Rakentaja Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The last model from 2020. Not perfect, but passable. The spark plug wires are missing as shown in the picture but I am not going to add them to it. The roof is removable, the picture shows the roof open and closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo1303s Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 very nice looks just like a friend of mines !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Nicely done, first of the revell cabs I've seen built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Very nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Great looking build. The instruments look good as does the rest of the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Whalen Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Nice build of a Mk1 Cabriolet! The cabriolets didn't suffer from the same quality control problems as the VW Rabbits as they were all built in Germany. You still see them on the road today as they were built for a longer time than the MK1 hatchbacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jim Whalen said: Nice build of a Mk1 Cabriolet! The cabriolets didn't suffer from the same quality control problems as the VW Rabbits as they were all built in Germany. You still see them on the road today as they were built for a longer time than the MK1 hatchbacks. Correct Jim, they we're all built by Karmann, I was working at Volkswagen-Audi when they produced a Mk2 prototype, I forget the reason it didn't go into production, the Mk1 was kept into production until the mk3 came along, the mk1 hatchback was produced in South Africa until 2009. Here's the mk2 prototype Edited December 30, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, GeeBee said: Correct Jim, they we're all built by Karmann, I was working at Volkswagen-Audi when they produced a Mk2 prototype, I forget the reason it didn't go into production, the Mk1 was kept into production until the mk3 came along, the mk1 hatchback was produced in South Africa until 2009. Here's the mk2 prototype The reason I was told the mk2 cab didn't get made was they were considering the corrado for the cab since it was built in the same karmann factory as the mk1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, stitchdup said: The reason I was told the mk2 cab didn't get made was they were considering the corrado for the cab since it was built in the same karmann factory as the mk1 No, the prototype mk2 was produced in the early 1980's, the Corrado wasn't released until 1988, the mk1 cabriolet received a slight face-lift in the mid 80's, so the Corrado wasn't even on the scene, but I'm sure it was more than likely down to cost that the mk2 cabriolet wasn't produced. The reason why the Corrado wasn't a great seller was price, it was priced in the Audi price range, and it felt more like an Audi product than a Volkswagen, I had one for a short time as a company car, j found it very claustrophobic, although the 1.8 supercharged was a pretty quick car, the Corrado cabriolet prototype was produced in 1993. Edited December 30, 2020 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakentaja Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 23 hours ago, milo1303s said: very nice looks just like a friend of mines !! 23 hours ago, stitchdup said: Nicely done, first of the revell cabs I've seen built 21 hours ago, ChrisR said: Looks great! 20 hours ago, GeeBee said: Very nice build 17 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! 16 hours ago, espo said: Great looking build. The instruments look good as does the rest of the interior. 16 hours ago, Jim Whalen said: Nice build of a Mk1 Cabriolet! The cabriolets didn't suffer from the same quality control problems as the VW Rabbits as they were all built in Germany. You still see them on the road today as they were built for a longer time than the MK1 hatchbacks. I am very happy with your comments. I think it would have improved, but if I had better models built next year. Happy New Year 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Great looking VW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Stunning job on this! Very nicely detailed. I still see these quite often on the roads today, the engines were bulletproof and I think the body's were galvanised for rust prevention. Darn good cars these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeBee Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, doorsovdoon said: and I think the body's were galvanised for rust prevention. Darn good cars these. Volkswagen didn't galvanise the bodyshells until the mk3 came out,I believe the Later cabriolets had wax injected into the cavities. Edited January 9, 2021 by GeeBee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, GeeBee said: Volkswagen didn't galvanise the bodyshells until the mk3 came out,I believe the Later cabriolets had wax injected into the cavities. ah, ok. I new they were rest protected in some way, or at least rust treated better than anything the UK was producing. My 1990 Audi 80 was galvanised, didn't have a spot of rust on it, one of the best cars I've ever owned. It got squashed by a Polish truck driver not checking his blind spot, that was a scary day! I miss that car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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