Mk1 Audi 80 Wanted ( 1972- 1975 )

[Coxy]

Originally Posted by mcapachey

Just got the mail regarding the gold one...............thanks................am very interested...........i will take it..............she will be restored !!!!!!!!!

if it's rusty, walk away! Trust me, you won't find spare parts for them!
Unless you're a competent welder and fabricator then hold yer fire until you find a rust free one (or one with not that much rust on which can be repaired). They are about and do pop up from time to time!

[pimpdriver]

PM Tarka on here, he might sell one.......

I don't know if his are Ser2 or Ser1.

Ser 2 are better anyway!!!

[mcapachey]

Just found out that the gold Audi went to the scrappy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....................dear me !..............looks like, I'll never ever going to find one..............the sage of missed opportunity goes on !

[pimpdriver]

hopefully you can see why it went to the scrappy, it was held together by rust!

Series 2........

[mcapachey]

I would have saved it..............i have bought rustier cars than that..........(admittedly, they were dagenam rust buckets though).................will have to keep looking

[Tarka]

Mine are both B1s but one is a facelift so it looks more like a Typ81 (is this making sense)? You can get B1s with round headlights (so the first edition) right up to 1977 in the UK. Mine is an R reg.

If I let one go I know I would regret it, as its always worth having a spares car. Doors, bootlid interior parts etc are all the same. However, when I finally get going and decide which one I want to finish, then I'm more than happy to supply parts from the broken one.

My dream is to amass a huge haul of early 80 parts and supply the whole of Europe - but as usual, space is a problem.

There is a kiddie looking to sell his great uncle's Mk1 at the moment - think its for sale on here. I registered my interest for it in its current state (no MOT no repairs etc) for a fair price - not wanting to rip anyone off. I'm certainly not going near it when the inevitable scene tax is added. Bits are so hard to find for these, that selling a polished turd for £1k just isn't fair on whoever buys it.

[mcapachey]

Maybe a few club members could link up with the clubs in Germany...........visit a few of their shows.....network for parts.............etc.....broaden your horizons and network base

[Tarka]

There are a few German clubs that I am in contact with. Funny bunch tbh (not ha ha either)! Anyway, here's a link to their GTE club.

http://www.audi80gtgteclub.de/

If you did want to get one over from the Fatherland, I'm happy to help with language etc, I also have some good contacts who know the ins and outs of bringing stuff back.

[mcapachey]

thanks for the link, although i had already joined up with them from February this year...............they promised to invite me over to their June event, but never heard from them............I know how funny them lot can be.......I use to live in Germany for 3 years...................they're not as bad as they seem though....just a bit picky !

[Tarka]

Where did you live? I was in Heidelberg for 18 months, in Oberstdorf for a year and then around Stuttgart for a while too. I'm often over there with work now, but only for short trips.

The only problem I have with sites like that one is their denial of anything other than the GTE. Its a bit like some of the Quattro sites that are around. Thats why I like CA so much, there are loads of different models but real interest across everything Audi.