US bumpers on 1978 GTI
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US bumpers on 1978 GTI
Anyone knows more about euro Golfs equipped with US bumpers?
PS: I installed sidemarkers and Rabbit emblems


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Yes, no doubt.dubboy said
The US didn't get the GTi until the Westmoreland Rabbit GTi in 83/84. Even then it was a de-tuned version with EGR and cat for emissions.
This is a genuine 110 HP, 4 speed, GTI, the only difference from other 1978 M.Y. GTi are the US bumpers.
My car was manufactured in April 1978; in the same month the Rabbit production was transfered to North America. Is it possible that some US spares (bumpers) were used for a limited european edition?
The only other euro GTI with US bumpers in my knowledge is the one in the Italdesign/Giugiaro museum, do You know more?
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GTI1978 said
Yes, no doubt.dubboy said
The US didn't get the GTi until the Westmoreland Rabbit GTi in 83/84. Even then it was a de-tuned version with EGR and cat for emissions.
This is a genuine 110 HP, 4 speed, GTI, the only difference from other 1978 M.Y. GTi are the US bumpers.
My car was manufactured in April 1978; in the same month the Rabbit production was transfered to North America. Is it possible that some US spares (bumpers) were used for a limited european edition?
The only other euro GTI with US bumpers in my knowledge is the one in the Italdesign/Giugiaro museum, do You know more?
To my knowledge US bumpers were never fitted to European models. It would have required another homologation due to the increased length.
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