VW Golf MK1 (KAMEI & ZENDER) Tuning from the 80's [HD]

Описание: Volkswagen Golf 1 Kamei X1 tuning company GTi Cabriolet 80er

Music: Mike Moore Company - Safari Park (1986)

The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 is the first generation of a small family car manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen. It was noteworthy for signalling Volkswagen's shift of its major car lines from rear-wheel drive and rear-mounted air-cooled engines to front-wheel drive with front-mounted, water-cooled engines that were often transversely-mounted.

Die Zender GmbH war eine Fahrzeugtuning-Unternehmen, das von Hans-Albert Zender gegründet wurde und von 1969 bis 2008 existierte. Das Unternehmen kooperierte mit Ford, VW, Fiat und Opel.

Motorsport and KAMEI – it’s always been a fascinating and successful partnership. Especially in the 1970s when the name KAMEI was causing a sensation at racetracks around the world, sponsoring up-and-coming drivers such as Keke Rosberg, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Ari Vatanen. Following on from KAMEI’s beginnings in the Formula Super Vee Europa race series, the legendary KAMEI Golf burst onto the scene in 1977 – unmistakeable with its garish red, orange and yellow design.
Packing over 175 bhp at just 750 kg, this racing GTI was the fastest Golf in the world. It could go from zero to 100 km/h in well below seven seconds and achieved top speeds of around 220 km/h. Experienced pilots such as Bernd Renneisen and Mira Lochmann were able to pass even the truest of sports cars. The competition didn’t stand a chance.

Almost 20 years after company founder Karl Meier presented the first Beetle spoiler in Geneva in vain, its fortunes were finally changing. In the intervening period, aerodynamic features had become massively popular in motorsport, and demand for them was also rising in road vehicles. In 1972, KAMEI surprised the world with its front spoiler for the Beetle, which was soon followed by further models for cars such as the Opel Ascona, the Passat and of course the Golf. KAMEI was quickly starting to branch out from the interior to the exterior.

Although KAMEI had established itself at the IAA in Frankfurt early on, it didn't attend the prestigious Geneva Motor Show until 1982. The new X1 range, based on the Scirocco, Golf and Polo and presented in pearl-effect white on a white carpet, was met with international acclaim. Over the next few years, the X1 body kits for the Audi Coupé, BMW 3 series, Ford Escort and Opel Kadett were equally well-received. At the time, standard vehicles still had sufficient capacity for such comprehensive visual and aerodynamic tuning. The first and second generations of the Golf in particular benefitted from the X1 range, which thrilled car and engine specialists alike. Karl Meier, who celebrated his 75th birthday soon after the X1’s launch, was delighted. Inspiring people to enjoy cars was his life’s work.