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1986 Volkswagen Orbit - Desiged by Italdesign (64.media.tumblr.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Crul@lemm.ee to c/cassettefuturism@lemm.ee

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Source: A M A T E U R I S M ™ on Tumblr

Desiged by Italdesign: Project: Orbit - 1986 - Italdesign
Thanks to @HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net for the reference.

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[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actual source is Italdesign, the Italian company that designed this concept car for VW. It was built on the Golf Syncro, which was the first Golf with four wheel drive. Here is a good video explaining Italdesign's automotive history leading up to the Orbit.

[–] Crul@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks, added to the post!