1984 Volkswagen Scirocco "The General"

I bought this car in 1998 from a guy in Dover, who was the second owner. The first owner was a pilot with the USAF (who lived in Rochester, apparently). I saw this old Scirocco sitting on the lawn with a for sale sign - paint all faded, interior torn up, running on 3 cylinders, exhaust leaking, bad tires, etc. It was love at first sight. It was a 1984 Wolfsburg Edition Scirocco, with original Mars Red paint and a factory 4k transmission. Pretty sweet combination. It took 6 months or so of working with my dad to get the car on the road, and along the way my brother and I nicknamed her "The General" because the color of the paint before we compounded and waxed it reminded us of the General Lee. Over the years, she went from bone stock daily driver to my modified toy that got driven only in nice weather. She currently wears brand-new-from-the-factory 14" GTI snowflake alloys with 195/55 Dunlop SP 8000 tires, has Neuspeed sport springs, weighted short shift kit, early Rabbit 4 into 2 exhaust manifold and 2 into 1 exhaust downpipe, Techtonics stainless steel cat-back exhaust, european ignition distributor, and big valve solid lifter JH cylinder head with g-grind camshaft and heavier valve springs. She flies. Unfortunately, my baby has been off the road for the past few seasons. I started a few little interior projects on her that are unfinished (lack of time, lack of proper motivation).