Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Techno Classica: Volkswagen shows rare convertibles

Volkswagen uses the classic car show Techno Classica in Essen (30.3.-03.04.2011) the opening of the convertible season. The classical music department of the largest European car manufacturer shows the prototype of the first Gulf convertibles, open a few of the Type 34 Karmann Ghia, the Brazilian Puma as a roadster and coupe-like study of the Cheetah, which was once supposed to inherit the Karmann Ghia.

His debut is also the new Golf Cabriolet. Three of the food shown in exhibits come from the former Karmann collection which is now owned by VW. The food has to be seen in the prototype of the 1976 Golf Cabriolet I still not on the roll bar, through which the later model was nicknamed "strawberry basket".

The new Golf Cabriolet, the presale has just started coming, thanks to automatic extendable rollover protection as a series of vehicle without ironing. Another convertible at the level of the classic Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34 is - one built by the world's only 12 copies. The long-standing and successful duo Karmann Volkswagen had planned to bring the beautiful cars in 1963 on the market.

Problems with body stiffness prevented this, however. In this country, as rare as the great Karmann Ghia Cabriolet is the South American Puma GTS. The Roadster is based on Volkswagen technology, but was independently developed the same manufacturer and sold. Worldwide unique is the study Cheetah, with the Karmann forty years ago was, as one would imagine in Osnabrück, the successor to the Karmann Ghia.

The two-seater was drawn by Giorgio Giugiaro. Equipped with a boxer engine in the rear carriage, he made it but not to the production stage. This was later also styled by Giugiaro Scirocco, who in 1974 inherited actually front-wheel drive and water cooled engine the Karmann Ghia. Another model from the collection of Volkswagen W12 Syncro is the Classic.

This twelve-cylinder sports cars Volkswagen cracked ten years, ten records. Among them was among other things, 295.24 km / h world speed record of over 24 hours. The state of the One-21 enriched a rally Apal C: The buggy released in 1969 on the basis of a shortened Beetle chassis. Just in time 30 March is Volkswagen Classic with a new online site that connects an emotional online magazine with an interactive community for fans of classic Volkswagen.

Www. volkswagen-classic. de, visitors straight to the booth insights into the new Web site that spans the future a virtual roof over all official offers regarding classic Volkswagen. Who to 3 April Member of the Volkswagen Classic community will be added as part of a lottery chance at attractive prices.

Also this year, visitors from a photographer can be free in one of the classics or the new Golf Cabriolet photographed and take the printed image directly. Those who empower themselves at the coffee bar supports, tasty way to "Bulli educational aid" - a campaign that promotes AIDS affected children and young people.

(Ampnet / jri)

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