For Sale: '80 Callaway Turbo Scirocco (long)

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Ben Harder)]

I just wanted to chime in to say that I went to look at this
car last night...

This car was a true enthusiast's Scirocco!

The car is incredibly straight and looks great... the interior
is clean, the headliner is perfect, and the engine is oh so
nice to look at!  The original Callaway kit pieces are still
all there, with the addition of some nice components...
I peered around the back of the engine and took notice of how
new looking the downpipe was.  No rust on it at all!
The engine looked to be very well taken car of.

The PO installed many custom parts.  There is a custom-made
lower tie-bar, a custom upper and rear tie-bar, and a completely
custom front sway bar with end links attaching to the control 
arms!  Oh, and the guy made a protective tray
that goes around the oil pan... it is very nicely done!

The car does, in fact, have ~86k miles showing.  I noticed
that there were Koni Yellow shocks, and it appeared
they were the adjustables... 


I would be more than happy to go back over to look at the 
car again for someone... and even if no one is interested I
may even head over this weekend to drive it and see how it
really is... if it drives as well as it looks then this
is definitely the needle in the haystack!

If my '80 wasn't so far along I would have bought this car
sight on scene!

Anyhow, let Daun or I know if you're interested... I would
really like to see this car go to another enthusiast as
it deserves.


Ben




--- Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Why is the timing so bad?  I just can NOT afford it right
> now.
> 
> This is the car Adam (Foxx in a box) posted about Friday. 
> I have written a pretty lenghthy description, posted below.
>  I also took a number of pics, which I can e-mail to anyone
> seriously interested.  This car would make an incredibly
> good starting point for anyone, or for that matter, keep it
> as is.
> 
> If anyone is seriously interested, e-mail me.  I would be
> MORE than willing to help someone in the acquisition /
> storage until Cincy '06 for free.  (PLEASE?!?!)  This car
> needs a good home with an enthusiast that will appreciate
> the car for what it is.  If I didn't have so many irons in
> the fire / financial drains at the moment then this post
> would never have made it to the list.
> 
> On with the description:
> 
> Car:  1980 VW Scirocco w/Callaway Turbo
> VIN#: 53A0076087
> 
> Exterior:
> Initial impression is that this Scirocco is in very good
> condition and has been someone's "toy."  The Indiana Red
> paint is a respray of the original color and looks good
> from a couple feet away.  Upon close inspection there is
> some "spider webbing" indicating the surface was not
> thoroughly prepped before painting.  There are a couple of
> small bubbles on the hatch lid, otherwise no rust was
> noted.  The usual Mk 1 trouble spots were inspected, with
> no rust found.  Both rear axle mount points and surrounding
> areas were found to be in solid condition with no evidence
> of rust.  The one weak spot may be the fact that the car
> shows minor evidence of being in a collision with damage to
> the a-pillar at the door mount point.  Also, the rocker
> panel under the driver's door appears to have been replaced
> and no rubberized undercoating was used in the repair
> paintwork.  This should be remedied soon as the paint in
> this area is getting thin with road dirt "sandblasting"
> away the paint.
> 
> The car comes complete with a black Zender (aka "S") airdam
> in good, un-cracked condition.  Headlights have been
> converted to H1 / H4s.  The wheels are an old-skool BBS
> mesh, 13", with Yokahama AV1-60s mounted with at least 80%
> tread remaining.
> 
> The engine bay is in average-to-better condition.  One
> vacuum line was noted to be unconnected and slightly too
> short to reach it's proper connection - easily remedied
> with a new piece of hose.  No rust was found on the strut
> towers, nor did there appear to be any frame damage.  There
> is some sort of aftermarket upper strut bar installed as
> well.
> 
> Interior:
> The interior is in extremely good condition, and is, in
> keeping with the rest of the car, very "retro" & original. 
> The side panels, carpet, and rear seats are all factory
> red.  (The rear seats are red "pleather" material.)  Front
> seats have been replaced with black Corbeau racing seats,
> the driver's side having a 5-point harness installed. 
> There is an additional speaker cutout for tweeters in the
> map pockets.  The headliner is very clean, and perhaps the
> crowning jewel is the UNCRACKED (black with woodgrain)
> dashboard.  The odometer reads 68k miles (or was it 86k? 
> Damn dyslexia.).  It is not known if the odometer is
> functional or not, see driving impression, below.  Black
> factory-rubber floormats with "Scirocco" in block letters
> are present, original equipment for the rear seats however.
>  The Hurst shifter does not appear to function correctly as
> the reverse lockout is not present.
> 
> The trunk was inspected and no evidence of collision damage
> was found.  There is an aftermarket tie-bar installed
> between the strut towers.  The carpet on the hatch cover
> has faded mostly to white from the original red.  There are
> speakers installed in the hatch cover, as well as some
> rather home-brew looking third (and forth?) brakelights. 
> There is also evidence of a trailer hitch attachment also
> having been installed at one time, but has been partially
> removed.
> 
> Documentation:
> The car comes with a binder that includes the original
> window sticker, (delivered to Autobahn VW in Dayton Ohio)
> as well as a price-quote sheet dated July 1985 for
> installation of numerous modifications mostly having to do
> with rebuilding the engine and installing the Callaway
> Turbo.  This work appears to have been performed in New
> Jersey, and includes a plaque (never installed in the car)
> with the shop's name.  (R&A or something, I didn't write it
> down, sorry.)  The Callaway installation manual is
> included, as well as the dealer service booklet (first
> service, for delivery, December 1981), owner's manual, and
> Bentley manual.
> 
> Driving impression:
> Let me state for the record that I did not drive the car
> due to several factors.  First, it was 17F outside and the
> cold start valve does not appear to be operating.  After
> some coaxing, the car did fire up and settle into a rather
> high idle.  The tach was not functioning, and the voltmeter
> did not show a charge.  Second, the racing seats do not
> slide far enough forward for my short frame to reach the
> pedals comfortably.  Finally, we had received a dusting of
> snow the night before and there was quite a bit of salt on
> the streets.  I did rock the car in it's parking place a
> couple times and clutch travel appeared normal with no
> binding or chattering.
> 
> I did get a "basement, low as I can go" figure from the
> salesman - if he can come down any further or not is not
> known.  His final price was $2750 (off of $3495) plus tax &
> title (title fee only if out of state.)  Contact Jim Welch
> at Chairo Auto Exchange - (937) 859-1971.  The car is
> located in Miamisburg Ohio, just south of Dayton.
> 
> 
> 
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
> '88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato 
> '96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.
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