Blast From the past - GTi Engineering 1988/9

Thought some may like to see an old GTi Engineering brochure I found in my loft.
It contained a price list from 1988/9 so I guess thats when its from and it also coincides with an invoice I still have for a service and a full Jetex Exhaust System from them in 1989. I still remember that drive back from Silverstone.

Happy Days indeed.

 

Are they still trading or did they fold? How/why?

 

nice to see this love the old BBS body kits there is a B reg like mine on there just not in alpine white Good find

 

Yes & no.

GTI Engineering was Richard Lloyd (RIP) [there is a tribute thread with some race cars on it], Brian Ricketts + others.

Brian Ricketts left to set up BR Motorsport.

GTI Engineering was later sold to BBR (Brodie Britain Racing), Ford exponents. The name stayed, and now exists as http://www.morego.co.uk (TURN COMPUTER SOUND DOWN IF CLICKING).

Here is today's GTI Engineering site: http://www.morego.co.uk/bbr-gti/gti.php

Really over time the meaning of it to the purist has diminished. Back in the day, these and a few others were the people.

 

There's more, 1988 this time.

 

Damn this is staggeringly good. Keep it coming

 

Interesting stuff indeed.

Do you think the "free pint with this issue" offer still stands?
I will start printing that page off to sell in the classifieds.

Does anyone know the identifying marks used by Brian Ricketts Motorsport? Have an 8v head with B R marked on it.

 

There is some history right there.

Swear there was a scirocco near mine that had those ATS style 27 on recently, never stopped to look.

 

This should help - RobT's 9A BRM 180 + stamps.

 

Not sure but I have a price list from 1988

 

And on................

 

Immense stuff, historical information on another level. This is when it was very big, people spending an awful lot of money on Golfs.

bones will be loving this info if he hasn't got it already.

Any more info you have on engine conversions would be fantastic.

 

The poor Mk2 wreck Iv'e just bought has loads of history and I'm sure there was some BR Motorsport Invoices amongst it all. I'll dig em out and post em up. IIRC there was also a quote from Brian Ricketts for some engine work ( a BRM 142 I think ). All from 1987.

Wait till you see the GTi Engineering price list from 1986 with some 1400 Mobile Phones!
and a 4500 Oetinger Conversion. I'll post that too.

 

Oettinger info! Brilliant. Can't wait.

And mobile phones

 

That Oettinger conversion is lovely - You don't see many of those about these days!

 

Continuing the GTi Engineering theme.
Here are some Invoices from 1988 for work done to my GTi.
Ive also included the price list from 2 years previous.
Check out the Mobile phones and the seat re-trims.










Car is no more unfortunately [:^(] Guy I sold it to introduced it to a very large tree.
With the Jetex System and a K&N it was running about 126BHP IIRC.

 

very very interesting!!! your car looked lovely. Must have been the envy of a lot of people back then

 

Cheers

It looks funny with such a high stance. I guess the Suspension mods were only just starting then and with a Sachs or Bilstien kit at 300 - 400 it was just too expensive for a lot of folk. The MiM rims were the envy of a lot of other GTi drivers but in a way they were a cop out compared to BBS.

I still kick myself to this day for getting rid of the Atlas Grey when I did. It had covered just 60k when I traded it in for a Tornado Digifant It wasn't as good IMO.


Swap over day.

 

Im loving this thread, cant wait to see what you add next! You must have more tucked away!

 

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