Update December 2008
Although this little car was sold quite some years ago, i found some old pics and uploaded them. These pictures were scanned from old photos so the quality might not be up to scratch. scroll further down to see them.
1986 Volkswagen Polo 1.3 Coupe "Sprinter"
This little VW Polo was my first car, i bought it of a friend in real good stock condition, it never let me down and i had a lot of fun with it. It was a special version available only in Holland called "Sprinter" with 13" BBS alloys (not the spoke wheels), a sporty steering wheel, a rev meter, the double headlight grille and a "Sprinter" decal along the side.
of course i couldn't be driving a stock looking car so i did quite some work on it and spent some time in the junkyard looking for parts. this is how it looked like when i traded it in for my '94 Polo G40 Genesis, because i was looking for something a little faster.
Body
Repainted factory metallic blue
Plastic wheel arches removed
Badges removed
New OEM VW Derby Grille
Kamei grille spoiler
New OEM bumpers
Bonrath single wiper
Hirschmann 16V Antenna
Stock antenna shaved
Lighting
VW Derby headlights with yellow bulbs
Hella clear turn signals
UK right taillight
Suspension
Koni yellow shocks, stiffness adjustable
Apex 40mm lowering springs
Wheels & Tires
HB+ 6x14" 5 spoke wheels (found on holiday in france)
Dunlop SP Sport 2000 185/50 VR 14
Interior
Victor leather 280mm (11") steering wheel
Victor Shiftknob
Blue pedals
Engine
mostly stock, about 60 HP
Jamex airfilter
Twin Spark spark plugs
Peco Big Bore 2 muffler (loud as hell)
What it looked like before the major overhaul.
It had the double headlight grille, plastic wheel arches and lots of badges and stickers on the trunk. You can also see the "Sprinter" striping on the side, that's were it gets its name.
Before lowering with the previous wheels
With original shocks and springs, rolling on 7x15" ATS Cup wheels with 195/50 tyres. Man it looked like a 4x4 :) I Bought the wheels from a co-worker who had them on his lowered but stock looking Golf 2, loved that look and those wheels. ATS Cup rims were quite common in black back in the day, but these were in white and rare.
Unfortunately i can't find any photos of the state i bought it in.
Apart from the Victor steering wheel it was stock.
And finally a little paint shop pro work of my projected goal for the polo: shaved, slammed with widened wheel arches and those beautiful ATS Cup rims:
Thanks for watching, please comment and rate. please check out my other rides:
The daily driver, my pride and joy, my endless money pit: my lil' coupe
Lil' Coupe: 1994 Honda Civic Coupe 1.6 VTEC
The long term vintage euro restoration (not) project:
Grandpa's Car: 1976 Audi 80 GLS
What i traded the blue polo for. same size, twice as fast:
The G40: 1993 Volkswagen Polo Coupe 1.3i G40 Genesis Edition
