Lookie what $200 got me...(little long)

[vwscir88@hotmail.com (brett cooke)]

now there's a "diamond in the ruff"! nice find!



So Sayeth The Hitman
'88 "stripe" 16v scirocco
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>From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Lookie what $200 got me...(little long)
>Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:40:28 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Well, folks - the next project was finally purchased last night. After 
>work, I rented a flat-bed and drove out to Stockton, Ca, which, if you 
>aren't familiar, is a bit of an armpit. It's about 2 hours from where I 
>live...here's what I got (the pictures aren't the greatest):
>http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jtoomasson/lst?.dir=/My+Photos&.view=t
>A '79 w/ a factory ragtop - granted, not in the best condition, but a solid 
>base - I'm planning a full restoration. Not necessarily to stock, but 
>near-show quality.
>
>The car has been with the PO for > 15 years. He says he spent $6000+ on it 
>between the body kit (which he says is Kamei) and the JH/FN rebuild (which 
>only has 15k miles on 'em)). It's also got some sort of sport suspension - 
>it's quite stiff. It's base color appears to be Diamond Silver though it 
>has "S" trim buried underneath all that bondo. And the nearly zero evidence 
>of rust on the undercarriage.
>
>The only things that really suck about it are the window seals are SHOT, 
>the windshield is cracked and it has that ghetto aftermarket A/C 
>installed...
>
>But, all in all, for $200 it ain't all that bad - it'll be a lot of work, 
>but in a sadistic-sorta way, that's what I want!  :D
>
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