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The Racing Volkswagen.(Escape Roads)
Byline: JAN TEGLER
Scirocco may not be a name that springs to mind when reviewing the annals of racing history. But racing is exactly what was on Volkswagen's mind in 1977 when it promoted its sports coupe as "The Racing Volkswagen.''
The car was successful in category 1 Trans-Am, as well as in the VW/SCCA- created Scirocco/Bilstein Cup series, which led to Volkswagen touting Scirocco as a "truly exciting, everyday sports car.''
The Scirocco's performance was respectable if not scintillating on the street. More significantly, the car helped transition the company from an air-cooled past to a water-cooled future.
The Scirocco first appeared in Europe in 1974, the product of a 1970 contract between Volkswagen and Italdesign for the design of two new cars on the same platform, the distinctively shaped Scirocco and the Golf/Rabbit. The Scirocco was the performer in the lineup, replacing the popular Karmann-Ghia as VW's sports car.
The Mk1 Scirocco was powered by a 1.5-liter water-cooled, carbureted engine producing 70 hp. By 1977 a larger 1.6-liter, with CIS fuel-injection producing 78 hp, was standard. Power to the front wheels was transmitted via a four-speed manual or a three-speed automatic transmission.
Mk1s are relatively rare and this 1977 Scirocco is rarer still. Owned by Ed Cain of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, the diamond silver metallic car was purchased new for $5,950 by Cain's mother.
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Source: HighBeam Research, The Racing Volkswagen.(Escape Roads)