Volkswagen Caddy Typ 14 1980

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Basically a Golf pickup.

Caddy Typ 14 (1979–1996)
First generation

Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Production1979-1996
AssemblyWestmoreland County, PA
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Body and chassis
ClassLight commercial vehicle
RelatedVolkswagen Golf Mk1
Powertrain
Engine1.5 petrol
1.5 diesel (1980)
1.6 petrol
1.7 petrol
1.6 diesel w/turbo in Canada and abroad
1.8 petrol
1.6 petrol 63 kW
1.6 petrol 60 kW
1.6 diesel 44 kW
1.8 petrol 70 kW
Chronology
SuccessorVolkswagen Caddy Typ 9K/9U
Released in 1980, the first Volkswagen Caddy is a coupe utility, and van based on the Volkswagen Group A1 platform, shared with thesmall family car Volkswagen Golf Mk1.

Volkswagen Typ is:

• 147 = LHD (Left-hand drive)
• 148 = RHD (Right-hand drive)

History
Caddy debuts internationally as a Rabbit
The Caddy came into fruition when Volkswagen was experimenting with Golf derivatives, an estate and a pickup.

Volkswagen of America was interested in the pickup, when Volkswagen released the VW Rabbit Pickup it first was produced at theVolkswagen Westmoreland Assembly Plant in Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1982.

It was known in North America as the VW Rabbit Pickup with trim levels such as LX and Sportruck.[1] The Caddy actually wasn't called a Caddy until 1982 when it was released into the demand of the European market.

The VW Rabbit Pickup competed with other mini-pickups such as the Ford Courier and Subaru BRAT of that time.

Caddy debuts in Europe
The Caddy nameplate was never used in the USA. Its first use was in Europe in 1982, when the Caddy was debuted on the European Market.

European Caddys were built in Volkswagen's plant TAS in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1982 till 1992.

The original Caddy was produced in South Africa until 2007, alongside the first generation Golf itself (which was sold until 2009). The stamping equipment was shipped from the Volkswagen Westmoreland Assembly Plant, Pennsylvania, the home of Volkswagen's first U.S. manufacturing plant, now defunct.

Engine specs
The 1979-1984 Caddy pickup used the following engines:

• 1.5 petrol
• 1.5 diesel (1980)
• 1.6 petrol
• 1.7 petrol
• 1.6 diesel w/turbo in Canada and abroad
• 1.8 petrol

However during its long production in South Africa it has been available with the following engines:

• 1.6 petrol 63 kW
• 1.6 petrol 60 kW
• 1.6 diesel 44 kW
• 1.8 petrol 70 kW