Saw a rabbit diesel at an auction

[Fatmobile]

https://bids.aumannauctions.com/auction ... with-title

Bronze/gold colored body, with velvety, maroon front seats.
Dash looked good, not even real droopy above the glove box,.. very much anyway.

Glue-on wings soooo, one of those was missing a latch and taped into place.

Pretty sure the engine was froze up.
The upper timing belt cover was off and I tried to grab the cam with both hands and get it to move.
It felt very solid.
It was an '82 according to the auction but it had a B head.
Which usually means '81 with 11mm headbolts.
4-speed

The body was solid, a 4-door, obviously stored indoors, some surface rust on the rocker pinch weld in front of the rear wheel.
Floor pans looked good, even up near the front.
No one has put a jack under the pinch welds and smashed them.
Where the rear was bolted on looked/felt very solid.
I forgot to check behind the RR wheel.
Headliner looked great.

It sold for $2550. I was shocked.

[sgnimj96]

It's hard to believe the work people must be willing to do in hopes to bring back
some of these old, simple machines. Goes to show the declining popularity of what's
circulating the car market today.
I saw a "functional" 1.6d mk1 caddy on craigslist yesterday, $8K. Post is gone today.
Now I can't even find it in my firefox history, like it was all my imagination ha.

[Fatmobile]

If I ever get the '84 GTI TDI built and sorted out I plan to sell it.

I have too much put into (Pa)Tina to ever sell her.
Every time I find a rust hole I replace it with stainless.

I probably have enough parts for one more Rabbit build,
if I do build another one it will be a pickup.