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Chassis n° 46125
Coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand
5.350 cc
8 In-line
140 hp
Cité de l'Automobile - National Museum
Schlumpf Collection
17 rue de la Mertzau
Mulhouse - France
July 2013
Red 1953 Jowett Jupiter - MDG 475 - seen at The Footman James Classic Car Show Manchester 2015, held at Manchester's Event City.
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Golf 1
Despite several commendable attempts, Volkswagen was unable to come up with a true replacement for the highly popular Beetle at the end of the '60s.
That changed with the arrival of the Golf in June 1974. This compact, medium-size model, designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, broke with the Volkswagen tradition of an air-cooled rear-engine. It was replaced with a transversal water cooled four-cylinder engine and FWD. Similar to the Beetle, its forerunner, the Golf also became an example for the competition.
This was even more the case with the arrival of the GTI in June 1976. With its 1.600 cc engine and Bosch K-Jetronic injection the latter developed 110 bhp, and for its time, produced breakneck performances, with among others a top speed of 182 km/h.
Two months later Volkswagen brought another revolution with the Golf Diesel : that of the small, high revving diesel engine. It would be years before the competition would be able to come up with a satisfactory answer.
1.093 cc
4 In-line
50 hp @ 6.000 rpm
Vmax : 140 km/h
In the Spotlight : Volkswagen Milestones
29/01/2021 - 28/03/2021
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2021