1992 VW Golf GTI Rivage Cabriolet. Limited Edition Golf GTI Mk1 Cabrio renovation. Classic car.

An introduction to my classic 1992 Volkswagen Mk1 Golf GTI Rivage cabriolet in blue with unique cream leather interior. We have owned this car since buying it used in 2005 and after a few years of being stuck in the garage it's time to bring her out into the sunshine again! This is such a fun performance VW which has already acheived classic car status - let's keep the classics alive!
This Golf GTI Mk1 cabrio will be one of the stars of the channel as we follow its future adventures. The other star is my VW Golf GTI 25th Anniversary (337 Edition) limited edition from 2002. The introduction to the Anniversary can be found here • My Mk4 Volkswagen Golf...
Please follow the renovation and car restoration on the channel and come with us to the shows as we get the Golfs back on the road and having fun.
All footage is captured on the amazing little Olfi action camera (doubles as dashcam) which can be found here (affiliate) www.olficamera.com/?ref=mark
Please comment, share and subscribe and join us as we develop the channel for all things VW over the coming months and years. Be part of it! Thanks

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Please check out the other star of the channel - The Golf GTI 25th Anniversary - here. Thanks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH6Xl4uFr5d5jdk

[@thevdubber6918]

Lovely mk1 I have an early 1980 model, I have subscribed and hope to see more videos on this beauty 👍

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Thanks for watching. The plan is very much to include more of the cars on the channel but having injured myself quite badly any manual work is having to wait unfortunately (hence so much detailing content recently) Please bear with me though as it will hopefully be worth the wait. Thanks again

[@thevdubber6918]

@@thegolfdiaries1123 thanks for the reply, I hope you get better soon mate and I look forward to more content, a point of view drive video would be nice to see in the cabby 👌

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

@@thevdubber6918 Cheers. The Rivage needs some mechnical work before she goes anywhere unfortunately which is what I need to get more mobile for. But yes, the plan is to get content out on the road with both cars...plus shows, viewer car features etc. Thanks

[@dervdave]

Another lovely motor 👍

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Thanks Dave

[@petesingh4891]

Hi mate, I’ve just bought a 1993 Sportline and I absolutely love it, always wanted one! That’s a beautiful colour combo probably even prefer it to my red and black hood. Just wanted to ask did you find or do you know of anyone who supplies the original badges? Enjoy mate hopefully drive past each other one day -cheers 👍🏾👍🏾

[@Cloudy67245]

I had one of these in 94 was best car in Ashington it was carjacked at some traffic lights. I had the chance of one last July for £5500 but was in penzance an didn't try hard enough to get it up home let it slip through my hands I've just been looking on market place and there 2 breaking but not much left have just done a deal with a guy for a 92 clipper 18 injection injection but its automatic automatic, just found your page

[@Cloudy67245]

Did they ever make a rivage on a H reg ? Because I've never ever seen one or heard of a one

[@scottrevell3326]

Hi Mark, another little gem of old school VW stashed away. Didn't realise so few were made! " how many left" ( google search) will help with identifying its brothers and sisters. Still the Anni is one of only 300 max so even more rare especially as yours is totally original. Looking forward to all you post👍🤙 Stay safe😷

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Cheers Scott. Truly appreciated.

[@scottrevell3326]

@@thegolfdiaries1123 Check out Vwgolf1 ebay account for your new/ old badges for the Virage, just bought some plate holders with a red trim for my Anni and hope it'll look like all the others now with a touch of red at the front.🤙

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

@@scottrevell3326 Nice one. Thanks for the tip, I'll check them out

[@maverick4177]

Putting the cloth interior back into it would be a good start, originality makes these or any of the late Gti or sportline cars worth the best money Bit of patina on a 30 + year old car isn’t as much of an issue as non standard or inferior parts fitted to them in my experience

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Thanks. I'm not sure I'll be changing the interior now as good original ones are difficult to find and we're not too worried about how much this one is worth as it's our fun car as opposed to an investment or a collector's piece. The other one is fully stock and that is the 'show car'...this one isn't as such.

[@chortlemk1]

You're missing the front GTI grille badge and the Rivage decals from the rear lower quarters.The steering wheel should be leather trimmed also. All GTI cabs came with MFA. Only the clipper had non mfa. Also it's not correct that all Rivage LTH were 95 bhp. Only very late ones in either cloth or LTH had the detuned catalytic 2H engine fitted. This was also fitted to late clipper models instead of the carbed engine. Most Rivages had the DX engine fitted here in the UK. Whereas the 2H was favoured in Europe and the states to comply with emissions regulations. The Classicline being the Rivages European version tended to be fitted with 2H. Yours looks really nice and the heated seats are brilliant in late Autumn a windblokker fitted, heated seats on and heater on you can still drop the top. Great summer cars.

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Thanks for watching and for the info. The GTI badge was broken when we bought it and hasn’t been replaced. It will be bought when I buy the full set. The steering wheel is leather trimmed and the Rivage decals are indeed there ;) Great little car in need of some TLC. We’ll get it there. Thanks again

[@Cloudy67245]

I will be putting a mk 2 gearbox in the ratio's are different i did it in my last one and you might not beleave me but the pointer on the speedo went all the way to the reset button witch is about 140mph

[@thegolfdiaries1123]

Sounds interesting, might look into that in time. Good luck with the car and thanks for watching. Lots of content planned so please stay tuned

[@Cloudy67245]

I've actually seen it .mentioned in another add on market place were it mentioned he had done wat I had said it lower the revs by 1000 makes go longer through the gears mine used to go to a 100mph in 3rd and used to bounce off the reser button, no joke I will try post my photo wen I find them

[@Cloudy67245]

I have a screenshot of it but don't no how to post it