Volkswagen stopped selling the Mk.I Golf, known as the Rabbit, on our shores after the 1984 model year, replacing it with the Mk.II which was badged as the Golf here the same as everyplace else.
There was one exception, however, in that the convertible version soldiered on. It lost its "Rabbit" name, but didn't pick up the "Golf" moniker to replace it, being sold alongside the newer Golf models as simply the Volkswagen Cabriolet.
Interestingly, the Cabriolet bodies were not conversions, but build from the ground up at Karmann's Osnabrück factory and fitted out with drivetrains, suspension components, and interiors provided by VW.
Starting with the 1983 model year and continuing through the end of production of the type after 1992, there was an annual run of special "Wolfsburg Edition" Cabriolets, like the Flash Red one seen here, only skipping the '88, '90, and '91 model years. Despite the name, these weren't built at Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, but in the Osnabrück factory alongside the other droptop Karmanns.
This one was snapped with a Nikon D700 and 80-200mm f/2.8 zoom lens in March of 2020.
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