1979 · 🇩🇪 Germany · 75 hp
The Mk1 Golf Cabriolet, designed by Karmann and launched in 1979, outlived the hatchback by a decade. Sold until 1993 with a reinforced bodyshell and distinctive padded rollover bar, it became a quintessential 1980s open-air European compact, particularly popular with the 1.8 GTI engine.