Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Audi, Gilford, NH
New models, old classics, whatever you want! 200 run
Production Date: 6/96
trying to find something like this for almost 15 years! Canada. Heading back home, I stopped at a deserted rest area
Click the image
Comments: 8v 2.sl0wT ;) Modifications: None as of yet. Base color:
We
CD holder, Momo
Owner: Kris Oldenburg
Only later did I found out that it was a factory car. of
Steering Wheel Style:
Lisa Weeks, St. Catherines,
People often ask if she couldn't decide on a color for her car- a common
Owner:
Production Date: 6/96
shipped from Utah to Kentucky! This Harlequin was re-painted all solid
There used to be a few around my AO, must’ve succumbed to that reliability factor which I suppose is a better fate than the 1st gen M3 I watched degenerate as it switched owners from pristine to a clapped out primered mess of a car sporting those god awful hammer wheels with the inverted spoke that thickened as it approached the barrel on the rim. Pistachio Green
Base color: Chagall
http://www.wagenwerks.net/wagenwerks.html. Production Date: 3/96
I guess they were sold off to private owners." Evergreen Auto Sales Center,
16inch color matched
Harlequin in my favorite color scheme.
I sill have Carnevale posters with the VW on it.
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VIN: 3VWFA81H7TM113453, #
Base color: Pistachio Green
Great Article here:
installed by the dealership?
The exception, of course, is if the idea man was actually Ferdinand Piech, who probably would’ve received an enthusiastic response from his staff even if he had proposed including a dead rat in each car. VIN: 3VWFA81H5TM113466, #
Owner Update: Natali Bravo, NY, NY
I'm working on a Harlequin FAQ, so if you have a question you would like to see
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just email him above for more info! Chagall Blue
Base color: Tornado Red
200 run
VIN: 3VWFA81H0TM113455, #
I’d always wondered what the hell they’d been thinking….
Transmission: Automatic
Base color:
Pistachio Green
Owner Update: Ruiz Verduzco Family, Concord, CA
Runs great. http://www.cosasdeautos.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/vw-gol-top.jpg. 200 run
Base color: Ginster
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
VIN: 3VWFA81H3TM113364, #
Production Date: 6/96
The VIN fits in the Harlequin range, and
Owner: Tomotyki
it has alloy wheels, and he provided one of the letters on my 'how many'
200 run
Car was sold on eBay
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repainted black, but the jambs and interior still show the Harlequin
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He’s owned an E63 AMG wagon, roadtripped across the US in a Lotus without air conditioning, and posted a six-minute laptime on the Circuit de Monaco in a rented Ford Fiesta. Owner: Jennifer Haney,
Jacob Ganshirt,
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from a very friendly couple Michael and Stacey Casuccio. Steering Wheel Style:
I’ve seen one rolling around Columbus, I can only imagine it’s Baruth’s. Owner (9/13): Travis Steward,
of
of
dash. Base color: Green
VIN: 3VWFA81H5TM113374, #
200 run
Steering Wheel Style:
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Comments: Ilka found the Harlequin registry in May, 2004. 200 run
Brandon McArthur, Halifax Nova Scotia
Base color: Ginster
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"Purchased in Chicago several years ago by my boyfriend. 200 run
Unkown, Langley, BC
Base color: Pistachio
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
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with 16K Miles on it. 102
Owner Update:
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Plamondon, Gatineau, QC, Canada
one of the first 4 for the US
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Comments: This Harlequin was owned since new by Lakes Region VW
Transmission: Manual
VIN: 3VWFA81H0TM113424, #
Base color: Red
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Production Date: 3/96
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I thought the car was super cool, as it had model specific interior fabric in addition to the paint scheme. city of Ottawa (province of Ontario). Newer
And that brings us to my favorite story about these cars, which — I admit — may just be untrue lore.
Yellow
Im the 3rd owner, previous was a mother and then her son
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Owner:
Owner:
Comments:
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and 40 more for Canada. Steering Wheel Style:
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Plan to
Chung
with or endorsed by Volkswagen AG or Volkswagen of America, Inc. http://www.wagenwerks.net/wagenwerks.html, http://www.sfgate.com/cars/myride/article/1996-VW-Golf-Harlequin-4673506.php. Currently investigating this Harlequin's placement in the production
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Sebastian Melette,
Love this article, thank you! forth owner of this beauty, bought it from original owner and had it
Jeremy Brown, on 12-4-10 in Marietta, GA. Steph's I got from VW Canada and it was their show car, at the Autoshow
parking lot, guy looked at my car and asked me: "Were you in Bismarck
friends and family. 2003 and I
Production Date:6/96
In many cases, Harlequins were purchased – likely with an immense discount, or in 1998 – by local businesses looking to stand out.
See also # 82 of 200 below. Fort Mitchell KY
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It was purchased
Shanshan Wu, West Haven, CT
VIN: 3VWFA81H1TM092678, #
Yellow
ticket. know I am the only Harlequin owner in florida.
Julie, and Todd, wearing appropriately colored T-shirts I might add! Older
Cup wheels (15x7 front and 15x8 rear), VMaxx coilovers, French fog
headlights w/ custom French yellow highbeams, and a Momo Benetton
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Production Date: 6/96
When I bought my ’97 Jetta TDI, my VW dealer had a Harlequin as a service loaner (probably because they couldn’t sell it). Owner Update:
Owner:
Transmission: Automatic
Thanks for keeping the roster of these unique cars! Comments: This Harlequin has Cruise control, factory 6 disc
in Greensburg, PA back in 1996! Melissa Cline, Seaside, CA
1996 in Langhorne PA. rotors, H&R springs/shocks, rear wing, Axis 17" TWS wheels, and a
Production Date: 6/96
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Comments: Brock purchased this Harlequin from the original owner,
Great car. Production Date: 6/96
Pictured
the left for a larger version. Yellow
"Well you can count
paid off. move another unit. 200 run
page. base color, or it was a car destined to be a harlequin that never had the
I also kept the car a 4 bolt to
Production Date: 3/96
Transmission: Automatic
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bought it from their church wrecked. Owner:
My
Base color: Tornado
Owner: Found on eBay, November
Update 3/2013: This was a free car that I just got this week from a
in the middle of nowhere in *South* Dakota. 200
Eventually, they were left with four — one from each base color — all of which had gone completely unsold for months. of
Car now has 146K miles. Owner (3/13):
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Jeremy Keaton,
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My LeMons team very successfully ran the HarleQuantum for a few years, http://jalopnik.com/5520010/and-the-real-winner-is, http://jalopnik.com/5519820/miracle-in-michigan-vw-quantrum-syncro-contending-at-american-irony-lemons. I
draw was held on the last day of the build - August 22nd, 1997 - and
20v that i am going to swap everything out of into this car.". The only thing I have done to it is replaced the stock wheels with
a nice stock harlequin. It can’t be THAT rare or Canada got more than that. a fire car that I am doing a restore job on. Yellow
Production Date: 6/96
Comments: Melissa has owned her Harlequin since 2001. 'Harlequin' decal on the windshield. Newer
Jim Roseland, Livonia Michigan
The Golf and Polo were available in the same four color combinations, as seen here. I knew a man named Craig who had the Harlequin. Production Date: 6/96
Production Date: 6/96
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Now is a great time to buy an SUV.
owned by Jacob in KY.
At its core, the Golf Harlequin was, quite simply, a multi-colored Volkswagen Golf manufactured only for the 1996 model year. It was
cars. Base color: Chagall Blue
Base color: Chagall Blue
off). 59
Base color: Ginster
told me go online and check today, I did, and look what I found. Comments: Factory cruse control, factory fog
He also provided me a
Roanoke VA 24019. Absolutely
Comments: "Bought this car January 1st 2009, It has 36,000 Original
My previous VW was a
one of two known here in the Lower Mainland of BC (with *possibly* a
For a 17-year-old car based on the Golf GL, it’s stunning they’ve found 107.
Base color: Chagall Blue
You Can Now Follow Oversteer On Social Media! 200 run
A sneak peek at the all-electric Ford F-150, Hyundai goes all-in with its new Ioniq brand of EVs. Mery DiRusso, California
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Mike, Yarmouth, ME
Base color: Pistachio
Comments: Harlequin with unknown run, Mexican VIN, located in
John H. MacLeod, Denver,
because Mike believes cars should be driven!! Newer
glory, and drive this car till the end of time.". I installed a brand new AC,
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It wasn’t just the Polo and the Golf. it!"
Patrick & Melissa Gronau, Bel Aire, KS
Randi: "Saw this car in 2006 at a used car dealer off of Rand
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Wheels are period 15″ Momo Idea items fitted new by the selling dealer. Patience paid off, as I now have a virtually rust-free
Production Date: 6/96
They
It now resides in Woburn, MA. My husband and I conduct radiological
I bought the car off Craigslist, I was looking forever
KY
Clarita, CA
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VIN: 3VWFA81H5TM064155,
When my VW die-hard friend told me it was a production car I literally put my hands on his shoulders glared him straight in the eyes and said “you are SH****ING me.”. Comments: This Harlequin has 15" TSW wheels, and as of 6/11/03 and
Chagall Blue
Allentown, PA has resurrected this Harlequin. Comments: "Purchased new by Robert and Lois Wolsch in 1996, in
Stephane Rodrigue, Thetford Mines,
Emily Benkert, San
(Thanks to Carl Fiorelli for those)
Traverse City, MI
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Comments: I've heard the rumor that many Harlequins sat around and
Alloys & a custom exhaust. One year after becoming Porsche Cars North America’s youngest manager, he quit to become a writer. The car now (June, 2005) Has RONAL Bear wheels, which Ian and Kelly felt
eBay)
Harlequin has no modifications, except, of course, a banana slug- the
Production Date: 6/96
Yellow
swap had 187,000km on it) and came also with Schrik Performance cams,
Comments: This car was listed on eBay in July of 2002. That store was Jim Ellis Volkswagen in Atlanta, Georgia, which – in the days before Gunther – was among the largest Volkswagen dealers in the US. 161
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"I started my search at the very beginning of 2006 for
Here's
Producing the Phaeton W12 at all. I just wanted to take the time to let you know that I am
one was Steph's first one of the line (see the top of the page), I lost
"Lenny Salasky, the owner of L&T Auto, a VW and Audi Salvage Yard in
This sounds like a job for Murilee, find a harlequin edition in the junkyard that isn’t just a patchwork of different Golfs. 34
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caps, so next stop is the tire store. Steering Wheel Style:
With automatic transmission, air conditioning, antilock brakes, and a CD changer, the Golf Harlequin listed for $16,730. Monroni Label at Jim Ellis VW back in '96. Gary Martin, Panama City, FL
VIN: 3VWFA81H5TM113337, #
Owner:
VIN: 3VWFA81HXTM062014,
VIN: 3VWFA81H6TM113458, #
200 run
Comments: None, Owner (8/13):
December 2009 on Craigslist.
Interest Based Ads Base color:
Yellow
Owner:
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Green
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John's Harlequin has over 200K miles and runs like a top! color bases someday. We have it listed for sale on Ebay Motors. VIN: 3VWFL81H4TM113484, #
It's a solid car with 91,000 miles on it. VIN: 3VWFA81H6TM113363, #
Comments: None yet, I plan to keep it pretty stock except
200 run run
VIN: 3VWFA81HXTM113463, #
A
Ontario
in 1996 (15MB)
Cynthia Powell, Kris Moore,
seen a Harlequin in person before, saw what good
I actually cross shopped them at Jim Ellis back in the day, but they were a hair out of my price range, so I wound up buying a purple saturn from across the street. Links
VIN: 3VWFA81H7TM113467, #
VIN: 3VWFA81HXTM113361, #
Owner:
Chagall Blue
Comments: "Its my 2nd Harlequin that I owned, first
rumoured third)... it's kind of a "love 'em or hate 'em car, and I love
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lucky to find this one locally. Click
Also this car was featured in June 2000 VWTrends. At its core, the Golf Harlequin was, quite simply, a multi-colored Volkswagen Golf manufactured only for the 1996 model year. VIN: 3VWFA81H0TM113329, #
Steering Wheel Style:
This Harlequin was lost in an
car on 8/25/00 with 77,000 Miles.
Steering Wheel Style:
CA. got it and the other is of its current state." will get you all my info and recent pics to update the registry. Owner:
Hopefully one day I can have one of each base
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If you own it, let me know! But still, the Harlequins were probably the craziest thing in Atlanta that year. Transmission: 5-speed Manual
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I have many more plans
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The result was that each car had four different colors on it: the base color (the color of the C-pillar), plus a series of swapped panel colors that always went in a certain order. {{calc.largestSizeAvailable.description}}, dessins Humoristiques et Bandes dessinées, Notices légales et protection de la vie privée. Comments: Bert refers to his Harlequin as his Bauhaus car,
Owner: Anza Graphics, San
job! Newer
panels swapped with other cars. Coquitlam RCMP and spent 3 years as a police liaison car, before being
Maybe everyone is seeing the same 3 cars? Owner: Ross Cupples (RossVW.com, formerly Rev. info. VIN: 3VWFA81H3TM113403, #
With manual transmission, a Golf Harlequin would have started at $13,725. Transmission: Automatic
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
version. 200 run
subsequently purchased by Ted. Owner Update ('09):
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eyelids & rear spoiler. Transmission: Automatic
ago. VIN: 3VWFA81H0TM113391, #
There were only four color combinations, each batch consisting of one of each. VIN: 3VWFA81H9TM113468, #
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One is when I first
Thanks for the background and the wonderful account of how the Germans “engineered” the colour changes on the Golf. Base color: Chagall Blue
One such special edition that went way beyond normal boundaries was the 1996 Volkswagen Golf Harlequin—a limited-run model with an eye-grabbing paint…uh, treatment achieved by swapping multicolored body panels onto a single car at the factory. It has a few dings, needs a CV joint, and needs
Charles, Mo. Jason Turcotte, Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Steering Wheel Style:
Steering Wheel Style:
Ross Cupples, (RossVW.com!) first Canada
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Rapids, MI
purchased this Harlequin 8/10/12 from Watkinsville, GA. Production Date: 6/96
coilovers, H&R spacers; Grille will be repainted Pistachio, as well as
Transmission: Automatic
a rear hatch latch replaced, but runs well. Transmission: Automatic
Steering Wheel Style:
200 run
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Been searching for a blue based Halrequin for the better part of ten
Comments: Submitted to the registry August, 2011. Julie Antaya, St-Ignace de
Those who can afford a new ride are in luck because there are some great cashback and lease incentives right now. VIN: 3VWFA81H4TM113393, #
Jose, CA
The Harlequin treatment was a $150 option. Production Date: 6/96
featured in a must-see photo by Alexis Fam Photography. Owner: Kim
Base color:
enjoys it, as I see it around town quite a bit! he said ok and 3 days
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One of them was about people who saw one in South Dakota, and then a few days later, saw the same one in North Dakota. Inside: Pioneer 6 disc cd changer and Momo shift knob/boot. VIN: 3VWFA81H8TM113445, #
Steering Wheel Style: Older
Tornado Red
Two days later I drove it to Ohio, where my Harlequin is registered with
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and was socked at the price. always keep site security up-to-date as to our whereabouts. Bought the car from Tarah Scherr back in December 2012, after a 10-year
Production Date: 6/96
Michigan
my email:
were produced (presumed to be 264), and to share information about various Harlequins out there. Yellow
Photo libre de droit de Golf De Volkswagen Harlekin banque d'images et plus d'images libres de droit de Clown. Still though, seeing the first Harlequin bombing down the Autobahn is something I won’t forget. It was sold again in May, 2008 and
It only had 38K original miles on it at the time of
VIN: 3VWFA81HXTM092775,
He used to be the president and event coordinator
Outside: Reiger ft & rr
My parents were both participating in the
Comments: "I purchased my Harlequin in Cumming, Georgia in 2011. with 40K miles on it, she now has 55K miles on her and is planned for
Owner:
Ok this is definetely uglier than the Juke. Newer
the license plates RAINBOW. Neuspeed Power Pullies and a cold air intake, the transmission has a B&M
Comments: Don't know a lot about the actual car...I saw it at the
BaT has featured one other Harlequin before, and that example had a VR6 swap. We begin, as usual, with some history. Transmission: 5-speed manual
Please enable JavaScript to engage in the discussion on this site. transported to Roxboro, NC It had major rust issues so I am currently
Production Date: 6/96
After 3 weeks of talks with the previous owner and
Production Date: 6/96
Owner (1/13): Mike Frechette, Roxboro, NC
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San Jose, CA
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Ceola
Owner: Kyle Wam
This was, of course, the hard part. Base color: Green
Base color: Chagall
has excellent interior (not even one hole!). ", Owner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VWGolfPinkFloydCloseup.jpg. It was for sale at $7,995 CAD. VR6 Conversion!!! The 1996 Golf Harlequin is one of the most limited production cars VW has ever produced. Here’s the pricing breakdown–$13,150 works out to about twenty grand flat in 2017 dollars. 2004
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Production Date: 6/96
finally bought it from VW with only 31 000 KM on the clock, and it is in
Chassis:CR7 rims 8" ft 9.5" rr, H&R coilovers, cross
Production Date:6/96
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A solid yellow Harlequin, Douglas sold his
friend in San Francisco. VIN: 3VWFA81H_TM113439, #
Descubre (y guarda) tus propios Pines en Pinterest.
CA in Oct of 1996. According to the data I've gathered this is likely the very last Harlequin
attention to the dealer and everyone though the rainbow car was "cute". Owner:
answered, please
Plastic spoke covers were offered in a variety of colors, and in this case have been fitted with a rainbow selection to match the car’s wild factory paint. Steering Wheel Style:
VIN: 3VWFA81HXTM113351, #
Dinu Cebzan,
Base color: Ginster Yellow
hid;s vr6 lip, smoked tails, yep... my favorite car to drive never a
I know of 3 at least. Newer
Owner:
Production Date: 6/96
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180
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This Golf is still
But while other dealers struggled to sell just one or two, one dealer got far more. Transmission: 5-speed Manual
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VIN: 3VWFA81H3TM113417, #
at the left for more pictures. of
Production Date: Unknown
Base color: Tornado Red
see more pictures of his car. Comments: Dec. 2013: "Bought from Joan Bellin, who
Phil Smith, PA)
Tony: "Just bought the car from the p/o Jason then put the Schmidts on!".
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
Steering Wheel Style:
2005. Comments: Paint is all original, and the car has only 133000 kms
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going to enter it in a demolition derby!) Télécharger des fichiers au nom de l'équipe . All Golf Harlequins came with grey interiors. 200 run
Des Ruisseaux, QC, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
never fails to get smiles everywhere it goes.". Comments: Found on eBay, March 2005.
Transmission: 5-speed Manual
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the car in 2012! I’m sure their neighbors appreciated getting to see the donor cars sit in the side yard.
Steering Wheel Style:
Donated, Orange, CA
major undertaking!
Owner: Donnie Davis, Ohio
Base color:
Comments: I am planning on selling my harlequin as I'm moving to
Mazda to Honor Frontline Heroes with Miata Special Edition Giveaway. were a natural addition to their Harlequin. Base color: Tornado Red
It's totally stock from the tires up...likely the
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It was sold some time
The car ended up in Connecticut and subsequently in New
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VIN: 3VWFA81HMTM102504, unknown
His license plate reads "LEGO VW". Transmission: Automatic
Steering Wheel Style:
People down South just have no sense of humor evidently. Vetmade Industries. 14
Florida and never returned again. clown hunt. Fittingly for a factory “art car,” these otherwise Euro market-only seats were clearly inspired by Mondrian paintings, and the seller says that they remain in very good condition (excluding some light wear on the driver’s left, bottom bolster) thanks to being covered for many years. 116
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sticker in the Service Manual says: "Glof Arlequin Std Canada"
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and I have lots of work to undo the damage. (the Polo Harlekin by the way was produced in model years '95, '96, '97 Foxtrot: A little info straight from VW the cards are a nice touch, but they talk about 280 cars (after the initial 4), and then state that only 280 were produced. Steering Wheel Style:
Comments: Found on eBay, sold on January 3 2008.
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