amanico
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VW Scirocco, do you remember?
VW released some nice coupés, the most charismatic being the Karmann Ghia, certainly.
In the mid Seventies, VW came back to the Coupé Style with the Scirocco, with different engines: 1.5, 1.6, 1.8...
The 1.5 came with the rectangular front lights and was quite anemic.
The 1.6 85 HP was a very good one, with its carburators, and the 1.8 had the injection and was called GTI, three magic letters, at that time.
When I was 19, my mother gave my her Scirocco, which had 120 000 Kilometers. A 1.6, 85 HP, then , but which was very funny to drive.
And quite robust, as I had to let it go some 5 years after with 290 000 Kilometers, not because of the engine, which still ran strong, but because of the rust which attacked all the parts of the bloody, at that point that I could see the road through the floor!
So, the VW Scirocco was my own first car, a car which I loved a lot.
I found on the net some pictures of it.
The first generation, from circa 1975 ( I am not sure it was not born in 1974... )
The GTI version:
And the restyling, which came in 1978, with the straight side lights which had been changed for curved ones.
The only thing I pested against was the gearbox, 4 gears only, but the engine was quite supple, with two phases... Up to 3000 Revs, it was ok, supple, but after 3000 revs, it started to be very nervous and got this exciting second breathe. Impressive.
Sweet memories!
Do you remember it? Did some of you drive it?
Best,
Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2014-08-08 06:01:25
VW Scirocco, do you remember?
VW released some nice coups, the most charismatic being the Karmann Ghia, certainly. In the mid Seventies, VW came back to the Coup Style with the Scirocco, with different engines: 1.5, 1.6, 1.8... The 1.5 came with the rectangular front lights and was ...
I remember
Corrado Only Scirocco I drove was being 8 then :) It's sad how some cars pass by only because of year we were born and we never have chance to enjoy em This Sirocco sure looks like fun and something that was response to Alfa of that years Yours D ...
Correct, it was a competitor of the Alfa Sud.
At that time, there were the Alfa GTV, too, and some great cars... The one I really wanted to drive, was the VW Karmann Ghia... But I was much too Young to test it! Best, Nicolas
Never driven the Mark I ...
.. but i remember my friend had his stored in my barn ... a 1.6 automatic (that's why i never tried it .. i think) ... I vividly remember the mark II ... when my parents decided to buy me a brand-new VW when i was 18 i asked for a Golf GTI 16V or a Sciroc...
How funny is that! I just ended a post on the Corrado.
I would disagree on the G 60... It had more torque, and was quite funny to drive. I had all the Corrados, yes ,the 3! :) Best, my friend. Nicolas.
Strangely that first Belgian G60 ...
.. must have been a very lame one :-) ... but it was the exact car as tested by 'Le monitor automobile' in those days and they reached 240 kph on the counter where i was able to only manage 200 after really pushing ... then it stopped ... . I also remembe...
My father had a 1977 in metallic blue...
...that was fun to drive. They had a really distinctive look for their time. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks for bringing back such fond memories! Emil
Fond memories...
My dad had a charcoal Scirocco GTX in the mid 80's, which I wasn't allowed to drive due to it being too costly to insure for a young man of under 25yrs old. He described it one day after owning it for a couple of weeks, as being "exceedingly quick getting...
Fond memories are the great part of these old cars.
We are certainly many to have done some silly things with our first cars... I have a truck of excellent souvenits with this one. Thanks for your feedback, my friend. All the best, Nicolas