1981 Volkswagen - Rabbit

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1981 Volkswagen Rabbit L, finished in Royal Red with a tan interior. Replaced this Rabbit's factory-fitted engine with a 1.6-liter turbodiesel 4-cylinder that Volkswagen briefly made available in the early 1980s. Other modifications include a 2.5-inch exhaust system, 14-inch wheels from a second-generation Golf, and a reupholstered headliner. The full list of modifications made to this Rabbit is provided below.Service records shown in the gallery detail some of the repairs and maintenance recently performed on this Rabbit. The tie rods were replaced and an alignment was performed in July 2021, and several components in the suspension system were changed as well.Unquestionably one of the most significant cars in Volkswagen's history, the original Golf arrived in America as the Rabbit for 1976 to replace the Beetle. Early models were imported from Germany but later cars were built in Pennsylvania. Sales in the United States ended in 1984, though the convertible variant remained in the Volkswagen range for another decade.Power comes from a 1.6-liter turbodiesel 4-cylinder engine, rated at 68 horsepower and 98 lb-ft of torque. It spins the front wheels via a 4-speed manual transmission.

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