First MR2 I've seen without a sunroof

[Tiger Tim]

Hi all,

Spotted this MK1A for sale in Ireland. Only one I've ever seen without a sunroof. Must be an early MK1A. Left hand drive.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/carparts-for-sa ... ?offset=17

[Quigonjay]

saw the thread title and naturally assumed it must be a jdm import then but obviously not if lhd

[Ben]

Yep, all UK mk1a's were sunrof equipped. Shame it's in such a state really, could have been an interesting project for someone.

[Tiger Tim]

Pics are very poor. Hard to know how rough it really is. For that price its probably not great.

Tim

[oukie]

It might not be to bad, the front wing looks solid, also with it not have a leaky tbar or sunroof drains that lead into the chassis it might be more solid than most.

[elbon50]

Could be a good basis for a track car project

Less weighty than other models

[emrrtwo]

not seen many, spotted this one for sale in France too
note the manual windows in the pic too

http://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/771556895.htm

[oukie]

The French mk1 is a rare beastie, it's also the lightest mk1 you'll find. They never sold the mk1 in France officially, it's incredibly difficult to even register a mk1 in France. My dad did it but with a UK spec mk1b, it took him 18 months, go to the international section of imoc and read his post in the France section.

[Lauren]

Could be a good basis for a track car project

Less weighty than other models

Not wishing to be pedantic, but the weight saving over a sunroof model is negligible in the scheme of things.

The MK1 is a comparatively heavy car to start with. I guess being LHD reduces it's value too.

To put it into perspective I bought an early MK1a for £350 in better condition than that one. Yes, sure it's in Euros so cheaper and even though I bought my one ten years ago, prices certainly haven't increased, so it makes this car look expensive IMO.

[crazylegs]

I wonder if my silver mk1a tin top is still out there?

[LimeyMk1]

I wonder if my silver mk1a tin top is still out there?

Have a look here Kev: https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

I guess it doesn't have the plate that's in your garage pic anymore.

[mk1 dal]

Could be a good basis for a track car project

Less weighty than other models

Not wishing to be pedantic, but the weight saving over a sunroof model is negligible in the scheme of things.

The MK1 is a comparatively heavy car to start with. I guess being LHD reduces it's value too.

To put it into perspective I bought an early MK1a for £350 in better condition than that one. Yes, sure it's in Euros so cheaper and even though I bought my one ten years ago, prices certainly haven't increased, so it makes this car look expensive IMO.

Hi , prices have gone up and 350 wouldn't get you a engine anymore , expect to pay well over 3000 for a good mk1 and over 5000 for a low mileage minter . One sold for over 5 grand last week with 60000 on the clock . 250 pounds is nothing for this car .

[elbon50]

Could be a good basis for a track car project

Less weighty than other models

Not wishing to be pedantic, but the weight saving over a sunroof model is negligible in the scheme of things.

The MK1 is a comparatively heavy car to start with. I guess being LHD reduces it's value too.

To put it into perspective I bought an early MK1a for £350 in better condition than that one. Yes, sure it's in Euros so cheaper and even though I bought my one ten years ago, prices certainly haven't increased, so it makes this car look expensive IMO.

Hi , prices have gone up and 350 wouldn't get you a engine anymore , expect to pay well over 3000 for a good mk1 and over 5000 for a low mileage minter . One sold for over 5 grand last week with 60000 on the clock . 250 pounds is nothing for this car .

That's interesting Gary

My car might be worth something after all

[elbon50]

Some folk are passionate about tin top Mk1s

Ollie said that he has two

One that he's using & one "tucked away for a rainy day"

[Lauren]

Well, it's certainly good to know that MK1 prices have stabilised, if indeed that is the case. Definitely a move in the right direction.