Volkswagen Golf GTI

(Hardback, New edition)

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The V W Golf was planned to be a worthy successor to the venerable Beetle, a move that required dynamic thinking and a clean drawing board if Volkswagen was to continue to hold its position at the nucleus of top motor manufacturers. Where the Golf differed from the crowd was in the out-sourced design work of Giorgetto Giugiaro and his resultant distinctive body design, for here was the world's first hatchback. When Volkswagen launched the Golf GTI, over thirty years ago, it could hardly have known the impact its compact and sporty model would have on the car-buying public. Through an uncertain birth to its class-topping iconic status of today, rarely does a new model of car make a whole new market segment for itself but the Golf was the original hot hatch, a car that others would copy but seldom equal. Details of every mark of GTI Many archive images Covers cabriolet and hot hatch AUTHOR: James Richardson is a VW enthusiast of many years' standing. An avid collector of VW archive material, James owns and runs two Beetles. He works in marketing and has written several articles for motoring magazines. Resident: Cumbria. 294 colour photos

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James Richardson has had a passion for the Volkswagen marque for many years and currently owns both air-cooled and water-cooled models. His spare time is spent researching and writing about the history of Volkswagen and its cars. James has amassed an enviable hoard of archive material over the years and continues to search out material relating to all models of Volkswagen - resident Cumbria