In South Africa, Volkswagen built a Mk1 Golf called the Citi Golf ... stiffer and lower suspension than the standard Golf, upgraded brakes, a subtle red trim to the grille, and 13” wheels.

There was the Renault 4 and 16, and the Austin Maxi, but it was the arrival of Volkswagen’s Golf in 1974 that started ... black plastic wheelarch extensions and a red pinstripe around the ...