As a replacement for the beloved Beetle, it represented a departure from tradition and signaled Volkswagen's transition ... known as the Type 17. The Golf Mk1 went into production in March 1974 ...
The mk1 Volkswagen Golf GTI was far from the immaculate ... the Giugiaro-penned front-drive replacement for the 35-year-old Beetle simply hadn’t figured in the plans for a car introduced to ...