MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: VC on February 08, 2011, 02:08:37 pm
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well i've been promising to do this for a while now and finally got around to scanning in the magazine feature of my bug (so please excuse the quality :ashamed:)
She totalled a bill of £55k to build, could do a standing 12 second 1/4 mile and harvested trophies where ever i took her :love:
...and yes... that is jonny smith the fifth gear presenter on the last page :wink:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fposter.jpg&hash=f1be9d443a0d7cf8c5fbe77ce0e0a26b663ce116)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fpagezero.jpg&hash=9505f5c2dbaf77219efcbca379a4cf167d83339c)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fpageone.jpg&hash=89f1dbcca51d25e5ff426aa93ec1b020a1f93276)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fpagetwo.jpg&hash=73d1db58711a7ee318c74f467fe174bfafe75c0b)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fpagethree.jpg&hash=dcbcb584b5f5a57e907d0f88c188056c4b70ac11)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fpagefour.jpg&hash=1956d43e3992128e53780ba3bf81b80b673f0d0d)
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...and then came the house fire that nearly killed me and my family.
We lost everything (no i wont discuss it so please dont ask)
..which included my baby
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Ffire.jpg&hash=fdfc4e217836ee98cac4f164bf943227fa658b17)
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after a few years now of trying to get back to making the decision of what to do with her ive finally decided i cant emotionally keep her to restore and so she needs now to be parted out to build someone elses dream
the bottom half of the car is still fine, i'll shoot some recent shots of her as she now sits and add them in the next day or two
hopefully she'll live on in some way in someone elses ride :sad1:
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Flippin Hell, mate! Glad you and the family are ok! Car looked awesome :drool: Is the engine still ok?
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u and ur family are safe thats the main thing pal
its gutting to see
hope she makes sum1 as happy as she made you
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That was one hell of a car :drool: , such a shame it got wiped out :sad1: but at least you and yours are still here to tell the tale! :happy2:
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thats how i have to see it, we lost everything (including the mint golf gti cabrio parked next to it) but we survived :smiley:
as for the bug, the roof is gone as you can see, although that image is about 5 years old now, the engine although undamaged and complete has sat in the back of it ever since
i used to only bring her out for shows or on dry sunny days which is one of my biggest regrets as i wish i had have used it alot more now that ive no longer got her
the parts that are left are still valuable but i think i'd rather cut her free in one go rather than face chopping her up considering our history :ashamed:
like ive said some more shots will follow, and she is open to offers once youve seen them although i will sort a for sale thread to do it properly... i can deliver her too
the only other shots i have of her are these:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fbug5.jpg&hash=06d653456205a8fca6dfa69858438da44128c66e)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fbug4.jpg&hash=19fc48fbe815b6e00b5b471f87b9873622a605aa)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fbug3.jpg&hash=e0c46760e6e3552e97fa1e83ee3f4cd66871519e)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fbug2.jpg&hash=c48336fb1dd6b82f369c3d38900402797485ff12)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FBug%2Fbug1.jpg&hash=c5c69aec8298dbf27e33997017c68520567d6d8d)
obviously all my other shots were lost in the fire so even the build photos of which there were hundreds are gone too, all i have are the above and memories... although if for a mad coincidence you ever saw it at a show and took a shot, id be very interested in seeing it although i know thats unlikely
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Woah, that's one helluva story man - heartbreaking as well.
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Woah, that's one helluva story man - heartbreaking as well.
you can see now why scanning the mag would explain more than i could type from the top of my head? :drinking:
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Thats soul destroying :sad1:
Did look absolutely stunning.
But as said above - A car is replaceable and your family isn't
Unwards ond upwards :drinking:
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:surprised: :surprised: holy cr@p dude!! such a shame!!
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Jesus! What was the cause of the fire, I completely understand if you'd rather not say, just curiousity! Main thing is, you and your family are still alive.
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the main wires to the house popped out from the rear of the fuse box, auto-ignited and lit the house, took 16 appliances attending in relay and 8 hours to get under control
we had mere seconds to get out upon discovering it
smoke alarms. check them, get them in your loft space too
...thats all i want to say or go into :happy2:
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Bloody hell sat here in shock reading bout the fire..least you and your family got out safe
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the main wires to the house popped out from the rear of the fuse box, auto-ignited and lit the house, took 16 appliances attending in relay and 8 hours to get under control
we had mere seconds to get out upon discovering it
smoke alarms. check them, get them in your loft space too
...thats all i want to say or go into :happy2:
Cheers, damn good advice as well that. We all think, 'Oh it'll never happen to me', but how wrong we can be.
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Dude u know my thoughts :sad1: I will pm u a pic of my first bug how it is now after lots of dodgy work it's dead :sad1: all I know is mate I am so glad you got out
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Shocking story dude!! :sad1:
Can't even begin to understand what you must have gone through!!
What was the deal with Jonny in the pic then?
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Shocking story mate :sad1:
But to Echo what others have said I'm glad to hear you and your family all survived. :smiley:
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Me n jonny go way back, not seen him for a few years now he leapt from magazines to tv but we used to hang at dub shows, top fella :smiley:
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Me n jonny go way back, not seen him for a few years now he leapt from magazines to tv but we used to hang at dub shows, top fella :smiley:
Ah nice one! Yeh met him at Goodwood in 2009, nice fella! :happy2:
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They do say if it doesn't kill you it can only make you stronger. :notworthy:
Nice wheels mate just a shame about what happened.
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That is a truly heartbreaking story and everyone's worst nightmare i'm sure.
That is also one of my dream cars as a small lad growing up, I would have one as a project now if I knew what I was doing lol. What a beauty she was!
It will be such an inspiring story to see her restored back to her former beauty, keep us posted!
I for one am going to check my smoke alarms in a min.