GTi & DMC History
The Zonker and the DeLorean DMC-12: background, history and documents.
Screaming Yellow Zonker
The ZONKER is a 16v GTI prototype from VW Sport. It was an evaluation vehicle for things to come from VW, and the forerunner to the Rallye Golfs.
Zonker’s Background
The ZONKER is a 16v GTI prototype from VW Sport with All Wheel Drive and an ABS brake system — the only factory AWD Golf Syncro in the US.
Time Line
From its birth at Volkswagen’s Halle 54 in Wolfsburg, through the 16v install at VW Motorsports in Hanover, to its arrival in the US.
Body Trim Features
BBS ground effects kit and one-piece BBS wheels from VW Motorsports, European Bosch fog lights, adjustable driving lights and a rear fog light.
16v Callaway Turbo Motor
The only 16v turbo ever developed by Callaway. Two kits were made, and this is the only working one.
Zonker’s Syncro
The first Syncro car VWOA ever shipped into the United States, used to test the US market.
Zonker’s Interior
VW Motorsport Recaro seats, leather door panels and rear seats, Callaway boost and oil pressure gauges, and only 17,000 km on it.
Zonker In Print
The Zonker in the VW Sport Accessories Catalog and on the back cover of Volkswagen Motorsports VICTORY magazine.
Behind the Wheel
A 2011 Der Wolfsburg Rennsport article on meeting the VW Sport USA Zonker turbo 16v Syncro, reposted here.
DeLorean DMC-12
The DeLorean DMC-12 is a two-seater sports car that was manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) for the US market from 1981 to 1983.
DeLorean Beginning
The DMC-12: a two-seater with gull-wing doors and brushed stainless steel panels, built by the DeLorean Motor Company in Northern Ireland.
DeLorean History
How the DMC-12 came to be, starting with the first prototype completed in October 1976.
DeLorean’s Today
An estimated 6,500 of the 9,000+ cars built survive, supported by an active enthusiast community.
Manuals & Documents
Bulletins, manuals and schematics for the DMC-12, kept online so they can be reached from anywhere.