Re: SCIROCCO SURVEY for everyone

[gforbess@ibm.net (Gordon Forbess)]

>When did you first know you had to have a Scirocco for yourself?

Spring, 1975 when the first models arrived in California.

>What was it about the car that made you want one so badly?

I was a VW fan from the day I picked up my 71 super beetle in Germany.
Through the early 70's, some friends and I were into hotrodding air
cooled cars, and I learned to appreciate the German approach to
construction (easy to maintain, a 13mm and a 17mm wrench would take
care of 95% of the fasteners on the car, and parts were always
available).  The bug body was just lacking in "coolness" however.  I
was considering buying a Karmann Ghia when the Scirocco was
introduced.  I was looking for a car to keep and certainly hotrod as
soon as the warranty expired. The Scirocco was the perfect platform,
and in April of 1975 I took the plunge.  They were somewhat hard to
find, and dealers kept trying to sell me Rabbits and (yuk!) Dashers as
an alternative, but after a couple of weeks I made a deal for my car.
I wanted a silver one, but settled for lagunenblau.  No regrets.

Gordon
75 Scirocco/Drake 1.9

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