{"id":18214,"date":"2020-06-04T11:26:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=18214"},"modified":"2020-06-04T11:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:26:52","slug":"archives-vw-what-is-the-origin-of-the-golf-appellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=18214","title":{"rendered":"ARCHIVES VW &#8211; What is the origin of the Golf appellation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-1024x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4925\" width=\"454\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-1024x367.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-370x133.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-1040x373.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">When Volkswagen unveiled its Golf in 1974, a few months after the Passat sedan and Scirocco coupe, naming specialists were surprised because rumours from the brand&#8217;s management office were even evoking the names Blizzard in reference to the winds (like the previous choice for the Scirocco) and even Caribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_3-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_3-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_3-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_3-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_3.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">So it was Golf and many people gave this name to the Gulf Stream, current oceanic \u2026 However, the story is quite different !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOLFLIGNESAUTO-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOLFLIGNESAUTO-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOLFLIGNESAUTO-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOLFLIGNESAUTO-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GOLFLIGNESAUTO.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Hans-Joachim Zimmermann, who was responsible for purchasing under the leadership of the chairmen of the board of directors Horst M\u00fcnzner and Ignacio Lopez from 1965 to 1995, revealed the truth about the choice of this name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_2-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_2-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_2-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_2.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">At the time, he held both positions at VW and as president of the Wolfsburg Riding and Driving Club. One of his horses, a Hanoverian gelding, was rented by Horst M\u00fcnzner in the summer of 1973. This horse was named\u2026 Golf!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_4-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_4-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_4-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_4-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_4.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">A few days later, the president of Volkswagen invited him to discover the models of the project that will lead to the Golf. Hans-Joachim Zimmermann then discovered that the name of his horse had finally been chosen instead of Blizzard, who was holding the rope! &#8220;My horse was synonymous with high class, elegance and reliability. The fact that Volkswagen chose this name was a good omen! &#8220;he said much later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_website-1024x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_website-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_website-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_website-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zuschnitt_website.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PHOTOS VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMUSEUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>TO READ ON THE SAME SUBJECT:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-design-actualite-archives\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DxomDx2gPP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=11408\">ENGLISH- the Golf is 45 years old and Giugiaro tells us all about it !<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;ENGLISH- the Golf is 45 years old and Giugiaro tells us all about it !&#8221; &#8212; LIGNES\/auto\" src=\"https:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/?p=11408&#038;embed=true#?secret=feCFSa4JWR#?secret=DxomDx2gPP\" data-secret=\"DxomDx2gPP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lignesauto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LOGOArchives_BD-1024x367.jpg\" alt=\"L\u2019attribut alt de cette image est vide, son nom de fichier est LOGOArchives_BD-1024x367.jpg.\" width=\"518\" height=\"185\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Volkswagen unveiled its Golf in 1974, a few months after the Passat sedan and Scirocco coupe, naming specialists were surprised because rumours from the brand&#8217;s management office were even evoking the names Blizzard in reference to the winds (like the previous choice for the Scirocco) and even Caribe. 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