VW built seven million of these little cars for the whole world, and thanks to a strong and faithful fanbase, many of the best examples are still out there. When you do come across a Mk1 Golf ...

There was the Renault 4 and 16, and the Austin Maxi, but it was the arrival of Volkswagen’s Golf in 1974 ... time – on what they would call the Sport Golf. Their first prototype was in ...