Mk1 VW GOLF (1974-1983)
n the early 1970s Volkswagen was in trouble. The market’s appetite for rear-engined economy cars was dwindling, while fluctuations in Germany’s domestic currency, the Deutschmark, had made the Beetle too expensive. When the Beetle’s safety was called into question, it was the final nail in its coffin; VW needed a hit, and fast. Amid a sea of saloons, and new best-sellers including the Ford Escort and Opel Kadett, the Mk1 Golf, introduced in
