Re: [Non-Scirocco] When was the first Rabbit built??

[scirocco.gtx@juno.com (Mark A Peele)]

Fact:

The first Golf (rest of world) was available in 1974.
The first Rabbit in the U.S. was a 1975 Model (late '74?)

Opinion:

I don't think the problem with Bugs was emissions, but more a problem in
meeting safety standards. 

Moving from the Bug to the A1 Golf platform eased production at Karmann,
as all of their product was now (in 1980) A1 chassis (Scirocco & Golf
Convertible).

Mark . . .
Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
Previous Sciroccos: 1981S (RIP), 1980S, 1975TS, 1975
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/marc.htm


>I recently came across a mention of a "1967 Rabbit convertible". I 
thought
>the Rabbit (Golf) was introduced by VW sometime in the 70s???
>
>
>Ilias

The Rabbit (golf I) 'Vert was introduced in 1980, acording to "Car Of 
THe Century", by JT Garwood. It went through 3 body designs that year 
only, due to leaking. The last of the Air Cooled (type 1) 'verts was in 
'80, but they all came into the country with VIN#'s that said they were 
79's. VW could have made the Bug pass the emissions bu cleaning up the 
exhaust, but by then they were committed to making the rabbit with its 
inexpensive flat panels, rather than the complex panels of the bug.

More info than you needed, huh?  I guess I coulda just said...'Er, a , 
its a misprint!'

Maybe its a 67 bug vert with a rabbit emblem...BUY IT! They're RARE!


                       CHRIS CHEMIDLIN

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          58 Type1 Ragtop, 84 Jetta GLi, 87 Foxwagen


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