally at the wreckers.
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 05:35 PM |
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Yeah a good set of chrome bumpers is worth a lot.
They're fun little cars to drive and there's not many around these days - an endangered species!
I recommend the watercooled forum as there's a good community of MK1ers there with plenty of knowledge and can be a good source of parts.
Cheers! 
EDIT: Here's a coupla pics of mine just for the hell of it. Like yours but 2 door and manual, stamped 9/76.
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 05:39 PM |
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posted by greasykitchen
Yeah a good set of chrome bumpers is worth a lot.
They're fun little cars to drive and there's not many around these days - an endangered species!
I recommend the watercooled forum as there's a good community of MK1ers there with plenty of knowledge and can be a good source of parts.
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Sounds like I need to get over there and ask some questions before I let it overheat and self destruct then.
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| posted on November 4th, 2009 at 07:07 PM |
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posted by desh
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posted by greasykitchen
Yeah a good set of chrome bumpers is worth a lot.
They're fun little cars to drive and there's not many around these days - an endangered species!
I recommend the watercooled forum as there's a good community of MK1ers there with plenty of knowledge and can be a good source of parts.
Cheers!
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Sounds like I need to get over there and ask some questions before I let it overheat and self destruct then.
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Yes do.
'76 Golf
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