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Offline Sam

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What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« on: 15 December 2011, 09:21 »
Just curious  :smiley:
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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #1 on: 15 December 2011, 09:30 »
Nothing, it was an all new design. The MKI Scirocco is based on the MKI floor pans.

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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #2 on: 15 December 2011, 09:42 »
Quote from: Horney on 15 December 2011, 09:30
Nothing, it was an all new design. The MKI Scirocco is based on the MKI floor pans.

Nick

I knew about the rocco, i'm talking about what car vw looked at and thought 'yes, thats the way forward' and designed the mk1 off the back of it.
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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #3 on: 15 December 2011, 09:44 »
Nothing I'm aware of, it was one of the first proper FWD boxy hatchbacks. The only hatch I can think that pe-dates it is the Talbot Sunbeam but that was RWD. The MKI Fiesta and MKI Astra followed later.

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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #4 on: 15 December 2011, 09:45 »
Quote from: Sam on 15 December 2011, 09:42
Quote from: Horney on 15 December 2011, 09:30
Nothing, it was an all new design. The MKI Scirocco is based on the MKI floor pans.

Nick

I knew about the rocco, i'm talking about what car vw looked at and thought 'yes, thats the way forward' and designed the mk1 off the back of it.

Wait a sec................................
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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #5 on: 15 December 2011, 09:49 »
Giugiaro designed it, neh VW
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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #6 on: 15 December 2011, 10:12 »
The beetle was old and needed to be replaced,

In the late 60's with Porsche design help VW come up with something that carried over some similarities to the beetle, this first concept was rear engined still but with a sideways mounted water-cooled engine and RWD.


I bring you the E266 concept



It didn't go into production. *phew*

Then a chap called Heinz Nordhoff helped design another prototype that has a hint of the Mk1 Golf we know and love, this now had a transverse mounted engine up front and FWD.

I bring you the E276 Prototype








Heinz Nordhoff later died and his car died with him

Then of course Giorgetto Giugiaro got VW on the right track by designing the MK1 Golf Which then started production in 1975









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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #7 on: 15 December 2011, 17:14 »
The arse is just a rear ended mk1



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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #8 on: 15 December 2011, 17:23 »
Hmm they look very much like 'Yugos' for those what remembers them!

I remember them too well, when they went under my grandad ended up with a warehouse full of them as he rented it to zastava or something.

But I digress....
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Re: What was the MK1 Golf Based on?
« Reply #9 on: 15 December 2011, 17:26 »
I want an E266.. There ugly but THERE COOL  :grin:
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