I had a 1976 gas Rabbit and a 1978 diesel Rabbit. Both were made in Germany. I got rid of the latter in 1986 after the monthly repair bills were exceeding what a new car payment would be.
Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian J White Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:38 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:43878] Re: Tyre (tire) sizes No Rabbits in the list because Rabbit was only a term used in the United States and Canada. The Rabbit was the Mk1 Golf. It had Girling brakes. Although, 1979 was the first year of US production of the Rabbit at the Westmoreland plant, but I'm sure 1979 was a mixed production year. At 22:50 2009-03-14, Jeremiah MacGregor wrote: I found the Girling website: http://www.girlingauto.com/en/index.aspx I looked through their catalog and found brakes for a POLO, (there were no Rabbits in the list): 6015003 [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> Brake Disc [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/config/profiles/65/custom/img/tdok_addArtComp arison.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/config/profiles/65/custom/img/tdok_merkliste. gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/config/profiles/65/custom/img/tdok_warenkorb. gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> 0 [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/en/22B99760A2A3D34C98D3C18AFE37F766182.srv?dl g=CtxCtrDocumentServer&action=GetArticleDocument&docId=680882&thumb=true> [] <http://webshop.tecdoc.net/ows/img/pixel.gif> Fitting Position: Front Axle Brake Disc Type: Full, Ø: 239 mm, Br. Disc Thickness: 8 mm, Min. thickness: 7 mm, Num. of holes: 4 This is the first entry on the page. The information is all metric. Maybe they did things in inches in the '70s, but Girling is metric now. So I sure if you bought a replacement the part would be metric. Jerry From: Brian J White <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 2:39:46 PM Subject: [USMA:43842] Re: Tyre (tire) sizes 3..I once had a Canadian spec VW Rabbit - 1979 and made in Germany. The front disc brake rotor had stamped on it its diameter in inches. Now it could be because this part could have been made in the UK or even the US, but unlikely. I wouldn't think that was unlikely. It was probably made by Girling in the UK. Girlings have been common for decades on Volkswagens and Audis. My Peugeot 405 Mi16 also had Girlings on it.
