fossil(Noun) The mineralized remains of an animal or plant. fossil(Noun) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals. fossil(Noun) A fossilized term. fossil(Noun) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
The first Golf (VW internal designation Typ 17) began production in 1974, although it was marketed in the United States and Canada from 1975 to 1984 as the Volkswagen Rabbit and in Mexico as the Volkswagen Caribe.It was a water-cooled, front wheel drive design in a hatchback body style.ike its predecessor (the Volkswagen Beetle) the Volkswagen Golf Mk1 has proven to be influential. In continuous production since 1974, the Golf was one of the first widely successful front-wheel drive hatchbacks. In the USA, the Morris Mini, Honda N360 and Fiat 128 saw only limited success.
The first generation Jetta models were produced in Germany at the Wolfsburg plant and in Mexico, where the car was introduced in 1981 as the Mark 1 and known by the name Volkswagen Atlantic . The 1979 VW Jetta lineup included the Jetta 1300, Jetta 1500 GLS, Jetta GLi, and Jetta 1600 Diesel. The Jetta models were offered as a two-door coupe or four-door sedan with FWD (front-wheel drive) and a 4- or 5-speed manual transmission.