I won't add Scirocco pictures here as it's a golf association!
But as already exchanged on the picture taken in Juni 76 for Automotorsport July 76 edition, we can see the "176" engine with all the specificities including the valve cover than.
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Same for the picture here (august 76 models???)
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On the "rallye Racing" from October 76, showing a camparison between Oettinger 1600 and Golf gti, we can observe that the Golf gti shown is also a true "176" car.
But as already stated with Andy before, on these PRESS (VORSTELLUNG Nummernschild) Cars, I still don't know why Wolfsburg Marketing dep. changed the ventilation panel for the newest 177 version.. maybe to show the people an improvement.
Finaly having observed 76' golf GTI (176 as much possible.. almost none remaining) and the "US" sister Rabbit with EE and EF from 76 ; I'm almost certain that the short GTI production planed end of 1976 year model in Wolfsburg has been planed based on EE and EF cars body and electrical caracterstics (wires color codes are also different right?).
This could explain why the injections parts are so much different from the following 177 GTI models, why the hooks are under the bonnets, why a welded support for the "EE /EF" deppresion system is behind the diagnose box(under the bonnet over Left Macpherson) why some additional control connections are there (blue connection over the injection metering plate).
The EE and EF cars, available for US Canada and Japan (?) begining of February 1976 were fitted also with K-jetronic, exaust gas recycling , catalysator and other. This to satisfy the strong emission rate asked for somes states as California in 75'.
And also, the hooks under the bonnet disappeared in 78 GTI Models. That's exactly the moment when the US assembly plant Westmoreland has to start to produce their own Rabbit..
