Got 2 roccos for Christmas!

[asbfooh at yahoo.com (A J)]

Toby , there are 2 mk2 models on ebay right now , one
is silver and one is bronze - Aaron in San Jose 




--- "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu> wrote:
> In an unprecented move, my parents supported my
> interest in cars by
> returning from their trip to Germany with two Mk1s
> which they gave me for
> Christmas!!!
> 
> They're both in pretty good shape; the silver one is
> a little banged up on
> the roof and has some red paint on the hood by the
> driver side fender.
> The lime green '76 is almost mint except for some
> imperfections in the
> windows.
> 
> Here are the specs:
> 
> 1976 VW Scirocco TS
> dual downpipe non-catalyst
> green metallic paint ("Viperngrun metallic")
> euro bumpers
> round headlights
> manual windows
> seats are green plaid w/black bolsters
> front and rear sway bars
> it's a 4 speed judging by the bellhousing shape
> chrome gasket trim
> side mirror on driver door only
> metal body
> 1:43 made by Minichamps
> one of just 4,016 made
> 
> The second car is a Scirocco GTI made in W. Germany,
> silver paint with
> dual front wipers and single rear wiper. It's a 1:87
> made by Herpa. As I
> mentioned it has some dings and scratches,
> particularly on the roof, and
> there are some red paint scuffs on the front of the
> hood by the driver
> side fender. It has a pretty serious camber problem
> at the left rear, not
> to mention the equivalent of about 6 inches of
> horizontal play at the
> wheels. Needless to say I won't be driving it at all
> as that would be very
> unsafe.
> 
> Even though I don't own a Mk1 (yet!) I have to say
> that these are really
> cool! If only I could get a lowered silver MkII with
> the 16v bodykit and
> euro bumpers; that would be sweeeeet..
> 
> In addition to the cars I got a set of craftsman
> 'bolt-out' rounded bolt
> remover sockets. They look like they might work
> well, but I haven't tried
> them yet. Are they any good?
> 
> Merry Christmas to all!!
> 
> -Toby
> 
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