My Sciroccos
2/2009: Progress continues on the Callaway. I've refreshed the suspension, rebuilt the turbo and taken care of some minor issues.
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9/2008:
I sold the 88 and bought a 1980 Scirocco S with a Callaway Stage I turbo. This car was originally sold in the San Francisco Bay area and had the turbo installed when it was purchased. I bought it from a guy in Colorado.
It makes me very happy to have a MK1 Scirocco. I love both generations of the car but I'm definitely partial to the 1975-1981 body style.
Here's the car:
Fall, 2007:
I sold my 85 Wolfsburg Edition and the 87 16V daily drivers, leaving just the 88.
In total, I have owned about 11, spanning the years 1975 through 88 - pretty much the entire life span of the the US model.
Check out the Scirocco forum at VWVortex.com for discussions about all things Scirocco.
I decided to return to the fold in December of 2004, after a friend sent me a link to an online article about a fabulously clean Cosmos Silver 1981 "S" model, a model I have previously owned. I picked up the 88 from a guy in Pottstown, PA and hope to bring it to "show" condition. It is in excellent condition overall, but I have a bunch of stuff in the works.
The 88 16V placed first in its class at this year's car show at Waterfest in Englishtown, NJ, scoring 87 out of a possible 100 points.
On display at Waterfest, July 16th, 2006:
Cincy 2005
The stable at the end of the summer. I sold the 85 and 87 (front and right):
