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Type: Classic and modern cars
- Period: 1970/1980
- Country: Germany
- SKILL: 3
- Model Dim. 15.2 cm
- Box Dim. 345 x 242 x 60 mm
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The Volkswagen Golf is an iconic vehicle designed and produced by the Wolfsburg car manufacturer. It was first introduced in spring 1974 and immediately became a highly successful commercial product. The first series (1974–1983) offered leading-edge technical capabilities to a very receptive consumer market of that period, including a water-cooled front engine, front-wheel drive, solid and robust bodywork, and a functional but equally attractive design. The high quality-to-price ratio was the real “competitive edge” that made the golf so successful, however. At the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1975, the sporty version of the Golf GTI was introduced, which incorporated the high-performance 110 HP 1,600 cc engine. The following year saw the mass production of the Golf GTI, and in just two months, it achieved notable commercial successes in many European and non-European countries. The version used by the German police during the 1970s and early 1980s was symbolic of everyday life during that period.