Now, I'm not quite sure if any watercooled Volkswagen can officially be called a "classic" yet, but if there was one model deserving of the title, it would be the first generation Scirocco.
This 1979 model, owned by Tommy Vervoort of Belgium is certainly one of the cleanest examples of around.
Instead of going for the heavily modded street car look, Tommy's Scirocco is about preservation.
He's done a few minor upgrades, but overall the car isn't much different than it when it rolled off the assembly line in 1979.
The things that have been changed include the wheels – BBS RM12's.
The rings are 1" in the front and 1.5" in the rear to help fill the fenders. The car has also been dropped on Weitec suspension.
The engine is original, but a Power Sprint exhaust has been added for a little character.
The interior looks minty fresh, with leather seats to complete the
classic vibe.
Does anyone else think that is one of the coolest OEM steering wheels ever?
The dash styling looks great even to this day. Definitely classic material…
A few additional gauges that have been added – water pressure, oil temp, and vacuum.
The Scirocco was originally designed as a replacement for the Karmann Ghia, and with cars like Tommy's around, the first gen Scirocco is no doubt following in the Ghia's footsteps to become one of the most sought-after VW's ever.
-Mike Garrett
Photos by Kevin Raekelboom
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Very nice!
I've seen a couple lately, they seem to pop up again and that's a good thing, especially when it's well done.
Such a beautiful design. Penned by Guigiaro, the head designer at ItalDesign. They also did the delorean, the SVX, and the Veyron.
it just looks like someone :
1. really got passion for Sciroccos
2. love this girl more than his girl.
No Desktop pics of this car? I think we need some because this car is sick.
Great car, love a clean semi resto.
That image of the gauges stopped me in my tracks though. It's good to see a different angle and photographer thinking outside the box.
Wow, that is CLEAN. I like the idea of a water pressure gauge. You could presumably tell from the cockpit when you have a coolant leak.
Holy sexy, Batman!
One of the nicest "stock" I've seen in a while...
SO CLEAN!! AMAZING!!!
The Car is okay,the Wheels are shit,i prefere the originals
very very nice.
Wow, only 81 000 kilometers on a 31 year old car? No wonder it's so clean.
def love his girl more than his girl.
This is how to do up a car. Now all it needs is a stealthy, yet fully worked N/A original engine, and its done. thumbs up
seriously one of the most fun cars to own. any of the mk1 chassis VW's are a blast to mod and drive. good work!
another "youngtimer" classic watercooled VW would be the small taillight 1600 GTI (mkI) and the 1981 Oettinger version developed at the initiative of VW France with sported the oh-so-important-and-fancy-at-the-time 16 valves cylinder head.
Clean and professional look. Great!
Dear Santa, do want. Thanks in advance!
this car is OEM+ heaven, one of the finest examples of the marque, beautiful photo's too - yes you can call a watercooled Volkswagen a "classic" by the way.. always loved those 'lap' seatbelts too, with the reverse latching mech.. cool
very naice. always a fan of the Karmann-built veedubs.
sick
Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Wow, beautiful.
makes me miss the my scirocco... pesky electrical problems made me hate it lol but it was a nice car, this one is super sexy
fuking brilliant!!!!
really though this kid needs a trophy
I want MORE!!!
Sweet car.
Mk1 Sciroccos > Any other Scirocco model
As with the Golf.