The "lost" pair of Mk2 Storms that emigrated to the USA several years ago are alive and well!
It's been a few years in the making, but this past Saturday (7/14) at the Deutsche Classic car show in Pennsylvania, fellow SciroccoRegister member ThomasD and I were finally able to get *all two* of the known Storms on our side of the planet together for a meet & greet and photo op. As it happened, ours were also the only two Sciroccos to participate.
Mine is a Cosmos Silver "survivor" that was imported in 2012, and Tom's is a stunning Havana Brown that he personally imported the following year. Over the past ~5 years, we've each tried to keep our cars as stock original and true to their unique Storm heritage as possible, however, mine has been lightly modified with coilovers and different wheels. Both of our "unicorns" now lead pampered lives out of the elements and in the comfort of their dedicated garage spaces.
My Storm currently shows 166K miles on the odometer and, with the exception of the hood and cowl that had been resprayed sometime prior, sports original paint. As one might expect with 34-year-old paint, there's no shortage of "patina" in the form of fading, scratches, chips, and peeling clearcoat. Wheels are forged 15" Le Castellets imported from a Euro B3 Passat G60 that I had mirror-polished (we only had 14" Castellets in the USA, as there were no G60 Passats here, so these are somewhat of a rarity). My plan is all about preservation, up until I have acquired everything necessary to do a complete shell-up restoration. So far, I've done much more unseen work to the car in the name of maintenance and reliability than cosmetics.
Here is a teaser pic from our day, with more to come!
(Astute observers will note my incorrect front bumper sans headlight washers; I'm in the middle of refinishing the original set of bumpers
)A little about me and why I love this car:
I'm a certifiable VW maniac for over 30 years. I bought my first Scirocco, a 1982 model, in 1997 (still have it!) and a few more Mk2 and Mk1 Sciroccos have followed me home since then. I'd known of the the legendary Storms for years, but never thought I would see one (especially in America), let alone have the chance to own one - so when opportunity to be a Storm caretaker knocked, I jumped! I've joked that the Storm was the perfect gift to myself - "for the Scirocco nut who has everything"
Other than perhaps Tom's, I know I'm not going to see another one at an event or local Cars & Coffee. Also, Cosmos Silver is one of my all-time favorite VW colors.Comments and questions welcomed! And with that, I'll turn it over to Tom to share info and pics that he would like.
Cheers,
-Eric
Awesome photos Eric and Tom, maybe someday my black mk1 Storm make it out to Deutsche Classic 
